BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,483	485	30.6	27.1-34.2	998	69.4	65.8-72.9
GENDER
Male	447	149	30.1	24.2-36.8	298	69.9	63.2-75.8
Female	1,036	336	30.9	26.9-35.2	700	69.1	64.8-73.1
AGE
18-24	74	4	3.8	1.2-11.3	70	96.2	88.7-98.8
25-34	191	33	19.6	12.6-29.0	158	80.4	71.0-87.4
35-44	290	74	22.1	16.0-29.7	216	77.9	70.3-84.0
45-54	356	124	39.3	31.6-47.7	232	60.7	52.3-68.4
55-64	259	122	49.8	40.9-58.7	137	50.2	41.3-59.1
65-74	189	76	37.5	27.9-48.3	113	62.5	51.7-72.1
75+	112	49	49.6	36.3-62.9	63	50.4	37.1-63.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	341	138	41.2	33.2-49.7	203	58.8	50.3-66.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	498	178	30.0	24.4-36.1	320	70.0	63.9-75.6
Some Post-H.S.	347	99	28.6	21.7-36.7	248	71.4	63.3-78.3
College Graduate	292	70	25.0	18.5-32.9	222	75.0	67.1-81.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	278	116	39.5	31.4-48.3	162	60.5	51.7-68.6
$15,000- 24,999	316	97	24.6	18.1-32.6	219	75.4	67.4-81.9
$25,000- 34,999	190	54	26.6	18.6-36.5	136	73.4	63.5-81.4
$35,000- 49,999	167	49	33.6	23.8-45.1	118	66.4	54.9-76.2
$50,000-74,999	101	30	21.0	13.1-32.0	71	79.0	68.0-86.9
$75,000+	87	25	39.5	26.5-54.3	62	60.5	45.7-73.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	23	8	32.9	15.3-57.1	15	67.1	42.9-84.7
Guilford	90	23	26.5	17.1-38.7	67	73.5	61.3-82.9
Mecklenburg	97	30	31.1	21.8-42.1	67	68.9	57.9-78.2
Orange	32	7	24.9	11.7-45.4	25	75.1	54.6-88.3
Wake	71	19	18.0	10.9-28.1	52	82.0	71.9-89.1
Chatham/Lee	58	17	37.8	19.2-60.7	41	62.2	39.3-80.8
Nash/Wilson	103	32	30.9	21.4-42.5	71	69.1	57.5-78.6
Craven/Pamlico	72	27	38.2	24.1-54.5	45	61.8	45.5-75.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	13	4	26.7	7.6-61.8	9	73.3	38.2-92.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	7	2	37.8	9.9-77.2	5	62.2	22.8-90.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	129	40	30.4	22.1-40.2	89	69.6	59.8-77.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	6	1	15.1	2.0-60.5	5	84.9	39.5-98.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	119	40	33.4	24.4-44.0	79	66.6	56.0-75.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	106	49	48.0	33.4-62.9	57	52.0	37.1-66.6
Northeast NC I	185	61	29.2	22.4-37.1	124	70.8	62.9-77.6
Northeast NC II	112	33	24.3	16.8-33.9	79	75.7	66.1-83.2
Northeastern Partnership	297	94	26.8	21.5-32.9	203	73.2	67.1-78.5
Mountain AHEC	40	14	34.5	18.6-54.8	26	65.5	45.2-81.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	780	269	31.5	26.5-37.0	511	68.5	63.0-73.5
Piedmont	644	194	28.7	24.1-33.8	450	71.3	66.2-75.9
Western NC	59	22	53.4	32.7-73.0	37	46.6	27.0-67.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,483

485

30.6

27.1-34.2

998

69.4

65.8-72.9

GENDER

Male

447

149

30.1

24.2-36.8

298

69.9

63.2-75.8

Female

1,036

336

30.9

26.9-35.2

700

69.1

64.8-73.1

AGE

18-24

3.8

1.2-11.3

96.2

88.7-98.8

25-34

191

19.6

12.6-29.0

158

80.4

71.0-87.4

35-44

290

22.1

16.0-29.7

216

77.9

70.3-84.0

45-54

356

124

39.3

31.6-47.7

232

60.7

52.3-68.4

55-64

259

122

49.8

40.9-58.7

137

50.2

41.3-59.1

65-74

189

37.5

27.9-48.3

113

62.5

51.7-72.1

75+

112

49.6

36.3-62.9

50.4

37.1-63.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

341

138

41.2

33.2-49.7

203

58.8

50.3-66.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

498

178

30.0

24.4-36.1

320

70.0

63.9-75.6

Some Post-H.S.

347

28.6

21.7-36.7

248

71.4

63.3-78.3

College Graduate

292

25.0

18.5-32.9

222

75.0

67.1-81.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

278

116

39.5

31.4-48.3

162

60.5

51.7-68.6

$15,000- 24,999

316

24.6

18.1-32.6

219

75.4

67.4-81.9

$25,000- 34,999

190

26.6

18.6-36.5

136

73.4

63.5-81.4

$35,000- 49,999

167

33.6

23.8-45.1

118

66.4

54.9-76.2

$50,000-74,999

101

21.0

13.1-32.0

79.0

68.0-86.9

$75,000+

39.5

26.5-54.3

60.5

45.7-73.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

32.9

15.3-57.1

67.1

42.9-84.7

Guilford

26.5

17.1-38.7

73.5

61.3-82.9

Mecklenburg

31.1

21.8-42.1

68.9

57.9-78.2

Orange

24.9

11.7-45.4

75.1

54.6-88.3

Wake

18.0

10.9-28.1

82.0

71.9-89.1

Chatham/Lee

37.8

19.2-60.7

62.2

39.3-80.8

Nash/Wilson

103

30.9

21.4-42.5

69.1

57.5-78.6

Craven/Pamlico

38.2

24.1-54.5

61.8

45.5-75.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

26.7

7.6-61.8

73.3

38.2-92.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

37.8

9.9-77.2

62.2

22.8-90.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

129

30.4

22.1-40.2

69.6

59.8-77.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

15.1

2.0-60.5

84.9

39.5-98.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

119

33.4

24.4-44.0

66.6

56.0-75.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

106

48.0

33.4-62.9

52.0

37.1-66.6

Northeast NC I

185

29.2

22.4-37.1

124

70.8

62.9-77.6

Northeast NC II

112

24.3

16.8-33.9

75.7

66.1-83.2

Northeastern Partnership

297

26.8

21.5-32.9

203

73.2

67.1-78.5

Mountain AHEC

34.5

18.6-54.8

65.5

45.2-81.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

780

269

31.5

26.5-37.0

511

68.5

63.0-73.5

Piedmont

644

194

28.7

24.1-33.8

450

71.3

66.2-75.9

Western NC

53.4

32.7-73.0

46.6

27.0-67.3

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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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