BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (About how long has it been since you last had your blood cholesterol checked?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	5 or more years	Never
TOTAL	1,813	1,209	64.8	61.1-68.3	156	7.6	6.0- 9.6	73	3.2	2.3- 4.3	38	1.9	1.3- 2.9	337	22.6	19.4-26.2
GENDER
Male	586	362	60.3	54.0-66.3	46	6.5	4.1-10.3	26	2.6	1.6- 4.3	15	2.2	1.1- 4.2	137	28.4	22.8-34.7
Female	1,227	847	68.3	64.0-72.3	110	8.4	6.5-10.9	47	3.6	2.4- 5.2	23	1.7	1.0- 2.9	200	18.0	14.5-22.1
AGE
18-24	140	61	39.8	28.8-52.0	7	5.7	1.6-18.3	3	0.5	0.2- 1.7	2	1.2	0.3- 4.9	67	52.7	40.4-64.7
25-34	275	142	59.4	50.7-67.5	24	7.5	4.4-12.3	14	3.7	1.9- 7.2	8	3.1	1.2- 7.6	87	26.4	19.4-34.7
35-44	366	209	60.6	53.1-67.7	50	10.9	7.5-15.8	18	3.9	2.2- 6.9	11	2.1	1.1- 4.1	78	22.5	16.5-29.8
45-54	405	295	74.0	67.2-79.9	35	7.9	5.0-12.4	15	2.8	1.4- 5.5	9	1.7	0.7- 3.9	51	13.6	9.1-19.9
55-64	281	221	79.3	72.1-85.0	21	6.5	3.8-11.0	13	6.9	3.5-13.1	3	1.7	0.4- 6.9	23	5.7	3.4- 9.5
65-74	200	170	85.9	77.8-91.3	9	5.9	2.5-13.0	6	2.1	0.6- 7.4	4	2.5	0.7- 8.0	11	3.7	1.7- 8.1
75+	132	100	76.8	65.1-85.5	9	3.5	1.4- 8.3	4	1.4	0.5- 4.1	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5	18	17.8	9.9-29.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	424	301	67.6	60.0-74.3	21	4.1	2.2- 7.3	9	1.2	0.5- 2.9	9	2.0	0.9- 4.3	84	25.2	18.8-32.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	627	409	63.5	56.9-69.6	52	6.3	4.4- 9.1	18	1.7	0.9- 3.3	12	1.7	0.8- 3.4	136	26.8	20.9-33.7
Some Post-H.S.	428	269	61.2	53.3-68.5	46	9.9	5.9-16.2	24	3.7	2.1- 6.4	9	2.3	0.9- 5.7	80	22.9	16.8-30.4
College Graduate	328	224	69.2	62.0-75.5	37	10.3	6.8-15.2	22	7.0	4.2-11.5	8	1.9	0.8- 4.5	37	11.6	7.5-17.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	334	240	69.6	60.6-77.2	16	3.3	1.7- 6.2	13	2.8	1.3- 6.0	6	2.2	0.8- 5.9	59	22.1	15.0-31.4
$15,000- 24,999	420	267	61.7	53.4-69.4	26	3.7	2.1- 6.2	12	1.8	0.8- 3.9	10	2.2	0.9- 5.3	105	30.6	23.1-39.2
$25,000- 34,999	222	142	63.4	53.9-72.0	26	11.5	6.8-18.7	11	3.4	1.6- 7.3	8	3.8	1.7- 8.3	35	17.8	11.4-26.9
$35,000- 49,999	197	127	64.7	54.7-73.5	27	11.1	6.9-17.3	10	4.2	1.9- 9.2	3	2.1	0.5- 8.7	30	17.9	11.0-27.7
$50,000-74,999	116	78	73.0	61.4-82.1	9	5.5	2.2-13.0	11	12.4	6.2-23.2	3	0.9	0.3- 3.4	15	8.1	4.0-15.7
$75,000+	94	71	76.2	63.1-85.7	11	8.4	4.1-16.7	4	2.6	0.9- 7.4	2	1.7	0.4- 7.3	6	11.0	4.3-25.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	28	20	68.5	46.5-84.5	1	2.8	0.4-17.7	2	9.6	2.2-33.8	0	0.0	. - .	5	19.0	7.4-40.8
Guilford	113	64	55.4	43.9-66.3	13	7.6	4.2-13.6	8	6.7	3.2-13.8	4	2.7	0.9- 8.0	24	27.5	17.9-39.8
Mecklenburg	115	81	65.4	54.8-74.6	11	10.0	5.4-17.9	4	3.3	1.1- 9.5	0	0.0	. - .	19	21.3	13.7-31.7
Orange	44	30	65.6	48.3-79.6	1	1.7	0.2-11.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.9	0.4-18.1	12	29.8	16.6-47.4
Wake	85	54	63.5	50.9-74.5	10	9.7	5.0-17.8	2	1.9	0.5- 7.7	5	5.5	2.0-14.4	14	19.4	10.9-32.0
Chatham/Lee	68	43	67.5	51.9-80.0	10	11.4	5.5-22.2	5	7.9	3.1-19.1	0	0.0	. - .	10	13.1	6.2-25.7
Nash/Wilson	125	85	59.8	49.1-69.7	8	7.8	3.8-15.6	7	4.6	2.0-10.0	4	6.8	2.4-18.0	21	21.0	13.2-31.6
Craven/Pamlico	90	65	73.1	61.0-82.4	5	5.9	2.3-14.3	3	2.2	0.7- 6.9	0	0.0	. - .	17	18.8	11.1-30.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	15	6	66.2	36.2-87.1	3	11.5	3.1-34.5	2	7.5	1.6-28.5	1	3.8	0.5-24.3	3	11.0	2.9-34.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	6	55.4	22.6-84.1	1	9.8	1.3-47.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	34.8	9.7-72.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	163	107	51.8	33.9-69.2	10	4.7	2.2-10.0	8	3.6	1.6- 7.8	5	3.9	1.4-10.2	33	36.1	17.9-59.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	2	14.8	3.4-46.4	2	20.3	4.9-56.0	1	11.7	1.6-51.7	1	11.5	1.6-51.2	3	41.7	14.7-74.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	141	93	62.8	52.8-71.9	20	12.2	7.4-19.3	5	5.7	2.2-14.0	0	0.0	. - .	23	19.3	12.3-29.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	125	88	68.8	57.1-78.5	12	8.1	4.2-15.0	3	2.5	0.7- 8.6	2	1.1	0.3- 4.2	20	19.5	11.9-30.3
Northeast NC I	232	155	65.5	58.0-72.4	16	6.2	3.6-10.4	7	2.3	1.0- 5.4	6	2.5	1.0- 6.0	48	23.5	17.5-30.7
Northeast NC II	141	89	60.1	49.3-69.9	12	8.7	4.5-16.1	6	2.5	1.0- 6.2	4	1.9	0.7- 5.3	30	26.7	17.8-37.9
Northeastern Partnership	373	244	62.8	56.2-68.9	28	7.5	4.8-11.4	13	2.4	1.3- 4.5	10	2.2	1.1- 4.3	78	25.1	19.5-31.6
Mountain AHEC	48	33	77.2	60.6-88.2	3	2.6	0.6-10.0	3	6.4	1.6-22.3	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5	8	13.4	5.6-28.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	952	646	65.8	60.3-70.8	80	6.2	4.7- 8.2	35	3.1	2.0- 4.8	17	1.9	1.0- 3.6	174	23.0	18.2-28.6
Piedmont	791	517	63.7	58.5-68.5	70	8.8	6.3-12.1	34	3.2	2.1- 4.9	19	2.0	1.1- 3.5	151	22.4	18.1-27.3
Western NC	70	46	72.2	49.8-87.1	6	3.0	1.2- 7.7	4	4.0	1.1-13.2	2	0.8	0.2- 3.7	12	20.0	7.0-45.2

