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
-Non-Hispanic White 743 623 81.6 77.7-85.0 120 18.4 15.0-22.3
GENDER
Male 384 317 80.1 74.5-84.8 67 19.9 15.2-25.5
Female 359 306 83.4 77.7-87.9 53 16.6 12.1-22.3
AGE
18-34 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 178 150 84.3 76.4-89.9 28 15.7 10.1-23.6
65-74 273 240 87.9 82.0-92.0 33 12.1 8.0-18.0
75+ 177 152 85.5 78.1-90.7 25 14.5 9.3-21.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 87 67 80.0 69.3-87.7 20 20.0 12.3-30.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 180 151 82.2 73.4-88.6 29 17.8 11.4-26.6
Some Post-H.S. 214 175 78.0 70.0-84.4 39 22.0 15.6-30.0
College Graduate 260 228 86.9 81.3-91.0 32 13.1 9.0-18.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 98 *** *** *** 14 18.2 10.0-30.8
$75,000+ 170 148 83.7 74.6-90.0 22 16.3 10.0-25.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 323 282 87.1 81.7-91.1 41 12.9 8.9-18.3
No 416 339 78.1 72.5-82.8 77 21.9 17.2-27.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 147 128 86.0 77.5-91.6 19 14.0 8.4-22.5
Non-Veteran 596 495 80.7 76.2-84.5 101 19.3 15.5-23.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 131 108 83.5 75.0-89.5 23 16.5 10.5-25.0
Regional City or Suburban County 164 134 77.9 68.5-85.1 30 22.1 14.9-31.5
Rural 448 381 82.9 77.9-87.0 67 17.1 13.0-22.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 230 177 70.8 62.8-77.8 53 29.2 22.2-37.2
Unemployed 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 389 337 85.6 80.4-89.7 52 14.4 10.3-19.6
Unable to Work 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 116 93 79.3 69.0-86.9 23 20.7 13.1-31.0
151% to 200% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 382 323 81.4 75.6-86.1 59 18.6 13.9-24.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 151 133 84.9 74.7-91.4 18 15.1 8.6-25.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 316 264 81.3 74.9-86.4 52 18.7 13.6-25.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 276 226 80.7 74.4-85.7 50 19.3 14.3-25.6

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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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