2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cardiovascular Health

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

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,074 951 86.9 84.2-89.3 123 13.1 10.7-15.8
-Non-Hispanic White 777 700 87.9 84.5-90.6 77 12.1 9.4-15.5
GENDER
Male 407 369 87.7 82.9-91.3 38 12.3 8.7-17.1
Female 370 331 88.0 83.0-91.7 39 12.0 8.3-17.0
AGE
18-34 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 187 168 91.0 85.1-94.7 19 9.0 5.3-14.9
65-74 282 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 86 73 85.0 74.6-91.7 13 15.0 8.3-25.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 189 171 88.8 81.5-93.5 18 11.2 6.5-18.5
Some Post-H.S. 223 194 85.4 78.4-90.4 29 14.6 9.6-21.6
College Graduate 277 260 91.9 86.8-95.1 17 8.1 4.9-13.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 83 81.1 69.3-89.1 15 18.9 10.9-30.7
$50,000- 74,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 180 166 88.9 80.9-93.9 14 11.1 6.1-19.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 337 312 91.3 86.7-94.4 25 8.7 5.6-13.3
No 436 385 85.5 80.6-89.4 51 14.5 10.6-19.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 618 551 87.1 83.3-90.1 67 12.9 9.9-16.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 135 121 89.1 81.3-93.9 14 10.9 6.1-18.7
Regional City or Suburban County 174 156 86.6 78.8-91.9 18 13.4 8.1-21.2
Rural 468 423 88.0 83.5-91.4 45 12.0 8.6-16.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 237 200 80.2 73.1-85.8 37 19.8 14.2-26.9
Unemployed 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 413 386 91.9 87.2-95.0 27 8.1 5.0-12.8
Unable to Work 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 402 366 88.1 83.2-91.7 36 11.9 8.3-16.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 331 298 88.4 83.2-92.2 33 11.6 7.8-16.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 290 258 86.7 81.0-90.9 32 13.3 9.1-19.0

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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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