2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 1 & 2 Demographics

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
Region 1 & 2 438 26 4.6 2.7- 7.7 22 4.2 2.3- 7.5 390 91.3 87.3-94.1
GENDER
Male 198 *** *** *** *** *** *** 184 94.3 88.4-97.3
Female 240 19 5.3 2.9- 9.3 15 6.3 3.1-12.4 206 88.5 82.1-92.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 368 23 4.4 2.5- 7.7 21 4.6 2.5- 8.5 324 91.0 86.5-94.0
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** 50 96.2 80.3-99.4
AGE
18-44 142 *** *** *** *** *** *** 137 97.7 93.7-99.2
45-64 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** 142 91.6 83.7-95.8
65+ 129 11 10.0 4.9-19.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 143 *** *** *** 11 6.5 2.8-14.2 124 89.5 81.5-94.2
Some Post-H.S. 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** 116 91.2 82.9-95.7
College Graduate 162 *** *** *** *** *** *** 150 94.0 88.1-97.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 188 11 6.3 2.8-13.3 15 7.3 3.5-14.5 162 86.4 78.3-91.9
$50,000+ 158 *** *** *** *** *** *** 147 96.3 92.5-98.3
Don't know/Not Sure 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** 81 91.4 81.0-96.4

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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.

^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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