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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Cholesterol check within the last five years*

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	Total Respond.^	Checked	Not Checked	Never Checked
TOTAL	1,813	1,438	75.5	71.9-78.8	38	1.9	1.3- 2.9	337	22.6	19.4-26.2
GENDER
Male	586	434	69.4	63.1-75.1	15	2.2	1.1- 4.2	137	28.4	22.8-34.7
Female	1,227	1,004	80.3	76.2-83.8	23	1.7	1.0- 2.9	200	18.0	14.5-22.1
AGE
18-24	140	71	46.0	34.2-58.3	2	1.2	0.3- 4.9	67	52.7	40.4-64.7
25-34	275	180	70.6	62.1-77.8	8	3.1	1.2- 7.6	87	26.4	19.4-34.7
35-44	366	277	75.5	68.2-81.5	11	2.1	1.1- 4.1	78	22.5	16.5-29.8
45-54	405	345	84.8	78.4-89.5	9	1.7	0.7- 3.9	51	13.6	9.1-19.9
55-64	281	255	92.7	87.9-95.7	3	1.7	0.4- 6.9	23	5.7	3.4- 9.5
65-74	200	185	93.8	88.1-96.9	4	2.5	0.7- 8.0	11	3.7	1.7- 8.1
75+	132	113	81.7	69.8-89.6	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5	18	17.8	9.9-29.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	424	331	72.9	65.3-79.3	9	2.0	0.9- 4.3	84	25.2	18.8-32.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	627	479	71.5	64.7-77.5	12	1.7	0.8- 3.4	136	26.8	20.9-33.7
Some Post-H.S.	428	339	74.8	67.2-81.2	9	2.3	0.9- 5.7	80	22.9	16.8-30.4
College Graduate	328	283	86.5	80.3-90.9	8	1.9	0.8- 4.5	37	11.6	7.5-17.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	334	269	75.6	66.5-82.9	6	2.2	0.8- 5.9	59	22.1	15.0-31.4
$15,000- 24,999	420	305	67.2	58.7-74.7	10	2.2	0.9- 5.3	105	30.6	23.1-39.2
$25,000- 34,999	222	179	78.4	69.3-85.3	8	3.8	1.7- 8.3	35	17.8	11.4-26.9
$35,000- 49,999	197	164	80.0	70.0-87.3	3	2.1	0.5- 8.7	30	17.9	11.0-27.7
$50,000-74,999	116	98	90.9	83.4-95.3	3	0.9	0.3- 3.4	15	8.1	4.0-15.7
$75,000+	94	86	87.3	73.3-94.5	2	1.7	0.4- 7.3	6	11.0	4.3-25.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	28	23	81.0	59.2-92.6	0	0.0	. - .	5	19.0	7.4-40.8
Guilford	113	85	69.7	57.6-79.6	4	2.7	0.9- 8.0	24	27.5	17.9-39.8
Mecklenburg	115	96	78.7	68.3-86.3	0	0.0	. - .	19	21.3	13.7-31.7
Orange	44	31	67.3	49.8-81.0	1	2.9	0.4-18.1	12	29.8	16.6-47.4
Wake	85	66	75.1	62.3-84.6	5	5.5	2.0-14.4	14	19.4	10.9-32.0
Chatham/Lee	68	58	86.9	74.3-93.8	0	0.0	. - .	10	13.1	6.2-25.7
Nash/Wilson	125	100	72.2	60.8-81.4	4	6.8	2.4-18.0	21	21.0	13.2-31.6
Craven/Pamlico	90	73	81.2	69.8-88.9	0	0.0	. - .	17	18.8	11.1-30.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	15	11	85.2	60.7-95.6	1	3.8	0.5-24.3	3	11.0	2.9-34.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	7	65.2	27.5-90.3	0	0.0	. - .	2	34.8	9.7-72.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	163	125	60.0	38.6-78.2	5	3.9	1.4-10.2	33	36.1	17.9-59.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	5	46.8	18.6-77.3	1	11.5	1.6-51.2	3	41.7	14.7-74.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	141	118	80.7	70.9-87.7	0	0.0	. - .	23	19.3	12.3-29.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	125	103	79.4	68.6-87.2	2	1.1	0.3- 4.2	20	19.5	11.9-30.3
Northeast NC I	232	178	74.0	66.7-80.2	6	2.5	1.0- 6.0	48	23.5	17.5-30.7
Northeast NC II	141	107	71.4	60.3-80.4	4	1.9	0.7- 5.3	30	26.7	17.8-37.9
Northeastern Partnership	373	285	72.7	66.2-78.4	10	2.2	1.1- 4.3	78	25.1	19.5-31.6
Mountain AHEC	48	39	86.1	71.2-94.0	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5	8	13.4	5.6-28.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	952	761	75.1	69.5-79.9	17	1.9	1.0- 3.6	174	23.0	18.2-28.6
Piedmont	791	621	75.6	70.6-80.0	19	2.0	1.1- 3.5	151	22.4	18.1-27.3
Western NC	70	56	79.2	54.4-92.4	2	0.8	0.2- 3.7	12	20.0	7.0-45.2

