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Total Respond.# |
1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-5 years | 5 or more years | Never | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 6,049 | 3,883 | 61.1 | 59.1-63.0 | 610 | 9.7 | 8.6-10.8 | 303 | 4.3 | 3.7- 5.0 | 192 | 3.7 | 3.0- 4.6 | 1,061 | 21.2 | 19.5-23.0 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 2,327 | 1,422 | 57.0 | 54.0-60.0 | 256 | 11.3 | 9.5-13.3 | 123 | 4.1 | 3.2- 5.1 | 76 | 4.0 | 3.0- 5.4 | 450 | 23.6 | 20.9-26.5 |
Female | 3,722 | 2,461 | 64.9 | 62.4-67.2 | 354 | 8.2 | 7.0- 9.5 | 180 | 4.5 | 3.7- 5.6 | 116 | 3.4 | 2.6- 4.6 | 611 | 19.0 | 17.1-21.2 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 4,590 | 2,949 | 62.5 | 60.3-64.6 | 504 | 10.4 | 9.2-11.8 | 256 | 4.7 | 3.9- 5.5 | 162 | 4.3 | 3.5- 5.4 | 719 | 18.1 | 16.4-20.0 |
African American | 1,109 | 741 | 61.7 | 57.2-66.1 | 81 | 7.4 | 5.5- 9.9 | 31 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.5 | 19 | 2.1 | 1.1- 4.2 | 237 | 26.1 | 22.1-30.5 |
Other Minorities | 254 | 133 | 39.9 | 31.2-49.3 | 19 | 9.1 | 5.0-16.2 | 12 | 5.0 | 2.4-10.2 | 10 | 2.0 | 0.7- 5.3 | 80 | 44.0 | 33.9-54.6 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 168 | 89 | 46.2 | 34.5-58.2 | 15 | 8.4 | 4.1-16.5 | 7 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.6 | 10 | 5.4 | 2.4-11.7 | 47 | 38.3 | 26.2-52.0 |
No | 5,868 | 3,784 | 61.6 | 59.7-63.6 | 595 | 9.7 | 8.7-10.9 | 294 | 4.3 | 3.7- 5.1 | 182 | 3.7 | 2.9- 4.5 | 1,013 | 20.6 | 19.0-22.4 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 520 | 217 | 39.2 | 32.9-45.9 | 49 | 9.1 | 6.3-13.1 | 19 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.3 | 9 | 2.3 | 1.0- 5.3 | 226 | 47.0 | 40.3-53.8 |
25-34 | 1,131 | 542 | 42.3 | 38.1-46.7 | 113 | 9.9 | 7.5-12.8 | 71 | 5.4 | 4.0- 7.3 | 41 | 4.1 | 2.4- 6.8 | 364 | 38.4 | 34.0-42.9 |
35-44 | 1,261 | 707 | 57.3 | 53.2-61.3 | 172 | 11.2 | 9.0-13.9 | 87 | 6.5 | 4.8- 8.7 | 67 | 6.8 | 4.9- 9.4 | 228 | 18.2 | 15.3-21.5 |
45-54 | 1,112 | 770 | 66.2 | 61.5-70.6 | 117 | 11.3 | 8.7-14.5 | 66 | 5.1 | 3.6- 7.2 | 33 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.3 | 126 | 13.5 | 10.3-17.3 |
55-64 | 816 | 667 | 81.5 | 77.4-85.1 | 60 | 7.3 | 5.1-10.4 | 26 | 2.8 | 1.6- 4.7 | 16 | 1.7 | 0.7- 3.6 | 47 | 6.7 | 4.6- 9.7 |
65+ | 1,146 | 933 | 80.4 | 76.7-83.7 | 92 | 8.1 | 6.0-10.9 | 34 | 2.4 | 1.5- 3.8 | 24 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.7 | 63 | 6.9 | 4.8- 9.8 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 792 | 540 | 61.9 | 56.2-67.2 | 62 | 8.6 | 5.9-12.2 | 22 | 2.9 | 1.6- 5.2 | 17 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.2 | 151 | 24.9 | 20.0-30.6 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,816 | 1,151 | 60.6 | 57.1-64.1 | 150 | 7.4 | 5.9- 9.4 | 78 | 3.3 | 2.3- 4.5 | 57 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.4 | 380 | 25.0 | 21.9-28.3 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,550 | 991 | 61.1 | 57.4-64.7 | 154 | 9.6 | 7.6-11.9 | 72 | 4.1 | 3.0- 5.6 | 43 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.0 | 290 | 21.9 | 18.8-25.4 |
