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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

Cholesterol check within the last five years*

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	Total Respond.^	Checked	Not Checked	Never Checked
TOTAL	1,227	1,004	80.3	76.2-83.8	23	1.7	1.0- 2.9	200	18.0	14.5-22.1
GENDER
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
RACE
African American	1,227	1,004	80.3	76.2-83.8	23	1.7	1.0- 2.9	200	18.0	14.5-22.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	13	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
-English Speaking	13	13	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,214	991	80.1	76.0-83.7	23	1.7	1.0- 3.0	200	18.1	14.6-22.2
AGE
18-24	90	46	45.4	30.5-61.1	1	1.3	0.2- 8.6	43	53.4	37.6-68.5
25-34	191	133	79.2	71.5-85.3	4	2.7	0.7- 9.3	54	18.1	12.7-25.1
35-44	259	198	77.5	69.7-83.8	10	3.2	1.6- 6.5	51	19.3	13.3-27.0
45-54	253	228	93.7	89.4-96.3	4	0.8	0.3- 2.3	21	5.6	3.1- 9.7
55-64	181	167	94.3	89.5-97.0	2	0.9	0.2- 4.8	12	4.8	2.4- 9.3
65-74	144	137	96.0	89.0-98.6	1	0.8	0.1- 5.3	6	3.2	0.9-10.4
75+	97	85	85.6	71.2-93.5	1	0.7	0.1- 5.1	11	13.6	5.9-28.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	279	227	78.4	69.9-85.1	5	1.8	0.6- 4.9	47	19.8	13.3-28.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	411	329	77.0	68.7-83.6	4	0.9	0.3- 3.0	78	22.2	15.6-30.5
Some Post-H.S.	301	241	78.7	69.7-85.5	8	2.8	1.0- 7.1	52	18.6	12.1-27.6
College Graduate	233	204	89.8	84.2-93.6	6	1.9	0.7- 4.9	23	8.2	4.8-13.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	262	211	79.7	72.3-85.5	4	2.0	0.6- 6.6	47	18.3	12.9-25.5
$15,000- 24,999	275	213	77.4	68.5-84.4	6	2.0	0.5- 7.5	56	20.6	14.0-29.3
$25,000- 34,999	161	138	86.8	77.7-92.5	4	2.6	0.9- 7.6	19	10.6	5.4-19.5
$35,000- 49,999	112	98	85.7	72.6-93.1	2	1.3	0.3- 6.1	12	13.0	5.9-26.4
$50,000-74,999	64	54	92.0	82.3-96.6	2	1.2	0.2- 6.1	8	6.8	2.7-16.5
$75,000+	53	48	89.0	72.2-96.2	2	3.9	0.9-15.6	3	7.2	1.7-25.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	14	78.8	42.5-94.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	21.2	5.1-57.5
Guilford	69	54	79.5	66.9-88.1	3	3.0	0.9- 9.1	12	17.6	9.6-30.1
Mecklenburg	77	68	83.9	71.2-91.6	0	0.0	. - .	9	16.1	8.4-28.8
Orange	30	23	76.2	57.0-88.5	0	0.0	. - .	7	23.8	11.5-43.0
Wake	54	45	82.1	66.1-91.5	3	3.9	1.2-12.0	6	14.0	5.7-30.8
Chatham/Lee	51	41	77.8	61.0-88.8	0	0.0	. - .	10	22.2	11.2-39.0
Nash/Wilson	81	68	81.8	69.6-89.9	2	5.0	1.2-18.7	11	13.2	7.0-23.5
Craven/Pamlico	57	44	78.2	63.1-88.2	0	0.0	. - .	13	21.8	11.8-36.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	8	4	74.2	33.0-94.4	1	6.6	0.7-40.9	3	19.2	3.8-58.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	5	71.2	22.3-95.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	28.8	4.5-77.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	82	77.5	66.6-85.6	2	2.2	0.5- 8.2	19	20.3	12.6-31.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	8	5	51.9	20.0-82.3	1	12.7	1.7-54.6	2	35.3	9.8-73.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	92	79	83.0	70.0-91.1	0	0.0	. - .	13	17.0	8.9-30.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	98	83	82.7	72.5-89.6	2	1.6	0.4- 6.4	13	15.7	9.0-25.8
Northeast NC I	167	133	76.6	67.9-83.6	3	1.4	0.4- 4.2	31	22.0	15.2-30.7
Northeast NC II	96	74	75.6	64.5-84.1	3	2.8	0.9- 8.8	19	21.6	13.6-32.5
Northeastern Partnership	263	207	76.2	69.4-81.8	6	2.0	0.9- 4.8	50	21.8	16.3-28.5
Mountain AHEC	31	26	84.1	59.9-95.0	1	1.0	0.1- 7.1	4	14.9	4.4-39.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	651	536	79.1	72.3-84.7	11	2.2	1.0- 4.9	104	18.7	13.3-25.6
Piedmont	532	433	81.7	76.4-86.0	10	1.4	0.7- 2.9	89	16.9	12.7-22.1
Western NC	44	35	64.0	31.1-87.5	2	1.8	0.4- 8.1	7	34.2	11.0-68.5

