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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

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
-Eastern NC	2,660	976	33.2	30.4-36.0	1,684	66.8	64.0-69.6
GENDER
Male	903	330	30.5	26.2-35.1	573	69.5	64.9-73.8
Female	1,757	646	35.3	31.9-39.0	1,111	64.7	61.0-68.1
RACE
White	1,720	649	33.4	30.1-37.0	1,071	66.6	63.0-69.9
African American	780	269	31.5	26.5-37.0	511	68.5	63.0-73.5
Other Minorities	148	53	36.5	24.7-50.2	95	63.5	49.8-75.3
AGE
18-24	91	3	1.6	0.5- 5.1	88	98.4	94.9-99.5
25-34	298	58	19.1	13.3-26.5	240	80.9	73.5-86.7
35-44	450	127	22.9	17.9-28.7	323	77.1	71.3-82.1
45-54	566	218	38.5	32.2-45.3	348	61.5	54.7-67.8
55-64	527	231	45.9	39.4-52.6	296	54.1	47.4-60.6
65-74	428	209	50.2	43.0-57.4	219	49.8	42.6-57.0
75+	283	126	46.7	37.9-55.8	157	53.3	44.2-62.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	493	228	45.2	38.5-52.1	265	54.8	47.9-61.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	859	330	34.7	29.8-40.1	529	65.3	59.9-70.2
Some Post-H.S.	697	240	28.9	24.1-34.3	457	71.1	65.7-75.9
College Graduate	607	176	28.6	23.5-34.4	431	71.4	65.6-76.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	379	177	46.5	38.1-55.0	202	53.5	45.0-61.9
$15,000- 24,999	475	172	29.0	23.3-35.5	303	71.0	64.5-76.7
$25,000- 34,999	309	104	32.5	24.7-41.4	205	67.5	58.6-75.3
$35,000- 49,999	351	120	31.2	24.4-38.9	231	68.8	61.1-75.6
$50,000-74,999	289	100	28.4	21.4-36.7	189	71.6	63.3-78.6
$75,000+	264	76	30.7	22.8-39.9	188	69.3	60.1-77.2
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***
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

-Eastern NC

2,660

976

33.2

30.4-36.0

1,684

66.8

64.0-69.6

GENDER

Male

903

330

30.5

26.2-35.1

573

69.5

64.9-73.8

Female

1,757

646

35.3

31.9-39.0

1,111

64.7

61.0-68.1

RACE

White

1,720

649

33.4

30.1-37.0

1,071

66.6

63.0-69.9

African American

780

269

31.5

26.5-37.0

511

68.5

63.0-73.5

Other Minorities

148

36.5

24.7-50.2

63.5

49.8-75.3

AGE

18-24

1.6

0.5- 5.1

98.4

94.9-99.5

25-34

298

19.1

13.3-26.5

240

80.9

73.5-86.7

35-44

450

127

22.9

17.9-28.7

323

77.1

71.3-82.1

45-54

566

218

38.5

32.2-45.3

348

61.5

54.7-67.8

55-64

527

231

45.9

39.4-52.6

296

54.1

47.4-60.6

65-74

428

209

50.2

43.0-57.4

219

49.8

42.6-57.0

75+

283

126

46.7

37.9-55.8

157

53.3

44.2-62.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

493

228

45.2

38.5-52.1

265

54.8

47.9-61.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

859

330

34.7

29.8-40.1

529

65.3

59.9-70.2

Some Post-H.S.

697

240

28.9

24.1-34.3

457

71.1

65.7-75.9

College Graduate

607

176

28.6

23.5-34.4

431

71.4

65.6-76.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

379

177

46.5

38.1-55.0

202

53.5

45.0-61.9

$15,000- 24,999

475

172

29.0

23.3-35.5

303

71.0

64.5-76.7

$25,000- 34,999

309

104

32.5

24.7-41.4

205

67.5

58.6-75.3

$35,000- 49,999

351

120

31.2

24.4-38.9

231

68.8

61.1-75.6

$50,000-74,999

289

100

28.4

21.4-36.7

189

71.6

63.3-78.6

$75,000+

264

30.7

22.8-39.9

188

69.3

60.1-77.2

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***

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

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*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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