BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
Cardiovascular Health
Do you have a health problem or condition that makes taking aspirin unsafe for you?*
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes, not stomach related | Yes,stomach problems | No | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 5,332 | 355 | 5.3 | 4.7- 6.0 | 387 | 5.4 | 4.9- 6.1 | 4,590 | 89.2 | 88.3-90.1 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 1,922 | 88 | 3.4 | 2.6- 4.3 | 86 | 3.4 | 2.7- 4.3 | 1,748 | 93.2 | 92.0-94.3 |
| Female | 3,410 | 267 | 7.0 | 6.0- 8.0 | 301 | 7.2 | 6.3- 8.1 | 2,842 | 85.9 | 84.5-87.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 3,988 | 276 | 5.8 | 5.1- 6.7 | 295 | 5.9 | 5.2- 6.8 | 3,417 | 88.2 | 87.1-89.3 |
| African American | 1,189 | 68 | 4.2 | 3.0- 5.7 | 85 | 4.5 | 3.5- 5.8 | 1,036 | 91.3 | 89.5-92.9 |
| Other | 120 | 8 | 5.1 | 2.3-11.0 | 5 | 2.9 | 1.2- 6.9 | 107 | 92.0 | 85.8-95.6 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Yes | 78 | 4 | 7.7 | 2.7-20.2 | 4 | 3.1 | 1.0- 9.7 | 70 | 89.1 | 77.3-95.2 |
| No | 5,194 | 341 | 5.2 | 4.6- 5.9 | 377 | 5.5 | 4.9- 6.1 | 4,476 | 89.3 | 88.4-90.2 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 349 | 13 | 3.0 | 1.6- 5.5 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.4 | 330 | 95.5 | 92.7-97.2 |
| 25-34 | 891 | 31 | 3.5 | 2.3- 5.2 | 23 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.7 | 837 | 94.1 | 92.1-95.6 |
| 35-44 | 1,194 | 46 | 3.6 | 2.7- 5.0 | 46 | 3.8 | 2.8- 5.2 | 1,102 | 92.6 | 90.8-94.0 |
| 45-54 | 1,136 | 63 | 5.4 | 4.2- 7.1 | 86 | 6.8 | 5.4- 8.5 | 987 | 87.8 | 85.6-89.7 |
| 55-64 | 838 | 68 | 7.9 | 6.1-10.1 | 103 | 12.0 | 9.8-14.5 | 667 | 80.2 | 77.1-82.9 |
| 65+ | 889 | 130 | 13.9 | 11.6-16.5 | 121 | 13.1 | 10.9-15.8 | 638 | 73.0 | 69.7-76.1 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 610 | 75 | 9.7 | 7.4-12.4 | 82 | 11.1 | 8.7-14.1 | 453 | 79.2 | 75.4-82.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,665 | 115 | 5.6 | 4.4- 7.0 | 129 | 5.4 | 4.4- 6.6 | 1,421 | 89.0 | 87.3-90.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,428 | 87 | 4.8 | 3.7- 6.2 | 97 | 4.8 | 3.8- 6.0 | 1,244 | 90.4 | 88.7-91.9 |
| College Graduate | 1,615 | 77 | 4.0 | 3.1- 5.1 | 77 | 4.0 | 3.1- 5.0 | 1,461 | 92.1 | 90.6-93.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 589 | 66 | 9.3 | 6.9-12.5 | 75 | 10.2 | 7.8-13.1 | 448 | 80.5 | 76.5-84.0 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 814 | 74 | 7.4 | 5.5- 9.7 | 72 | 6.5 | 5.0- 8.5 | 668 | 86.1 | 83.2-88.6 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 622 | 27 | 3.5 | 2.3- 5.5 | 43 | 4.5 | 3.2- 6.3 | 552 | 92.0 | 89.5-93.9 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 815 | 50 | 5.2 | 3.6- 7.3 | 49 | 4.6 | 3.3- 6.3 | 716 | 90.2 | 87.7-92.3 |
