BRFSS 2003 - Hoke/Robeson/Scotland Counties: (Cholesterol check within the last five years*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Hoke/Robeson/Scotland Counties

Cholesterol Awareness

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
-Wake County	463	362	75.5	70.4-80.0	8	1.2	0.6- 2.4	93	23.3	18.9-28.4
GENDER
Male	172	144	81.3	73.2-87.5	2	0.5	0.1- 2.1	26	18.1	12.1-26.3
Female	291	218	70.3	63.6-76.3	6	1.7	0.8- 3.9	67	28.0	22.1-34.7
RACE
White	198	157	80.2	73.5-85.6	7	2.4	1.1- 5.0	34	17.4	12.3-24.0
Other	265	205	71.8	64.3-78.2	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5	59	28.0	21.6-35.5
AGE
18-44	194	117	60.2	51.9-67.9	5	1.6	0.6- 3.8	72	38.3	30.6-46.6
45+	267	243	91.1	86.3-94.3	3	0.8	0.2- 2.5	21	8.2	5.1-12.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	269	204	71.4	64.4-77.6	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2	64	28.2	22.1-35.3
Some College +	193	157	82.0	74.9-87.5	7	2.6	1.2- 5.4	29	15.4	10.2-22.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	295	219	71.6	64.9-77.5	5	1.1	0.4- 2.7	71	27.3	21.5-34.0
$50,000+	65	58	88.2	75.7-94.7	0	0.0	. - .	7	11.8	5.3-24.3
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
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***
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
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

-Wake County

463

362

75.5

70.4-80.0

1.2

0.6- 2.4

23.3

18.9-28.4

GENDER

Male

172

144

81.3

73.2-87.5

0.5

0.1- 2.1

18.1

12.1-26.3

Female

291

218

70.3

63.6-76.3

1.7

0.8- 3.9

28.0

22.1-34.7

RACE

White

198

157

80.2

73.5-85.6

2.4

1.1- 5.0

17.4

12.3-24.0

Other

265

205

71.8

64.3-78.2

0.2

0.0- 1.5

28.0

21.6-35.5

AGE

18-44

194

117

60.2

51.9-67.9

1.6

0.6- 3.8

38.3

30.6-46.6

45+

267

243

91.1

86.3-94.3

0.8

0.2- 2.5

8.2

5.1-12.9

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

269

204

71.4

64.4-77.6

0.3

0.0- 2.2

28.2

22.1-35.3

Some College +

193

157

82.0

74.9-87.5

2.6

1.2- 5.4

15.4

10.2-22.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

295

219

71.6

64.9-77.5

1.1

0.4- 2.7

27.3

21.5-34.0

$50,000+

88.2

75.7-94.7

0.0

. - .

11.8

5.3-24.3

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

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***

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

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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