BRFSS Survey Results 2007 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 | 6,423 | 459 | 4.9 | 4.3- 5.5 | 488 | 5.5 | 4.9- 6.2 | 5,476 | 89.6 | 88.7-90.5 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 2,162 | 112 | 3.2 | 2.5- 4.1 | 121 | 3.6 | 2.8- 4.5 | 1,929 | 93.2 | 91.9-94.2 |
| Female | 4,261 | 347 | 6.2 | 5.4- 7.1 | 367 | 7.1 | 6.2- 8.1 | 3,547 | 86.7 | 85.4-87.9 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 4,674 | 346 | 5.0 | 4.4- 5.7 | 359 | 5.7 | 5.0- 6.5 | 3,969 | 89.2 | 88.2-90.2 |
| African American | 1,310 | 79 | 4.3 | 3.2- 5.7 | 92 | 4.9 | 3.7- 6.4 | 1,139 | 90.9 | 88.9-92.5 |
| Other | 321 | 22 | 4.7 | 2.8- 7.9 | 25 | 4.7 | 2.7- 8.1 | 274 | 90.6 | 86.3-93.6 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Yes | 113 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.2- 3.9 | 9 | 5.3 | 1.9-13.6 | 101 | 93.8 | 85.7-97.4 |
| No | 6,219 | 448 | 4.9 | 4.4- 5.6 | 469 | 5.4 | 4.8- 6.1 | 5,302 | 89.6 | 88.7-90.5 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 302 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.8- 5.0 | 7 | 2.1 | 0.9- 4.8 | 290 | 95.9 | 92.5-97.8 |
| 25-34 | 807 | 28 | 2.2 | 1.4- 3.4 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.8 | 765 | 96.3 | 94.7-97.4 |
| 35-44 | 1,301 | 46 | 2.7 | 1.9- 3.7 | 47 | 3.3 | 2.4- 4.7 | 1,208 | 94.0 | 92.4-95.2 |
| 45-54 | 1,490 | 84 | 5.7 | 4.3- 7.4 | 115 | 7.6 | 6.1- 9.3 | 1,291 | 86.8 | 84.5-88.8 |
| 55-64 | 1,202 | 103 | 8.0 | 6.3-10.0 | 131 | 11.4 | 9.2-14.0 | 968 | 80.7 | 77.7-83.3 |
| 65+ | 1,321 | 193 | 14.0 | 11.9-16.6 | 174 | 13.0 | 10.9-15.4 | 954 | 73.0 | 69.9-75.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 680 | 70 | 7.3 | 5.3- 9.9 | 87 | 10.5 | 7.9-13.9 | 523 | 82.2 | 78.1-85.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,929 | 162 | 5.3 | 4.3- 6.6 | 147 | 5.6 | 4.5- 6.9 | 1,620 | 89.1 | 87.3-90.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,681 | 111 | 4.7 | 3.6- 6.0 | 139 | 5.9 | 4.8- 7.3 | 1,431 | 89.4 | 87.6-91.0 |
| College Graduate | 2,121 | 115 | 3.8 | 3.0- 4.7 | 112 | 3.3 | 2.6- 4.2 | 1,894 | 92.9 | 91.7-94.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 530 | 71 | 10.4 | 7.3-14.6 | 77 | 12.3 | 9.1-16.4 | 382 | 77.3 | 72.0-81.8 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 855 | 78 | 6.1 | 4.5- 8.3 | 83 | 8.0 | 6.1-10.4 | 694 | 85.9 | 82.8-88.5 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 714 | 57 | 5.7 | 4.2- 7.8 | 53 | 5.3 | 3.7- 7.4 | 604 | 89.0 | 86.3-91.3 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 959 | 72 | 4.8 | 3.5- 6.5 | 69 | 5.9 | 4.2- 8.2 | 818 | 89.3 | 86.7-91.5 |
| $50,000+ | 2,526 | 110 | 3.2 | 2.5- 4.1 | 135 | 3.6 | 3.0- 4.4 | 2,281 | 93.2 | 92.1-94.1 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 479 | 30 | 4.8 | 3.2- 7.3 | 41 | 5.4 | 3.7- 7.6 | 408 | 89.8 | 86.7-92.3 |
| Appalachia II | 466 | 30 | 3.9 | 2.5- 6.1 | 40 | 5.7 | 4.0- 8.0 | 396 | 90.4 | 87.4-92.7 |
| Appalachia III | 343 | 28 | 5.1 | 3.1- 8.1 | 34 | 7.5 | 5.1-11.0 | 281 | 87.4 | 83.2-90.7 |
| Catawba | 273 | 18 | 4.6 | 2.8- 7.5 | 20 | 5.0 | 3.1- 8.1 | 235 | 90.4 | 86.6-93.2 |
| Edisto Savannah | 781 | 59 | 6.0 | 4.4- 8.1 | 62 | 6.2 | 4.6- 8.5 | 660 | 87.8 | 84.9-90.2 |
| Low Country | 720 | 58 | 7.0 | 4.8-10.1 | 43 | 4.4 | 2.9- 6.7 | 619 | 88.6 | 85.1-91.4 |
| Palmetto | 570 | 36 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.4 | 33 | 4.2 | 2.8- 6.4 | 501 | 92.1 | 89.5-94.0 |
| Pee Dee | 494 | 27 | 4.5 | 2.8- 7.0 | 37 | 6.5 | 4.4- 9.5 | 430 | 89.0 | 85.5-91.8 |
| Trident | 783 | 55 | 4.9 | 3.6- 6.7 | 46 | 4.1 | 2.9- 5.8 | 682 | 91.0 | 88.7-92.9 |
| Upper Savannah | 370 | 27 | 5.1 | 2.9- 8.8 | 30 | 6.5 | 4.1-10.0 | 313 | 88.5 | 83.9-91.9 |
| Waccamaw | 745 | 56 | 5.9 | 4.1- 8.5 | 67 | 6.8 | 4.9- 9.3 | 622 | 87.2 | 84.0-89.9 |
| Wateree | 318 | 31 | 6.5 | 4.2- 9.8 | 29 | 5.6 | 3.7- 8.5 | 258 | 87.9 | 83.8-91.1 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||
| Region I | 849 | 57 | 4.9 | 3.5- 6.9 | 71 | 5.8 | 4.4- 7.8 | 721 | 89.2 | 86.6-91.3 |
| Region II | 809 | 58 | 4.4 | 3.2- 6.1 | 74 | 6.5 | 5.0- 8.4 | 677 | 89.1 | 86.7-91.1 |
| Region III | 843 | 54 | 4.0 | 2.9- 5.4 | 53 | 4.5 | 3.2- 6.1 | 736 | 91.6 | 89.5-93.2 |
| Region IV | 812 | 58 | 5.3 | 3.8- 7.2 | 66 | 6.1 | 4.6- 8.2 | 688 | 88.6 | 86.0-90.8 |
| Region V | 781 | 59 | 6.0 | 4.4- 8.1 | 62 | 6.2 | 4.6- 8.5 | 660 | 87.8 | 84.9-90.2 |
| Region VI | 745 | 56 | 5.9 | 4.1- 8.5 | 67 | 6.8 | 4.9- 9.3 | 622 | 87.2 | 84.0-89.9 |
| Region VII | 783 | 55 | 4.9 | 3.6- 6.7 | 46 | 4.1 | 2.9- 5.8 | 682 | 91.0 | 88.7-92.9 |
| Region VIII | 720 | 58 | 7.0 | 4.8-10.1 | 43 | 4.4 | 2.9- 6.7 | 619 | 88.6 | 85.1-91.4 |
*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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