Total
Respond.^

Checked

Not Checked

Never Checked

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,813

1,438

75.5

71.9-78.8

1.9

1.3- 2.9

337

22.6

19.4-26.2

GENDER

Male

586

434

69.4

63.1-75.1

2.2

1.1- 4.2

137

28.4

22.8-34.7

Female

1,227

1,004

80.3

76.2-83.8

1.7

1.0- 2.9

200

18.0

14.5-22.1

AGE

18-24

140

46.0

34.2-58.3

1.2

0.3- 4.9

52.7

40.4-64.7

25-34

275

180

70.6

62.1-77.8

3.1

1.2- 7.6

26.4

19.4-34.7

35-44

366

277

75.5

68.2-81.5

2.1

1.1- 4.1

22.5

16.5-29.8

45-54

405

345

84.8

78.4-89.5

1.7

0.7- 3.9

13.6

9.1-19.9

55-64

281

255

92.7

87.9-95.7

1.7

0.4- 6.9

5.7

3.4- 9.5

65-74

200

185

93.8

88.1-96.9

2.5

0.7- 8.0

3.7

1.7- 8.1

75+

132

113

81.7

69.8-89.6

0.5

0.1- 3.5

17.8

9.9-29.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

424

331

72.9

65.3-79.3

2.0

0.9- 4.3

25.2

18.8-32.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

627

479

71.5

64.7-77.5

1.7

0.8- 3.4

136

26.8

20.9-33.7

Some Post-H.S.

428

339

74.8

67.2-81.2

2.3

0.9- 5.7

22.9

16.8-30.4

College Graduate

328

283

86.5

80.3-90.9

1.9

0.8- 4.5

11.6

7.5-17.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

334

269

75.6

66.5-82.9

2.2

0.8- 5.9

22.1

15.0-31.4

$15,000- 24,999

420

305

67.2

58.7-74.7

2.2

0.9- 5.3

105

30.6

23.1-39.2

$25,000- 34,999

222

179

78.4

69.3-85.3

3.8

1.7- 8.3

17.8

11.4-26.9

$35,000- 49,999

197

164

80.0

70.0-87.3

2.1

0.5- 8.7

17.9

11.0-27.7

$50,000-74,999

116

90.9

83.4-95.3

0.9

0.3- 3.4

8.1

4.0-15.7

$75,000+

87.3

73.3-94.5

1.7

0.4- 7.3

11.0

4.3-25.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

81.0

59.2-92.6

0.0

. - .

19.0

7.4-40.8

Guilford

113

69.7

57.6-79.6

2.7

0.9- 8.0

27.5

17.9-39.8

Mecklenburg

115

78.7

68.3-86.3

0.0

. - .

21.3

13.7-31.7

Orange

67.3

49.8-81.0

2.9

0.4-18.1

29.8

16.6-47.4

Wake

75.1

62.3-84.6

5.5

2.0-14.4

19.4

10.9-32.0

Chatham/Lee

86.9

74.3-93.8

0.0

. - .

13.1

6.2-25.7

Nash/Wilson

125

100

72.2

60.8-81.4

6.8

2.4-18.0

21.0

13.2-31.6

Craven/Pamlico

81.2

69.8-88.9

0.0

. - .

18.8

11.1-30.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

85.2

60.7-95.6

3.8

0.5-24.3

11.0

2.9-34.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

65.2

27.5-90.3

0.0

. - .

34.8

9.7-72.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

163

125

60.0

38.6-78.2

3.9

1.4-10.2

36.1

17.9-59.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

46.8

18.6-77.3

11.5

1.6-51.2

41.7

14.7-74.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

141

118

80.7

70.9-87.7

0.0

. - .

19.3

12.3-29.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

125

103

79.4

68.6-87.2

1.1

0.3- 4.2

19.5

11.9-30.3

Northeast NC I

232

178

74.0

66.7-80.2

2.5

1.0- 6.0

23.5

17.5-30.7

Northeast NC II

141

107

71.4

60.3-80.4

1.9

0.7- 5.3

26.7

17.8-37.9

Northeastern Partnership

373

285

72.7

66.2-78.4

2.2

1.1- 4.3

25.1

19.5-31.6

Mountain AHEC

86.1

71.2-94.0

0.5

0.1- 3.5

13.4

5.6-28.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

952

761

75.1

69.5-79.9

1.9

1.0- 3.6

174

23.0

18.2-28.6

Piedmont

791

621

75.6

70.6-80.0

2.0

1.1- 3.5

151

22.4

18.1-27.3

Western NC

79.2

54.4-92.4

0.8

0.2- 3.7

20.0

7.0-45.2

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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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