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

5 or more years

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,813

1,209

64.8

61.1-68.3

156

7.6

6.0- 9.6

3.2

2.3- 4.3

1.9

1.3- 2.9

337

22.6

19.4-26.2

GENDER

Male

586

362

60.3

54.0-66.3

6.5

4.1-10.3

2.6

1.6- 4.3

2.2

1.1- 4.2

137

28.4

22.8-34.7

Female

1,227

847

68.3

64.0-72.3

110

8.4

6.5-10.9

3.6

2.4- 5.2

1.7

1.0- 2.9

200

18.0

14.5-22.1

AGE

18-24

140

39.8

28.8-52.0

5.7

1.6-18.3

0.5

0.2- 1.7

1.2

0.3- 4.9

52.7

40.4-64.7

25-34

275

142

59.4

50.7-67.5

7.5

4.4-12.3

3.7

1.9- 7.2

3.1

1.2- 7.6

26.4

19.4-34.7

35-44

366

209

60.6

53.1-67.7

10.9

7.5-15.8

3.9

2.2- 6.9

2.1

1.1- 4.1

22.5

16.5-29.8

45-54

405

295

74.0

67.2-79.9

7.9

5.0-12.4

2.8

1.4- 5.5

1.7

0.7- 3.9

13.6

9.1-19.9

55-64

281

221

79.3

72.1-85.0

6.5

3.8-11.0

6.9

3.5-13.1

1.7

0.4- 6.9

5.7

3.4- 9.5

65-74

200

170

85.9

77.8-91.3

5.9

2.5-13.0

2.1

0.6- 7.4

2.5

0.7- 8.0

3.7

1.7- 8.1

75+

132

100

76.8

65.1-85.5

3.5

1.4- 8.3

1.4

0.5- 4.1

0.5

0.1- 3.5

17.8

9.9-29.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

424

301

67.6

60.0-74.3

4.1

2.2- 7.3

1.2

0.5- 2.9

2.0

0.9- 4.3

25.2

18.8-32.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

627

409

63.5

56.9-69.6

6.3

4.4- 9.1

1.7

0.9- 3.3

1.7

0.8- 3.4

136

26.8

20.9-33.7

Some Post-H.S.

