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	1,241	1,041	82.2	78.1-85.6	200	17.8	14.4-21.9
GENDER
Female	1,241	1,041	82.2	78.1-85.6	200	17.8	14.4-21.9
RACE
African American	1,241	1,041	82.2	78.1-85.6	200	17.8	14.4-21.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	13	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
-English Speaking	13	13	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,228	1,028	82.1	78.0-85.5	200	17.9	14.5-22.0
AGE
18-24	90	47	46.6	31.5-62.4	43	53.4	37.6-68.5
25-34	195	141	82.5	75.6-87.7	54	17.5	12.3-24.4
35-44	260	209	80.7	73.0-86.7	51	19.3	13.3-27.0
45-54	256	235	94.5	90.3-96.9	21	5.5	3.1- 9.7
55-64	183	171	95.2	90.8-97.6	12	4.8	2.4- 9.2
65-74	146	140	96.8	89.7-99.1	6	3.2	0.9-10.3
75+	99	88	86.7	72.3-94.2	11	13.3	5.8-27.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	284	237	80.4	71.9-86.8	47	19.6	13.2-28.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	419	341	78.3	70.1-84.8	78	21.7	15.2-29.9
Some Post-H.S.	301	249	81.4	72.4-87.9	52	18.6	12.1-27.6
College Graduate	234	211	91.8	86.3-95.2	23	8.2	4.8-13.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	266	219	81.8	74.7-87.2	47	18.2	12.8-25.3
$15,000- 24,999	278	222	79.5	70.9-86.1	56	20.5	13.9-29.1
$25,000- 34,999	162	143	89.5	80.6-94.6	19	10.5	5.4-19.4
$35,000- 49,999	112	100	87.0	73.6-94.1	12	13.0	5.9-26.4
$50,000-74,999	64	56	93.2	83.5-97.3	8	6.8	2.7-16.5
$75,000+	53	50	92.8	74.6-98.3	3	7.2	1.7-25.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	14	78.8	42.5-94.9	2	21.2	5.1-57.5
Guilford	70	58	82.6	70.1-90.5	12	17.4	9.5-29.9
Mecklenburg	78	69	84.0	71.4-91.7	9	16.0	8.3-28.6
Orange	30	23	76.2	57.0-88.5	7	23.8	11.5-43.0
Wake	54	48	86.0	69.2-94.3	6	14.0	5.7-30.8
Chatham/Lee	51	41	77.8	61.0-88.8	10	22.2	11.2-39.0
Nash/Wilson	81	70	86.8	76.5-93.0	11	13.2	7.0-23.5
Craven/Pamlico	57	44	78.2	63.1-88.2	13	21.8	11.8-36.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	6	81.6	43.9-96.2	3	18.4	3.8-56.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	5	71.2	22.3-95.5	1	28.8	4.5-77.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	84	79.7	68.9-87.4	19	20.3	12.6-31.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	8	6	64.7	26.7-90.2	2	35.3	9.8-73.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	95	82	83.6	71.0-91.4	13	16.4	8.6-29.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	101	88	84.8	74.9-91.3	13	15.2	8.7-25.1
Northeast NC I	169	138	78.1	69.4-84.9	31	21.9	15.1-30.6
Northeast NC II	97	78	78.6	67.8-86.5	19	21.4	13.5-32.2
Northeastern Partnership	266	216	78.4	71.7-83.8	50	21.6	16.2-28.3
Mountain AHEC	31	27	85.1	60.1-95.6	4	14.9	4.4-39.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	660	556	81.5	74.6-86.8	104	18.5	13.2-25.4
Piedmont	536	447	83.3	78.1-87.5	89	16.7	12.5-21.9
Western NC	45	38	66.1	31.8-89.1	7	33.9	10.9-68.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,241

1,041

82.2

78.1-85.6

200

17.8

14.4-21.9

GENDER

Female

1,241

1,041

82.2

78.1-85.6

200

17.8

14.4-21.9

RACE

African American

1,241

1,041

82.2

78.1-85.6

200

17.8

14.4-21.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

-English Speaking

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,228

1,028

82.1

78.0-85.5

200

17.9

14.5-22.0

AGE

18-24

46.6

31.5-62.4

53.4

37.6-68.5

25-34

195

141

82.5

75.6-87.7

17.5

12.3-24.4

35-44

260

209

80.7

73.0-86.7

19.3

13.3-27.0

45-54

256

235

94.5

90.3-96.9

5.5

3.1- 9.7

55-64

183

171

95.2

90.8-97.6

4.8

2.4- 9.2

65-74

146

140

96.8

89.7-99.1

3.2

0.9-10.3

75+

86.7

72.3-94.2

13.3

5.8-27.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

284

237

80.4

71.9-86.8

19.6

13.2-28.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

419

341

78.3

70.1-84.8

21.7

15.2-29.9

Some Post-H.S.

301

249

81.4

72.4-87.9

18.6

12.1-27.6

College Graduate

234

211

91.8

86.3-95.2

8.2

4.8-13.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

266

219

81.8

74.7-87.2

18.2

12.8-25.3

$15,000- 24,999

278

222

79.5

70.9-86.1

20.5

13.9-29.1

$25,000- 34,999

162

143

89.5

80.6-94.6

10.5

5.4-19.4

$35,000- 49,999

112

100

87.0

73.6-94.1

13.0

5.9-26.4

$50,000-74,999

93.2

83.5-97.3

6.8

2.7-16.5

$75,000+

92.8

74.6-98.3

7.2

1.7-25.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

78.8

42.5-94.9

21.2

5.1-57.5

Guilford

82.6

70.1-90.5

17.4

9.5-29.9

Mecklenburg

84.0

71.4-91.7

16.0

8.3-28.6

Orange

76.2

57.0-88.5

23.8

11.5-43.0

Wake

86.0

69.2-94.3

14.0

5.7-30.8

Chatham/Lee

77.8

61.0-88.8

22.2

11.2-39.0

Nash/Wilson

86.8

76.5-93.0

13.2

7.0-23.5

Craven/Pamlico

78.2

63.1-88.2

21.8

11.8-36.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

81.6

43.9-96.2

18.4

3.8-56.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

71.2

22.3-95.5

28.8

4.5-77.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

79.7

68.9-87.4

20.3

12.6-31.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

64.7

26.7-90.2

35.3

9.8-73.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

83.6

71.0-91.4

16.4

8.6-29.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

101

84.8

74.9-91.3

15.2

8.7-25.1

Northeast NC I

169

138

78.1

69.4-84.9

21.9

15.1-30.6

Northeast NC II

78.6

67.8-86.5

21.4

13.5-32.2

Northeastern Partnership

266

216

78.4

71.7-83.8

21.6

16.2-28.3

Mountain AHEC

85.1

60.1-95.6

14.9

4.4-39.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

660

556

81.5

74.6-86.8

104

18.5

13.2-25.4

Piedmont

536

447

83.3

78.1-87.5

16.7

12.5-21.9

Western NC

66.1

31.8-89.1

33.9

10.9-68.2

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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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