BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Cholesterol check within the last five years*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Cholesterol check within the last five years*

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	Total Respond.^	Checked	Not Checked	Never Checked
North Carolina	9,155	7,332	74.7	73.1-76.3	268	2.9	2.4- 3.4	1,555	22.4	20.8-24.0
-Eastern NC	3,217	2,573	74.2	71.2-77.1	86	2.7	2.0- 3.7	558	23.1	20.3-26.1
GENDER
Male	1,134	876	70.3	65.1-75.0	30	2.3	1.4- 3.6	228	27.4	22.8-32.7
Female	2,083	1,697	77.8	74.3-81.0	56	3.1	2.0- 4.6	330	19.1	16.0-22.6
RACE
White	2,007	1,653	78.7	75.0-82.0	66	3.1	2.2- 4.3	288	18.2	15.1-21.9
African American	952	761	75.1	69.5-79.9	17	1.9	1.0- 3.6	174	23.0	18.2-28.6
Other Minorities	239	146	41.9	31.2-53.4	3	2.4	0.4-12.5	90	55.8	44.1-66.8
AGE
18-24	187	86	38.9	28.5-50.4	3	1.9	0.4- 7.8	98	59.2	47.7-69.8
25-34	476	279	58.4	51.2-65.3	18	4.6	2.5- 8.5	179	36.9	30.2-44.2
35-44	589	431	73.5	66.8-79.3	19	2.5	1.3- 4.6	139	24.1	18.4-30.8
45-54	632	541	86.7	81.9-90.3	25	3.0	1.8- 5.1	66	10.3	7.0-15.0
55-64	555	518	94.0	90.8-96.1	7	1.7	0.6- 4.3	30	4.4	2.7- 7.0
65-74	448	418	95.8	93.3-97.5	10	2.0	0.9- 4.6	20	2.1	1.3- 3.6
75+	310	283	87.3	80.3-92.1	4	2.2	0.8- 6.3	23	10.4	6.1-17.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	627	477	61.9	54.4-69.0	14	1.8	0.9- 3.5	136	36.3	29.2-44.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,078	837	72.2	66.9-76.9	21	1.3	0.7- 2.4	220	26.5	21.8-31.8
Some Post-H.S.	824	670	74.9	67.8-80.8	26	3.9	2.3- 6.6	128	21.3	15.4-28.5
College Graduate	682	584	86.6	82.5-89.9	25	4.1	2.3- 7.2	73	9.3	6.7-12.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	450	363	74.8	65.6-82.2	9	2.4	1.0- 6.0	78	22.7	15.5-32.0
$15,000- 24,999	636	465	65.6	58.3-72.2	15	1.6	0.7- 3.5	156	32.8	26.3-40.2
$25,000- 34,999	372	292	70.5	61.5-78.1	14	4.1	2.1- 7.8	66	25.4	18.0-34.6
$35,000- 49,999	420	336	75.1	67.0-81.7	15	2.7	1.3- 5.5	69	22.2	15.8-30.3
$50,000-74,999	325	281	89.2	84.1-92.9	7	2.7	1.0- 7.4	37	8.0	5.3-12.1
$75,000+	287	257	88.8	81.8-93.3	9	2.8	1.2- 6.3	21	8.4	4.4-15.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	440	365	77.5	71.7-82.4	11	2.0	1.0- 4.0	64	20.5	15.6-26.3
Guilford	433	359	80.7	75.5-85.0	13	2.6	1.4- 4.8	61	16.7	12.6-21.8
Mecklenburg	431	349	71.9	65.1-77.8	11	2.4	1.3- 4.4	71	25.7	19.8-32.7
Orange	430	329	69.7	62.0-76.4	17	4.7	2.1-10.5	84	25.6	19.4-32.9
Wake	443	360	75.7	69.7-80.8	14	2.6	1.4- 4.7	69	21.7	16.7-27.7
Chatham/Lee	389	316	73.3	66.6-79.1	7	1.9	0.9- 4.2	66	24.8	19.1-31.4
Nash/Wilson	372	299	74.9	68.8-80.1	12	4.8	2.5- 9.1	61	20.3	15.5-26.0
Craven/Pamlico	443	359	75.3	69.5-80.3	8	2.3	1.1- 4.9	76	22.3	17.5-28.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	426	338	75.5	69.8-80.3	18	3.7	2.2- 6.0	70	20.9	16.2-26.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	441	356	69.9	61.6-77.1	11	2.6	1.3- 5.0	74	27.6	20.4-36.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	469	368	68.7	58.2-77.6	14	2.9	1.6- 5.3	87	28.4	19.5-39.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	410	316	63.5	49.1-75.8	16	2.8	1.6- 5.0	78	33.7	21.2-48.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	463	362	75.5	70.4-80.0	8	1.2	0.6- 2.4	93	23.3	18.9-28.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	406	324	73.5	67.1-79.0	13	2.7	1.5- 4.9	69	23.8	18.4-30.2
Northeast NC I	449	354	73.0	65.3-79.5	11	2.8	1.3- 5.8	84	24.3	17.9-32.1
Northeast NC II	494	400	75.3	69.6-80.2	16	2.6	1.5- 4.5	78	22.1	17.3-27.8
Northeastern Partnership	943	754	74.4	70.0-78.5	27	2.7	1.7- 4.1	162	22.9	18.9-27.4
Mountain AHEC	1,264	1,010	74.4	69.3-78.9	42	3.1	2.1- 4.7	212	22.5	18.0-27.7
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	3,929	3,160	75.8	73.5-77.9	118	2.9	2.3- 3.8	651	21.3	19.2-23.5
Western NC	2,009	1,599	71.8	67.7-75.5	64	3.0	2.1- 4.3	346	25.2	21.5-29.3

