BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood. Have you ever had your blood cholesterol checked?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,831	1,494	77.7	74.1-80.9	337	22.3	19.1-25.9
GENDER
Male	590	453	72.0	65.7-77.5	137	28.0	22.5-34.3
Female	1,241	1,041	82.2	78.1-85.6	200	17.8	14.4-21.9
AGE
18-24	141	74	47.5	35.6-59.7	67	52.5	40.3-64.4
25-34	279	192	74.1	65.8-80.9	87	25.9	19.1-34.2
35-44	368	290	77.9	70.6-83.7	78	22.1	16.3-29.4
45-54	409	358	86.6	80.3-91.0	51	13.4	9.0-19.7
55-64	283	260	94.3	90.5-96.7	23	5.7	3.3- 9.5
65-74	203	192	96.3	92.1-98.4	11	3.7	1.6- 7.9
75+	134	116	82.5	70.6-90.2	18	17.5	9.8-29.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	431	347	75.2	67.6-81.4	84	24.8	18.6-32.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	637	501	73.8	67.1-79.6	136	26.2	20.4-32.9
Some Post-H.S.	428	348	77.1	69.6-83.2	80	22.9	16.8-30.4
College Graduate	329	292	88.4	82.3-92.6	37	11.6	7.4-17.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	339	280	78.1	68.9-85.1	59	21.9	14.9-31.1
$15,000- 24,999	423	318	69.5	60.9-76.9	105	30.5	23.1-39.1
$25,000- 34,999	225	190	82.9	74.1-89.1	35	17.1	10.9-25.9
$35,000- 49,999	197	167	82.1	72.3-89.0	30	17.9	11.0-27.7
$50,000-74,999	116	101	91.9	84.3-96.0	15	8.1	4.0-15.7
$75,000+	94	88	89.0	74.5-95.7	6	11.0	4.3-25.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	28	23	81.0	59.2-92.6	5	19.0	7.4-40.8
Guilford	114	90	72.6	60.3-82.2	24	27.4	17.8-39.7
Mecklenburg	116	97	78.8	68.4-86.4	19	21.2	13.6-31.6
Orange	44	32	70.2	52.6-83.4	12	29.8	16.6-47.4
Wake	85	71	80.6	68.0-89.1	14	19.4	10.9-32.0
Chatham/Lee	68	58	86.9	74.3-93.8	10	13.1	6.2-25.7
Nash/Wilson	125	104	79.0	68.4-86.8	21	21.0	13.2-31.6
Craven/Pamlico	90	73	81.2	69.8-88.9	17	18.8	11.1-30.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	13	89.3	66.8-97.2	3	10.7	2.8-33.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	7	65.2	27.5-90.3	2	34.8	9.7-72.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	163	130	63.9	40.6-82.1	33	36.1	17.9-59.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	6	58.3	25.2-85.3	3	41.7	14.7-74.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	144	121	81.1	71.5-88.0	23	18.9	12.0-28.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	128	108	80.9	70.2-88.3	20	19.1	11.7-29.8
Northeast NC I	234	186	76.6	69.4-82.5	48	23.4	17.5-30.6
Northeast NC II	142	112	73.4	62.2-82.2	30	26.6	17.8-37.8
Northeastern Partnership	376	298	75.0	68.5-80.6	78	25.0	19.4-31.5
Mountain AHEC	49	41	87.2	72.7-94.6	8	12.8	5.4-27.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	962	788	77.2	71.6-81.9	174	22.8	18.1-28.4
Piedmont	797	646	77.9	73.0-82.1	151	22.1	17.9-27.0
Western NC	72	60	80.6	55.8-93.2	12	19.4	6.8-44.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,831

1,494

77.7

74.1-80.9

337

22.3

19.1-25.9

GENDER

Male

590

453

72.0

65.7-77.5

137

28.0

22.5-34.3

Female

1,241

1,041

82.2

78.1-85.6

200

17.8

14.4-21.9

AGE

18-24

141

47.5

35.6-59.7

52.5

40.3-64.4

25-34

279

192

74.1

65.8-80.9

25.9

19.1-34.2

35-44

368

290

77.9

70.6-83.7

22.1

16.3-29.4

45-54

409

358

86.6

80.3-91.0

13.4

9.0-19.7

55-64

283

260

94.3

90.5-96.7

5.7

3.3- 9.5

65-74

203

192

96.3

92.1-98.4

3.7

1.6- 7.9

75+

134

116

82.5

70.6-90.2

17.5

9.8-29.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

431

347

75.2

67.6-81.4

24.8

18.6-32.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

637

501

73.8

67.1-79.6

136

26.2

20.4-32.9

Some Post-H.S.

428

348

77.1

69.6-83.2

22.9

16.8-30.4

College Graduate

329

292

88.4

82.3-92.6

11.6

7.4-17.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

339

280

78.1

68.9-85.1

21.9

14.9-31.1

$15,000- 24,999

423

318

69.5

60.9-76.9

105

30.5

23.1-39.1

$25,000- 34,999

225

190

82.9

74.1-89.1

17.1

10.9-25.9

$35,000- 49,999

197

167

82.1

72.3-89.0

17.9

11.0-27.7

$50,000-74,999

116

101

91.9

84.3-96.0

8.1

4.0-15.7

$75,000+

89.0

74.5-95.7

11.0

4.3-25.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

81.0

59.2-92.6

19.0

7.4-40.8

Guilford

114

72.6

60.3-82.2

27.4

17.8-39.7

Mecklenburg

116

78.8

68.4-86.4

21.2

13.6-31.6

Orange

70.2

52.6-83.4

29.8

16.6-47.4

Wake

80.6

68.0-89.1

19.4

10.9-32.0

Chatham/Lee

86.9

74.3-93.8

13.1

6.2-25.7

Nash/Wilson

125

104

79.0

68.4-86.8

21.0

13.2-31.6

Craven/Pamlico

81.2

69.8-88.9

18.8

11.1-30.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

89.3

66.8-97.2

10.7

2.8-33.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

65.2

27.5-90.3

34.8

9.7-72.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

163

130

63.9

40.6-82.1

36.1

17.9-59.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

58.3

25.2-85.3

41.7

14.7-74.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

144

121

81.1

71.5-88.0

18.9

12.0-28.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

128

108

80.9

70.2-88.3

19.1

11.7-29.8

Northeast NC I

234

186

76.6

69.4-82.5

23.4

17.5-30.6

Northeast NC II

142

112

73.4

62.2-82.2

26.6

17.8-37.8

Northeastern Partnership

376

298

75.0

68.5-80.6

25.0

19.4-31.5

Mountain AHEC

87.2

72.7-94.6

12.8

5.4-27.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

962

788

77.2

71.6-81.9

174

22.8

18.1-28.4

Piedmont

797

646

77.9

73.0-82.1

151

22.1

17.9-27.0

Western NC

80.6

55.8-93.2

19.4

6.8-44.2

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^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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