Total
Respond.^

Checked

Not Checked

Never Checked

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,227

1,004

80.3

76.2-83.8

1.7

1.0- 2.9

200

18.0

14.5-22.1

GENDER

Female

1,227

1,004

80.3

76.2-83.8

1.7

1.0- 2.9

200

18.0

14.5-22.1

RACE

African American

1,227

1,004

80.3

76.2-83.8

1.7

1.0- 2.9

200

18.0

14.5-22.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

-English Speaking

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,214

991

80.1

76.0-83.7

1.7

1.0- 3.0

200

18.1

14.6-22.2

AGE

18-24

45.4

30.5-61.1

1.3

0.2- 8.6

53.4

37.6-68.5

25-34

191

133

79.2

71.5-85.3

2.7

0.7- 9.3

18.1

12.7-25.1

35-44

259

198

77.5

69.7-83.8

3.2

1.6- 6.5

19.3

13.3-27.0

45-54

253

228

93.7

89.4-96.3

0.8

0.3- 2.3

5.6

3.1- 9.7

55-64

181

167

94.3

89.5-97.0

0.9

0.2- 4.8

4.8

2.4- 9.3

65-74

144

137

96.0

89.0-98.6

0.8

0.1- 5.3

3.2

0.9-10.4

75+

85.6

71.2-93.5

0.7

0.1- 5.1

13.6

5.9-28.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

279

227

78.4

69.9-85.1

1.8

0.6- 4.9

19.8

13.3-28.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

411

329

77.0

68.7-83.6

0.9

0.3- 3.0

22.2

15.6-30.5

Some Post-H.S.

301

241

78.7

69.7-85.5

2.8

1.0- 7.1

18.6

12.1-27.6

College Graduate

233

204

89.8

84.2-93.6

1.9

0.7- 4.9

8.2

4.8-13.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

262

211

79.7

72.3-85.5

2.0

0.6- 6.6

18.3

12.9-25.5

$15,000- 24,999

275

213

77.4

68.5-84.4

2.0

0.5- 7.5

20.6

14.0-29.3

$25,000- 34,999

161

138

86.8

77.7-92.5

2.6

0.9- 7.6

10.6

5.4-19.5

$35,000- 49,999

112

85.7

72.6-93.1

1.3

0.3- 6.1

13.0

5.9-26.4

$50,000-74,999

92.0

82.3-96.6

1.2

0.2- 6.1

6.8

2.7-16.5

$75,000+

89.0

72.2-96.2

3.9

0.9-15.6

7.2

1.7-25.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

78.8

42.5-94.9

0.0

. - .

21.2

5.1-57.5

Guilford

79.5

66.9-88.1

3.0

0.9- 9.1

17.6

9.6-30.1

Mecklenburg

83.9

71.2-91.6

0.0

. - .

16.1

8.4-28.8

Orange

76.2

57.0-88.5

0.0

. - .

23.8

11.5-43.0

Wake

82.1

66.1-91.5

3.9

1.2-12.0

14.0

5.7-30.8

Chatham/Lee

77.8

61.0-88.8

0.0

. - .

22.2

11.2-39.0

Nash/Wilson

81.8

69.6-89.9

5.0

1.2-18.7

13.2

7.0-23.5

Craven/Pamlico

78.2

63.1-88.2

0.0

. - .

21.8

11.8-36.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

74.2

33.0-94.4

6.6

0.7-40.9

19.2

3.8-58.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

71.2

22.3-95.5

0.0

. - .

28.8

4.5-77.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

77.5

66.6-85.6

2.2

0.5- 8.2

20.3

12.6-31.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

51.9

20.0-82.3

12.7

1.7-54.6

35.3

9.8-73.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

83.0

70.0-91.1

0.0

. - .

17.0

8.9-30.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

82.7

72.5-89.6

1.6

0.4- 6.4

15.7

9.0-25.8

Northeast NC I

167

133

76.6

67.9-83.6

1.4

0.4- 4.2

22.0

15.2-30.7

Northeast NC II

75.6

64.5-84.1

2.8

0.9- 8.8

21.6

13.6-32.5

Northeastern Partnership

263

207

76.2

69.4-81.8

2.0

0.9- 4.8

21.8

16.3-28.5

Mountain AHEC

84.1

59.9-95.0

1.0

0.1- 7.1

14.9

4.4-39.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

651

536

79.1

72.3-84.7

2.2

1.0- 4.9

104

18.7

13.3-25.6

Piedmont

532

433

81.7

76.4-86.0

1.4

0.7- 2.9

16.9

12.7-22.1

Western NC

64.0

31.1-87.5

1.8

0.4- 8.1

34.2

11.0-68.5

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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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