Total
Respond.^

Checked

Not Checked

Never Checked

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,155

7,332

74.7

73.1-76.3

268

2.9

2.4- 3.4

1,555

22.4

20.8-24.0

-Eastern NC

3,217

2,573

74.2

71.2-77.1

2.7

2.0- 3.7

558

23.1

20.3-26.1

GENDER

Male

1,134

876

70.3

65.1-75.0

2.3

1.4- 3.6

228

27.4

22.8-32.7

Female

2,083

1,697

77.8

74.3-81.0

3.1

2.0- 4.6

330

19.1

16.0-22.6

RACE

White

2,007

1,653

78.7

75.0-82.0

3.1

2.2- 4.3

288

18.2

15.1-21.9

African American

952

761

75.1

69.5-79.9

1.9

1.0- 3.6

174

23.0

18.2-28.6

Other Minorities

239

146

41.9

31.2-53.4

2.4

0.4-12.5

55.8

44.1-66.8

AGE

18-24

187

38.9

28.5-50.4

1.9

0.4- 7.8

59.2

47.7-69.8

25-34

476

279

58.4

51.2-65.3

4.6

2.5- 8.5

179

36.9

30.2-44.2

35-44

589

431

73.5

66.8-79.3

2.5

1.3- 4.6

139

24.1

18.4-30.8

45-54

632

541

86.7

81.9-90.3

3.0

1.8- 5.1

10.3

7.0-15.0

55-64

555

518

94.0

90.8-96.1

1.7

0.6- 4.3

4.4

2.7- 7.0

65-74

448

418

95.8

93.3-97.5

2.0

0.9- 4.6

2.1

1.3- 3.6

75+

310

283

87.3

80.3-92.1

2.2

0.8- 6.3

10.4

6.1-17.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

627

477

61.9

54.4-69.0

1.8

0.9- 3.5

136

36.3

29.2-44.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,078

837

72.2

66.9-76.9

1.3

0.7- 2.4

220

26.5

21.8-31.8

Some Post-H.S.

824

670

74.9

67.8-80.8

3.9

2.3- 6.6

128

21.3

15.4-28.5

College Graduate

682

584

86.6

82.5-89.9

4.1

2.3- 7.2

9.3

6.7-12.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

450

363

74.8

65.6-82.2

2.4

1.0- 6.0

22.7

15.5-32.0

$15,000- 24,999

636

465

65.6

58.3-72.2

1.6

0.7- 3.5

156

32.8

26.3-40.2

$25,000- 34,999

372

292

70.5

61.5-78.1

4.1

2.1- 7.8

25.4

18.0-34.6

$35,000- 49,999

420

336

75.1

67.0-81.7

2.7

1.3- 5.5

22.2

15.8-30.3

$50,000-74,999

325

281

89.2

84.1-92.9

2.7

1.0- 7.4

8.0

5.3-12.1

$75,000+

287

257

88.8

81.8-93.3

2.8

1.2- 6.3

8.4

4.4-15.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

440

365

77.5

71.7-82.4

2.0

1.0- 4.0

20.5

15.6-26.3

Guilford

433

359

80.7

75.5-85.0

2.6

1.4- 4.8

16.7

12.6-21.8

Mecklenburg

431

349

71.9

65.1-77.8

2.4

1.3- 4.4

25.7

19.8-32.7

Orange

430

329

69.7

62.0-76.4

4.7

2.1-10.5

25.6

19.4-32.9

Wake

443

360

75.7

69.7-80.8

2.6

1.4- 4.7

21.7

16.7-27.7

Chatham/Lee

389

316

73.3

66.6-79.1

1.9

0.9- 4.2

24.8

19.1-31.4

Nash/Wilson

372

299

74.9

68.8-80.1

4.8

2.5- 9.1

20.3

15.5-26.0

Craven/Pamlico

443

359

75.3

69.5-80.3

2.3

1.1- 4.9

22.3

17.5-28.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

426

338

75.5

69.8-80.3

3.7

2.2- 6.0

20.9

16.2-26.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

441

356

69.9

61.6-77.1

2.6

1.3- 5.0

27.6

20.4-36.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

469

368

68.7

58.2-77.6

2.9

1.6- 5.3

28.4

19.5-39.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

410

316

63.5

49.1-75.8

2.8

1.6- 5.0

33.7

21.2-48.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

463

362

75.5

70.4-80.0

1.2

0.6- 2.4

23.3

18.9-28.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

406

324

73.5

67.1-79.0

2.7

1.5- 4.9

23.8

18.4-30.2

Northeast NC I

449

354

73.0

65.3-79.5

2.8

1.3- 5.8

24.3

17.9-32.1

Northeast NC II

494

400

75.3

69.6-80.2

2.6

1.5- 4.5

22.1

17.3-27.8

Northeastern Partnership

943

754

74.4

70.0-78.5

2.7

1.7- 4.1

162

22.9

18.9-27.4

Mountain AHEC

1,264

1,010

74.4

69.3-78.9

3.1

2.1- 4.7

212

22.5

18.0-27.7

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

3,929

3,160

75.8

73.5-77.9

118

2.9

2.3- 3.8

651

21.3

19.2-23.5

Western NC

2,009

1,599

71.8

67.7-75.5

3.0

2.1- 4.3

346

25.2

21.5-29.3

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* Data in this table were derived from the cholesterol awareness questions 1 and 2.

^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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