BRFSS 2003 - Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County	361	131	34.0	28.7-39.8	230	66.0	60.2-71.3
GENDER
Male	129	54	36.5	27.6-46.4	75	63.5	53.6-72.4
Female	232	77	31.9	25.8-38.7	155	68.1	61.3-74.2
RACE
White	245	94	35.2	28.7-42.4	151	64.8	57.6-71.3
Other	114	35	29.9	21.4-40.0	79	70.1	60.0-78.6
AGE
18-44	142	31	21.2	14.6-29.7	111	78.8	70.3-85.4
45+	218	99	44.8	37.6-52.2	119	55.2	47.8-62.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	92	35	28.9	19.7-40.2	57	71.1	59.8-80.3
Some College +	269	96	36.1	29.9-42.8	173	63.9	57.2-70.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	142	54	39.5	30.8-49.0	88	60.5	51.0-69.2
$50,000+	141	45	30.0	22.5-38.8	96	70.0	61.2-77.5
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

-Mecklenburg County

361

131

34.0

28.7-39.8

230

66.0

60.2-71.3

GENDER

Male

129

36.5

27.6-46.4

63.5

53.6-72.4

Female

232

31.9

25.8-38.7

155

68.1

61.3-74.2

RACE

White

245

35.2

28.7-42.4

151

64.8

57.6-71.3

Other

114

29.9

21.4-40.0

70.1

60.0-78.6

AGE

18-44

142

21.2

14.6-29.7

111

78.8

70.3-85.4

45+

218

44.8

37.6-52.2

119

55.2

47.8-62.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

28.9

19.7-40.2

71.1

59.8-80.3

Some College +

269

36.1

29.9-42.8

173

63.9

57.2-70.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

142

39.5

30.8-49.0

60.5

51.0-69.2

$50,000+

141

30.0

22.5-38.8

70.0

61.2-77.5

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

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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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