BRFSS 2003 - Craven/Pamlico Counties: (Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood. Have you ever had your blood cholesterol checked?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Craven/Pamlico Counties

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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
North Carolina	9,232	7,677	77.9	76.3-79.4	1,555	22.1	20.6-23.7
-Craven/Pamlico	446	370	77.9	72.3-82.7	76	22.1	17.3-27.7
GENDER
Male	166	139	76.5	66.1-84.5	27	23.5	15.5-33.9
Female	280	231	79.2	72.9-84.3	49	20.8	15.7-27.1
RACE
White	344	289	78.2	71.5-83.7	55	21.8	16.3-28.5
Other	100	80	77.9	65.7-86.7	20	22.1	13.3-34.3
AGE
18-44	155	101	58.4	48.3-67.9	54	41.6	32.1-51.7
45+	288	268	92.2	87.4-95.3	20	7.8	4.7-12.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	197	152	69.2	59.9-77.2	45	30.8	22.8-40.1
Some College +	248	218	86.6	80.3-91.1	30	13.4	8.9-19.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	241	204	80.7	73.3-86.5	37	19.3	13.5-26.7
$50,000+	107	98	92.3	84.9-96.2	9	7.7	3.8-15.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	442	378	79.7	73.8-84.5	64	20.3	15.5-26.2
Guilford	436	375	83.4	78.3-87.5	61	16.6	12.5-21.7
Mecklenburg	435	364	74.4	67.6-80.3	71	25.6	19.7-32.4
Orange	434	350	74.9	67.7-81.0	84	25.1	19.0-32.3
Wake	445	376	78.3	72.4-83.3	69	21.7	16.7-27.6
Chatham/Lee	390	324	75.3	68.6-80.9	66	24.7	19.1-31.4
Nash/Wilson	374	313	79.9	74.2-84.6	61	20.1	15.4-25.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	432	362	79.3	73.8-83.9	70	20.7	16.1-26.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	445	371	72.6	64.1-79.7	74	27.4	20.3-35.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	469	382	71.6	60.7-80.5	87	28.4	19.5-39.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	413	335	66.6	51.4-79.0	78	33.4	21.0-48.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	376	77.0	71.9-81.4	93	23.0	18.6-28.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	409	340	76.3	69.9-81.7	69	23.7	18.3-30.1
Northeast NC I	451	367	75.8	68.0-82.2	84	24.2	17.8-32.0
Northeast NC II	502	424	78.2	72.6-83.0	78	21.8	17.0-27.4
Northeastern Partnership	953	791	77.4	72.9-81.3	162	22.6	18.7-27.1
Mountain AHEC	1,274	1,062	77.8	72.6-82.2	212	22.2	17.8-27.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,247	2,689	77.1	74.1-79.9	558	22.9	20.1-25.9
Piedmont	3,958	3,307	79.0	76.8-81.0	651	21.0	19.0-23.2
Western NC	2,027	1,681	75.0	70.9-78.6	346	25.0	21.4-29.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,232

7,677

77.9

76.3-79.4

1,555

22.1

20.6-23.7

-Craven/Pamlico

446

370

77.9

72.3-82.7

22.1

17.3-27.7

GENDER

Male

166

139

76.5

66.1-84.5

23.5

15.5-33.9

Female

280

231

79.2

72.9-84.3

20.8

15.7-27.1

RACE

White

344

289

78.2

71.5-83.7

21.8

16.3-28.5

Other

100

77.9

65.7-86.7

22.1

13.3-34.3

AGE

18-44

155

101

58.4

48.3-67.9

41.6

32.1-51.7

45+

288

268

92.2

87.4-95.3

7.8

4.7-12.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

197

152

69.2

59.9-77.2

30.8

22.8-40.1

Some College +

248

218

86.6

80.3-91.1

13.4

8.9-19.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

241

204

80.7

73.3-86.5

19.3

13.5-26.7

$50,000+

107

92.3

84.9-96.2

7.7

3.8-15.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

442

378

79.7

73.8-84.5

20.3

15.5-26.2

Guilford

436

375

83.4

78.3-87.5

16.6

12.5-21.7

Mecklenburg

435

364

74.4

67.6-80.3

25.6

19.7-32.4

Orange

434

350

74.9

67.7-81.0

25.1

19.0-32.3

Wake

445

376

78.3

72.4-83.3

21.7

16.7-27.6

Chatham/Lee

390

324

75.3

68.6-80.9

24.7

19.1-31.4

Nash/Wilson

374

313

79.9

74.2-84.6

20.1

15.4-25.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

432

362

79.3

73.8-83.9

20.7

16.1-26.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

445

371

72.6

64.1-79.7

27.4

20.3-35.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

469

382

71.6

60.7-80.5

28.4

19.5-39.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

413

335

66.6

51.4-79.0

33.4

21.0-48.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

376

77.0

71.9-81.4

23.0

18.6-28.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

409

340

76.3

69.9-81.7

23.7

18.3-30.1

Northeast NC I

451

367

75.8

68.0-82.2

24.2

17.8-32.0

Northeast NC II

502

424

78.2

72.6-83.0

21.8

17.0-27.4

Northeastern Partnership

953

791

77.4

72.9-81.3

162

22.6

18.7-27.1

Mountain AHEC

1,274

1,062

77.8

72.6-82.2

212

22.2

17.8-27.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,247

2,689

77.1

74.1-79.9

558

22.9

20.1-25.9

Piedmont

3,958

3,307

79.0

76.8-81.0

651

21.0

19.0-23.2

Western NC

2,027

1,681

75.0

70.9-78.6

346

25.0

21.4-29.1

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^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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