BRFSS 2003 - Buncombe County: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Buncombe County

Cholesterol Awareness

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	7,617	2,752	34.0	32.4-35.6	4,865	66.0	64.4-67.6
-Buncombe County	378	134	33.2	28.1-38.7	244	66.8	61.3-71.9
GENDER
Male	144	53	34.9	26.9-43.9	91	65.1	56.1-73.1
Female	234	81	31.6	25.4-38.6	153	68.4	61.4-74.6
RACE
White	344	120	32.7	27.4-38.5	224	67.3	61.5-72.6
Other	33	13	36.7	20.6-56.4	20	63.3	43.6-79.4
AGE
18-44	102	14	12.1	6.9-20.5	88	87.9	79.5-93.1
45+	273	117	43.1	36.7-49.7	156	56.9	50.3-63.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	149	62	40.7	32.2-49.7	87	59.3	50.3-67.8
Some College +	229	72	28.1	22.0-35.0	157	71.9	65.0-78.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	212	85	38.8	31.8-46.3	127	61.2	53.7-68.2
$50,000+	88	22	20.8	13.0-31.7	66	79.2	68.3-87.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	378	134	33.2	28.1-38.7	244	66.8	61.3-71.9
Guilford	374	125	32.8	27.5-38.6	249	67.2	61.4-72.5
Mecklenburg	361	131	34.0	28.7-39.8	230	66.0	60.2-71.3
Orange	346	100	21.0	16.3-26.6	246	79.0	73.4-83.7
Wake	374	107	25.7	21.2-30.9	267	74.3	69.1-78.8
Chatham/Lee	321	117	36.8	30.0-44.2	204	63.2	55.8-70.0
Nash/Wilson	310	106	33.8	27.9-40.3	204	66.2	59.7-72.1
Craven/Pamlico	365	133	34.9	29.2-40.9	232	65.1	59.1-70.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	357	143	36.4	30.7-42.5	214	63.6	57.5-69.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	370	163	43.5	37.6-49.7	207	56.5	50.3-62.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	381	129	32.4	26.5-39.0	252	67.6	61.0-73.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	330	108	29.1	23.8-34.9	222	70.9	65.1-76.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	372	134	35.7	30.3-41.5	238	64.3	58.5-69.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	335	143	42.6	35.7-49.8	192	57.4	50.2-64.3
Northeast NC I	365	142	35.9	30.5-41.6	223	64.1	58.4-69.5
Northeast NC II	421	149	31.1	26.4-36.2	272	68.9	63.8-73.6
Northeastern Partnership	786	291	32.7	29.1-36.6	495	67.3	63.4-70.9
Mountain AHEC	1,055	362	32.4	28.8-36.3	693	67.6	63.7-71.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,660	976	33.2	30.4-36.0	1,684	66.8	64.0-69.6
Piedmont	3,286	1,147	33.9	31.7-36.2	2,139	66.1	63.8-68.3
Western NC	1,671	629	35.9	32.6-39.4	1,042	64.1	60.6-67.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,617

2,752

34.0

32.4-35.6

4,865

66.0

64.4-67.6

-Buncombe County

378

134

33.2

28.1-38.7

244

66.8

61.3-71.9

GENDER

Male

144

34.9

26.9-43.9

65.1

56.1-73.1

Female

234

31.6

25.4-38.6

153

68.4

61.4-74.6

RACE

White

344

120

32.7

27.4-38.5

224

67.3

61.5-72.6

Other

36.7

20.6-56.4

63.3

43.6-79.4

AGE

18-44

102

12.1

6.9-20.5

87.9

79.5-93.1

45+

273

117

43.1

36.7-49.7

156

56.9

50.3-63.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

149

40.7

32.2-49.7

59.3

50.3-67.8

Some College +

229

28.1

22.0-35.0

157

71.9

65.0-78.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

212

38.8

31.8-46.3

127

61.2

53.7-68.2

$50,000+

20.8

13.0-31.7

79.2

68.3-87.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

378

134

33.2

28.1-38.7

244

66.8

61.3-71.9

Guilford

374

125

32.8

27.5-38.6

249

67.2

61.4-72.5

Mecklenburg

361

131

34.0

28.7-39.8

230

66.0

60.2-71.3

Orange

346

100

21.0

16.3-26.6

246

79.0

73.4-83.7

Wake

374

107

25.7

21.2-30.9

267

74.3

69.1-78.8

Chatham/Lee

321

117

36.8

30.0-44.2

204

63.2

55.8-70.0

Nash/Wilson

310

106

33.8

27.9-40.3

204

66.2

59.7-72.1

Craven/Pamlico

365

133

34.9

29.2-40.9

232

65.1

59.1-70.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

357

143

36.4

30.7-42.5

214

63.6

57.5-69.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

370

163

43.5

37.6-49.7

207

56.5

50.3-62.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

381

129

32.4

26.5-39.0

252

67.6

61.0-73.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

330

108

29.1

23.8-34.9

222

70.9

65.1-76.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

372

134

35.7

30.3-41.5

238

64.3

58.5-69.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

335

143

42.6

35.7-49.8

192

57.4

50.2-64.3

Northeast NC I

365

142

35.9

30.5-41.6

223

64.1

58.4-69.5

Northeast NC II

421

149

31.1

26.4-36.2

272

68.9

63.8-73.6

Northeastern Partnership

786

291

32.7

29.1-36.6

495

67.3

63.4-70.9

Mountain AHEC

1,055

362

32.4

28.8-36.3

693

67.6

63.7-71.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,660

976

33.2

30.4-36.0

1,684

66.8

64.0-69.6

Piedmont

3,286

1,147

33.9

31.7-36.2

2,139

66.1

63.8-68.3

Western NC

1,671

629

35.9

32.6-39.4

1,042

64.1

60.6-67.4

Back to Cholesterol Awareness.

*This question is asked only if the respondent reported having blood cholesterol checked.

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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