College Graduate | 1,859 | 1,181 | 61.2 | 57.5-64.8 | 237 | 12.7 | 10.6-15.1 | 131 | 6.5 | 5.2- 8.2 | 75 | 5.3 | 3.7- 7.5 | 235 | 14.2 | 11.7-17.1 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 566 | 356 | 58.1 | 51.6-64.4 | 48 | 8.4 | 5.4-12.8 | 20 | 2.6 | 1.4- 5.0 | 18 | 2.2 | 1.2- 4.1 | 124 | 28.7 | 22.9-35.3 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 989 | 636 | 61.0 | 56.0-65.8 | 62 | 6.1 | 4.2- 8.8 | 42 | 3.7 | 2.3- 6.0 | 24 | 1.8 | 1.1- 3.1 | 225 | 27.3 | 22.9-32.3 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 863 | 512 | 58.4 | 53.4-63.2 | 89 | 10.8 | 8.0-14.4 | 36 | 2.4 | 1.5- 3.7 | 29 | 3.9 | 2.3- 6.6 | 197 | 24.5 | 20.5-29.1 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 953 | 584 | 56.6 | 51.9-61.1 | 119 | 11.9 | 9.2-15.2 | 61 | 6.6 | 4.7- 9.1 | 33 | 4.9 | 3.1- 7.9 | 156 | 20.0 | 16.4-24.2 |
$50,000+ | 1,570 | 1,053 | 66.0 | 62.1-69.7 | 189 | 10.9 | 8.9-13.3 | 101 | 5.7 | 4.4- 7.3 | 56 | 4.6 | 3.1- 6.7 | 171 | 12.8 | 10.2-16.0 |
COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
Buncombe | 418 | 262 | 60.2 | 54.6-65.6 | 53 | 11.7 | 8.7-15.5 | 28 | 6.9 | 4.7-10.2 | 9 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.1 | 66 | 18.7 | 14.4-24.0 |
Cumberland | 419 | 267 | 55.7 | 47.1-64.0 | 42 | 9.7 | 6.9-13.4 | 14 | 3.0 | 1.5- 5.6 | 6 | 1.3 | 0.6- 3.1 | 90 | 30.3 | 21.5-40.8 |
Durham | 391 | 256 | 61.7 | 54.7-68.3 | 41 | 10.2 | 7.2-14.3 | 18 | 4.1 | 2.5- 6.8 | 9 | 1.9 | 0.9- 3.9 | 67 | 22.1 | 16.1-29.6 |
Forsyth | 443 | 325 | 72.9 | 67.5-77.7 | 36 | 8.4 | 5.3-13.0 | 15 | 3.3 | 1.9- 5.7 | 9 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.5 | 58 | 13.6 | 10.2-17.9 |
Gaston | 461 | 317 | 67.1 | 62.0-71.8 | 48 | 9.6 | 7.1-12.9 | 18 | 3.9 | 2.4- 6.4 | 11 | 2.3 | 1.2- 4.3 | 67 | 17.1 | 13.3-21.7 |
Guilford | 402 | 265 | 66.5 | 61.1-71.5 | 43 | 10.6 | 7.6-14.5 | 19 | 4.2 | 2.5- 6.9 | 11 | 3.2 | 1.6- 6.2 | 64 | 15.6 | 12.1-19.9 |
Mecklenburg | 420 | 257 | 57.4 | 52.0-62.7 | 54 | 13.7 | 10.1-18.3 | 28 | 6.3 | 4.3- 9.3 | 12 | 3.3 | 1.7- 6.1 | 69 | 19.3 | 14.9-24.6 |
New Hanover | 398 | 260 | 59.7 | 52.3-66.6 | 42 | 11.4 | 8.1-15.9 | 19 | 4.7 | 2.9- 7.6 | 15 | 3.2 | 1.8- 5.5 | 62 | 21.0 | 14.3-29.9 |
Onslow | 422 | 241 | 51.2 | 44.0-58.4 | 43 | 8.9 | 6.2-12.6 | 26 | 5.8 | 3.7- 8.9 | 17 | 6.1 | 2.1-16.6 | 95 | 28.0 | 21.3-35.8 |
Wake | 417 | 253 | 56.2 | 50.5-61.8 | 49 | 12.3 | 9.0-16.6 | 34 | 7.8 | 5.3-11.3 | 14 | 3.7 | 2.1- 6.5 | 67 | 20.0 | 15.4-25.5 |
Western NC | 608 | 398 | 63.6 | 59.1-67.9 | 51 | 9.1 | 6.6-12.5 | 31 | 4.6 | 3.1- 6.8 | 27 | 4.3 | 2.8- 6.4 | 101 | 18.4 | 15.0-22.3 |
Piedmont NC | 652 | 418 | 63.2 | 58.5-67.8 | 54 | 8.5 | 6.3-11.4 | 28 | 3.2 | 2.1- 4.9 | 27 | 4.0 | 2.6- 6.1 | 125 | 21.0 | 17.2-25.4 |
Eastern NC | 598 | 364 | 58.7 | 53.7-63.5 | 54 | 8.6 | 6.3-11.6 | 25 | 3.5 | 2.2- 5.6 | 25 | 4.5 | 2.7- 7.4 | 130 | 24.8 | 20.7-29.5 |
*Adults who have never had blood cholesterol checked are included in the denominator.
#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.
** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
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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