428

269

61.2

53.3-68.5

9.9

5.9-16.2

3.7

2.1- 6.4

2.3

0.9- 5.7

22.9

16.8-30.4

College Graduate

328

224

69.2

62.0-75.5

10.3

6.8-15.2

7.0

4.2-11.5

1.9

0.8- 4.5

11.6

7.5-17.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

334

240

69.6

60.6-77.2

3.3

1.7- 6.2

2.8

1.3- 6.0

2.2

0.8- 5.9

22.1

15.0-31.4

$15,000- 24,999

420

267

61.7

53.4-69.4

3.7

2.1- 6.2

1.8

0.8- 3.9

2.2

0.9- 5.3

105

30.6

23.1-39.2

$25,000- 34,999

222

142

63.4

53.9-72.0

11.5

6.8-18.7

3.4

1.6- 7.3

3.8

1.7- 8.3

17.8

11.4-26.9

$35,000- 49,999

197

127

64.7

54.7-73.5

11.1

6.9-17.3

4.2

1.9- 9.2

2.1

0.5- 8.7

17.9

11.0-27.7

$50,000-74,999

116

73.0

61.4-82.1

5.5

2.2-13.0

12.4

6.2-23.2

0.9

0.3- 3.4

8.1

4.0-15.7

$75,000+

76.2

63.1-85.7

8.4

4.1-16.7

2.6

0.9- 7.4

1.7

0.4- 7.3

11.0

4.3-25.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

68.5

46.5-84.5

2.8

0.4-17.7

9.6

2.2-33.8

0.0

. - .

19.0

7.4-40.8

Guilford

113

55.4

43.9-66.3

7.6

4.2-13.6

6.7

3.2-13.8

2.7

0.9- 8.0

27.5

17.9-39.8

Mecklenburg

115

65.4

54.8-74.6

10.0

5.4-17.9

3.3

1.1- 9.5

0.0

. - .

21.3

13.7-31.7

Orange

65.6

48.3-79.6

1.7

0.2-11.3

0.0

. - .

2.9

0.4-18.1

29.8

16.6-47.4

Wake

63.5

50.9-74.5

9.7

5.0-17.8

1.9

0.5- 7.7

5.5

2.0-14.4

19.4

10.9-32.0

Chatham/Lee

67.5

51.9-80.0

11.4

5.5-22.2

7.9

3.1-19.1

0.0

. - .

13.1

6.2-25.7

Nash/Wilson

125

59.8

49.1-69.7

7.8

3.8-15.6

4.6

2.0-10.0

6.8

2.4-18.0

21.0

13.2-31.6

Craven/Pamlico

73.1

61.0-82.4

5.9

2.3-14.3

2.2

0.7- 6.9

0.0

. - .

18.8

11.1-30.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

66.2

36.2-87.1

11.5

3.1-34.5

7.5

1.6-28.5

3.8

0.5-24.3

11.0

2.9-34.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

55.4

22.6-84.1

9.8

1.3-47.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

34.8

9.7-72.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

163

107

51.8

33.9-69.2

4.7

2.2-10.0

3.6

1.6- 7.8

3.9

1.4-10.2

36.1

17.9-59.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

14.8

3.4-46.4

20.3

4.9-56.0

11.7

1.6-51.7

11.5

1.6-51.2

41.7

14.7-74.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

141

62.8

52.8-71.9

12.2

7.4-19.3

5.7

2.2-14.0

0.0

. - .

19.3

12.3-29.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

125

68.8

57.1-78.5

8.1

4.2-15.0

2.5

0.7- 8.6

1.1

0.3- 4.2

19.5

11.9-30.3

Northeast NC I

232

155

65.5

58.0-72.4

6.2

3.6-10.4

2.3

1.0- 5.4

2.5

1.0- 6.0

23.5

17.5-30.7

Northeast NC II

141

60.1

49.3-69.9

8.7

4.5-16.1

2.5

1.0- 6.2

1.9

0.7- 5.3

26.7

17.8-37.9

Northeastern Partnership

373

244

62.8

56.2-68.9

7.5

4.8-11.4

2.4

1.3- 4.5

2.2

1.1- 4.3

25.1

19.5-31.6

Mountain AHEC

77.2

60.6-88.2

2.6

0.6-10.0

6.4

1.6-22.3

0.5

0.1- 3.5

13.4

5.6-28.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

952

646

65.8

60.3-70.8

6.2

4.7- 8.2

3.1

2.0- 4.8

1.9

1.0- 3.6

174

23.0

18.2-28.6

Piedmont

791

517

63.7

58.5-68.5

8.8

6.3-12.1

3.2

2.1- 4.9

2.0

1.1- 3.5

151

22.4

18.1-27.3

Western NC

72.2

49.8-87.1

3.0

1.2- 7.7

4.0

1.1-13.2

0.8

0.2- 3.7

20.0

7.0-45.2

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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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