| $50,000+ | 1,840 | 72 | 3.3 | 2.6- 4.2 | 75 | 3.5 | 2.7- 4.5 | 1,693 | 93.2 | 91.9-94.3 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 333 | 21 | 4.5 | 2.8- 7.1 | 23 | 5.4 | 3.4- 8.6 | 289 | 90.1 | 86.4-92.9 |
| Appalachia II | 632 | 43 | 4.5 | 3.2- 6.3 | 50 | 6.5 | 4.7- 8.8 | 539 | 89.0 | 86.2-91.3 |
| Appalachia III | 460 | 30 | 4.8 | 3.0- 7.4 | 52 | 8.6 | 6.4-11.6 | 378 | 86.6 | 82.9-89.6 |
| Catawba | 352 | 20 | 5.8 | 3.5- 9.5 | 28 | 6.1 | 4.1- 9.1 | 304 | 88.1 | 83.9-91.4 |
| Edisto Savannah | 373 | 26 | 5.3 | 3.4- 8.3 | 28 | 4.8 | 3.1- 7.2 | 319 | 89.9 | 86.4-92.6 |
| Low Country | 282 | 20 | 5.3 | 3.2- 8.6 | 19 | 4.9 | 2.9- 8.1 | 243 | 89.8 | 85.6-92.9 |
| Palmetto | 830 | 58 | 5.2 | 3.9- 6.9 | 49 | 4.9 | 3.5- 6.7 | 723 | 89.9 | 87.6-91.9 |
| Pee Dee | 416 | 24 | 6.0 | 3.6- 9.9 | 28 | 4.4 | 2.9- 6.6 | 364 | 89.6 | 85.5-92.6 |
| Trident | 639 | 43 | 5.6 | 3.9- 7.9 | 37 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.2 | 559 | 90.1 | 87.3-92.3 |
| Upper Savannah | 280 | 17 | 5.3 | 3.1- 8.8 | 27 | 6.7 | 4.4-10.0 | 236 | 88.0 | 83.6-91.4 |
| Waccamaw | 396 | 22 | 5.4 | 3.0- 9.6 | 28 | 5.7 | 3.7- 8.7 | 346 | 88.9 | 84.3-92.2 |
| Wateree | 274 | 28 | 7.4 | 4.9-10.9 | 16 | 3.6 | 2.1- 6.2 | 230 | 89.0 | 84.9-92.1 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||
| Region I | 613 | 38 | 4.9 | 3.4- 6.9 | 50 | 6.0 | 4.4- 8.2 | 525 | 89.1 | 86.4-91.4 |
| Region II | 1,092 | 73 | 4.6 | 3.5- 6.1 | 102 | 7.4 | 5.9- 9.1 | 917 | 88.0 | 85.9-89.9 |
| Region III | 1,182 | 78 | 5.4 | 4.2- 6.9 | 77 | 5.2 | 4.1- 6.7 | 1,027 | 89.4 | 87.4-91.1 |
| Region IV | 690 | 52 | 6.5 | 4.7- 9.1 | 44 | 4.1 | 2.9- 5.7 | 594 | 89.4 | 86.5-91.6 |
| Region V | 373 | 26 | 5.3 | 3.4- 8.3 | 28 | 4.8 | 3.1- 7.2 | 319 | 89.9 | 86.4-92.6 |
| Region VI | 396 | 22 | 5.4 | 3.0- 9.6 | 28 | 5.7 | 3.7- 8.7 | 346 | 88.9 | 84.3-92.2 |
| Region VII | 639 | 43 | 5.6 | 3.9- 7.9 | 37 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.2 | 559 | 90.1 | 87.3-92.3 |
| Region VIII | 282 | 20 | 5.3 | 3.2- 8.6 | 19 | 4.9 | 2.9- 8.1 | 243 | 89.8 | 85.6-92.9 |
*This question was asked of respondents who reported that they did not take aspirin daily or every other day.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
** Appalachia I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
Palmetto: Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter
*** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
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