2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cardiovascular Health

Do you have a health problem or condition that makes taking aspirin unsafe for you?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, not stomach related Yes, stomach problems No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,495 123 4.2 3.3- 5.4 122 3.7 3.0- 4.7 2,250 92.0 90.6-93.2
-Non-Hispanic White 1,602 90 4.8 3.7- 6.4 88 4.5 3.5- 5.9 1,424 90.6 88.7-92.2
GENDER
Male 688 29 3.8 2.1- 6.7 26 2.8 1.7- 4.6 633 93.5 90.4-95.6
Female 914 61 5.7 4.2- 7.6 62 5.9 4.3- 8.0 791 88.5 85.8-90.7
AGE
18-34 327 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 237 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 313 *** *** *** 19 6.4 3.6-11.2 282 90.1 85.0-93.6
55-64 288 19 5.2 2.9- 9.1 20 7.1 4.3-11.5 249 87.7 82.5-91.6
65-74 253 *** *** *** 20 8.5 4.7-14.9 213 79.9 70.3-87.0
75+ 165 27 16.8 10.8-25.1 21 10.6 6.3-17.3 117 72.6 63.5-80.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 350 25 5.3 3.3- 8.4 21 4.6 2.6- 7.8 304 90.1 86.1-93.1
Some Post-H.S. 506 31 4.7 3.1- 6.9 31 5.0 3.2- 7.8 444 90.4 87.1-92.9
College Graduate 655 26 2.9 1.8- 4.6 25 3.4 2.1- 5.3 604 93.8 91.4-95.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 85 83.4 74.2-89.7
$15,000- 24,999 171 *** *** *** 15 8.4 4.7-14.4 144 83.5 75.7-89.2
$25,000- 34,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 186 *** *** *** *** *** *** 168 93.6 89.1-96.3
$50,000- 74,999 251 17 4.8 2.8- 8.1 *** *** *** 219 90.5 85.8-93.7
$75,000+ 487 *** *** *** *** *** *** 460 95.4 92.8-97.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 466 49 9.3 6.6-13.0 56 10.6 7.6-14.7 361 80.0 75.2-84.1
No 1,132 41 3.1 2.0- 4.9 32 2.2 1.4- 3.3 1,059 94.6 92.7-96.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 190 17 6.2 3.5-10.8 *** *** *** 163 91.2 86.3-94.4
Non-Veteran 1,412 73 4.7 3.5- 6.4 78 4.7 3.6- 6.2 1,261 90.6 88.5-92.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 348 *** *** *** 17 3.6 2.1- 6.2 316 92.9 89.5-95.3
Regional City or Suburban County 401 *** *** *** 18 4.3 2.6- 7.3 364 91.1 86.6-94.2
Rural 853 56 5.9 4.2- 8.1 53 5.2 3.6- 7.4 744 88.9 86.1-91.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 901 20 1.9 1.1- 3.1 20 2.2 1.3- 3.6 861 95.9 94.2-97.2
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 424 44 10.4 7.3-14.6 45 10.1 6.9-14.5 335 79.5 74.2-84.0
Unable to Work 118 *** *** *** 19 15.4 8.5-26.1 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 162 *** *** *** 21 11.0 6.6-17.8 133 81.7 73.4-87.8
151% to 200% 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 930 42 3.2 2.3- 4.6 36 3.0 2.0- 4.4 852 93.8 91.9-95.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 296 *** *** *** 24 8.6 4.9-14.7 254 85.2 78.5-90.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 688 42 5.6 3.7- 8.4 39 4.4 3.0- 6.5 607 89.9 86.8-92.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 618 30 3.6 2.3- 5.7 25 3.5 2.1- 5.6 563 92.9 90.1-94.9

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*Asked of respondents who reported they do NOT 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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