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BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Durham County

Cholesterol Awareness

Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood. Have you ever had your blood cholesterol checked?

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,107 5,046 79.0 77.3-80.7 1,061 21.0 19.3-22.7
Durham County 394 327 78.1 70.6-84.0 67 21.9 16.0-29.4
GENDER
Male 145 111 71.9 59.3-81.8 34 28.1 18.2-40.7
Female 249 216 84.3 77.4-89.3 33 15.7 10.7-22.6
RACE
White 211 187 87.8 81.6-92.1 24 12.2 7.9-18.4
Other 176 135 69.8 57.7-79.6 41 30.2 20.4-42.3
AGE
18-44 216 158 67.2 57.0-76.0 58 32.8 24.0-43.0
45+ 172 163 95.7 91.4-97.9 9 4.3 2.1- 8.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 126 104 77.1 66.1-85.3 22 22.9 14.7-33.9
Some College + 268 223 78.5 68.5-86.0 45 21.5 14.0-31.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 191 154 76.0 63.5-85.2 37 24.0 14.8-36.5
$50,000+ 132 114 83.2 72.5-90.3 18 16.8 9.7-27.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 419 353 81.3 76.0-85.6 66 18.7 14.4-24.0
Cumberland 423 333 70.2 59.7-78.9 90 29.8 21.1-40.3
Forsyth 449 391 86.5 82.3-89.9 58 13.5 10.1-17.7
Gaston 464 397 83.0 78.4-86.8 67 17.0 13.2-21.6
Guilford 406 342 84.5 80.3-88.0 64 15.5 12.0-19.7
Mecklenburg 424 355 80.8 75.6-85.2 69 19.2 14.8-24.4
New Hanover 402 340 79.2 70.4-85.9 62 20.8 14.1-29.6
Onslow 428 333 72.5 64.7-79.1 95 27.5 20.9-35.3
Wake 422 355 80.4 74.9-84.9 67 19.6 15.1-25.1
Western NC 610 509 81.7 77.8-85.0 101 18.3 15.0-22.2
Piedmont NC 658 533 79.3 75.0-83.1 125 20.7 16.9-25.0
Eastern NC 608 478 75.6 71.0-79.7 130 24.4 20.3-29.0

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#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.

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Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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