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BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Gaston 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
Gaston County 464 397 83.0 78.4-86.8 67 17.0 13.2-21.6
GENDER
Male 177 143 78.9 71.1-85.0 34 21.1 15.0-28.9
Female 287 254 86.9 81.5-90.8 33 13.1 9.2-18.5
RACE
White 390 340 85.7 81.1-89.3 50 14.3 10.7-18.9
Other 72 55 72.1 58.2-82.8 17 27.9 17.2-41.8
AGE
18-44 216 170 75.7 68.1-82.0 46 24.3 18.0-31.9
45+ 244 223 90.3 85.1-93.7 21 9.7 6.3-14.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 245 205 79.7 72.6-85.4 40 20.3 14.6-27.4
Some College + 219 192 86.2 80.1-90.7 27 13.8 9.3-19.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 264 226 82.6 75.9-87.7 38 17.4 12.3-24.1
$50,000+ 103 89 84.7 75.5-90.9 14 15.3 9.1-24.5
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
Durham 394 327 78.1 70.6-84.0 67 21.9 16.0-29.4
Forsyth 449 391 86.5 82.3-89.9 58 13.5 10.1-17.7
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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