2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cardiovascular Health

Do you take aspirin to reduce the chance of a stroke?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,031 847 80.8 77.6-83.7 184 19.2 16.3-22.4
-MALES 518 417 79.3 74.5-83.3 101 20.7 16.7-25.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 384 317 80.1 74.5-84.8 67 19.9 15.2-25.5
Non-Hispanic Black 88 71 82.5 71.7-89.8 17 17.5 10.2-28.3
Other 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 64 53 86.5 75.1-93.2 11 13.5 6.8-24.9
55-64 138 108 79.0 69.3-86.2 30 21.0 13.8-30.7
65-74 178 155 86.8 78.9-92.1 23 13.2 7.9-21.1
75+ 96 84 88.2 78.1-94.0 12 11.8 6.0-21.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 131 110 85.0 75.4-91.3 21 15.0 8.7-24.6
Some Post-H.S. 143 114 76.9 67.3-84.4 29 23.1 15.6-32.7
College Graduate 167 138 78.9 70.2-85.6 29 21.1 14.4-29.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 123 104 80.2 69.4-87.9 19 19.8 12.1-30.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 221 184 83.9 77.0-89.1 37 16.1 10.9-23.0
No 295 232 76.3 69.6-81.9 63 23.7 18.1-30.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 188 165 89.1 82.9-93.3 23 10.9 6.7-17.1
Non-Veteran 330 252 74.6 68.3-80.1 78 25.4 19.9-31.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 98 80 80.9 70.2-88.4 18 19.1 11.6-29.8
Regional City or Suburban County 118 94 75.7 64.3-84.3 24 24.3 15.7-35.7
Rural 302 243 80.4 74.3-85.4 59 19.6 14.6-25.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 190 136 67.4 58.7-75.0 54 32.6 25.0-41.3
Unemployed 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 236 206 87.8 81.2-92.2 30 12.2 7.8-18.8
Unable to Work 77 63 87.8 78.3-93.5 14 12.2 6.5-21.7
Other not in Labor Force 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 275 227 79.0 72.1-84.6 48 21.0 15.4-27.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 121 97 83.3 73.6-89.9 24 16.7 10.1-26.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 212 174 80.1 72.2-86.2 38 19.9 13.8-27.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 185 146 76.2 68.0-82.9 39 23.8 17.1-32.0

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*Asked of respondents who reported they take aspirin daily or every other day.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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