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| Total Respond.# |
1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-5 years | 5 or more years | Never | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 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 |
| 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 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 227 | 150 | 63.1 | 55.7-70.0 | 20 | 11.0 | 6.7-17.5 | 11 | 4.1 | 2.1- 8.1 | 8 | 3.4 | 1.6- 7.0 | 38 | 18.4 | 13.2-25.0 |
| Female | 381 | 248 | 64.0 | 58.5-69.2 | 31 | 7.4 | 5.1-10.8 | 20 | 5.1 | 3.2- 7.9 | 19 | 5.1 | 3.2- 8.2 | 63 | 18.4 | 14.3-23.2 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 570 | 376 | 64.5 | 59.8-68.9 | 46 | 8.6 | 6.1-12.1 | 31 | 5.0 | 3.3- 7.3 | 26 | 4.4 | 2.9- 6.7 | 91 | 17.5 | 14.1-21.4 |
| Other | 35 | 20 | 48.6 | 30.6-67.0 | 4 | 15.5 | 5.5-36.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 2.4 | 0.3-15.6 | 10 | 33.5 | 17.6-54.3 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-44 | 218 | 114 | 49.6 | 42.2-57.0 | 25 | 12.7 | 8.0-19.4 | 10 | 4.3 | 2.2- 8.1 | 10 | 4.4 | 2.3- 8.3 | 59 | 29.1 | 22.7-36.4 |
| 45+ | 384 | 281 | 73.1 | 67.6-77.9 | 26 | 6.8 | 4.3-10.7 | 21 | 4.9 | 3.0- 8.0 | 16 | 4.2 | 2.4- 7.1 | 40 | 11.0 | 7.8-15.3 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| H.S. or Less | 333 | 215 | 61.9 | 55.6-67.7 | 26 | 8.0 | 5.0-12.4 | 17 | 4.0 | 2.4- 6.6 | 15 | 5.0 | 2.9- 8.4 | 60 | 21.2 | 16.3-27.0 |
| Some College + | 271 | 180 | 65.5 | 58.7-71.7 | 25 | 10.7 | 6.7-16.6 | 14 | 5.4 | 3.0- 9.7 | 12 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.4 | 40 | 15.0 | 10.9-20.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $50,000 | 402 | 245 | 59.2 | 53.6-64.5 | 37 | 9.8 | 6.6-14.3 | 25 | 5.7 | 3.7- 8.8 | 18 | 4.1 | 2.5- 6.7 | 77 | 21.2 | 16.9-26.1 |
| $50,000+ | 104 | 81 | 77.2 | 66.2-85.4 | 6 | 6.3 | 2.6-14.6 | 4 | 3.4 | 1.1-10.3 | 4 | 4.6 | 1.5-13.2 | 9 | 8.6 | 3.8-18.2 |
| 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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