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

Cholesterol Awareness-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,036	336	30.9	26.9-35.2	700	69.1	64.8-73.1
GENDER
Female	1,036	336	30.9	26.9-35.2	700	69.1	64.8-73.1
RACE
African American	1,036	336	30.9	26.9-35.2	700	69.1	64.8-73.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	4	42.4	11.9-80.1	9	57.6	19.9-88.1
-English Speaking	13	4	42.4	11.9-80.1	9	57.6	19.9-88.1
Non-Hispanic	1,023	332	30.8	26.8-35.1	691	69.2	64.9-73.2
AGE
18-24	47	2	1.9	0.4- 7.4	45	98.1	92.6-99.6
25-34	140	24	20.9	13.0-31.9	116	79.1	68.1-87.0
35-44	209	53	21.6	14.7-30.4	156	78.4	69.6-85.3
45-54	234	74	32.9	24.6-42.4	160	67.1	57.6-75.4
55-64	171	77	51.1	40.5-61.5	94	48.9	38.5-59.5
65-74	139	63	46.7	34.7-59.2	76	53.3	40.8-65.3
75+	86	40	51.6	36.4-66.5	46	48.4	33.5-63.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	234	106	50.6	40.8-60.2	128	49.4	39.8-59.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	339	116	30.2	23.4-37.9	223	69.8	62.1-76.6
Some Post-H.S.	249	67	24.6	17.8-33.0	182	75.4	67.0-82.2
College Graduate	211	47	23.0	16.0-31.9	164	77.0	68.1-84.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	218	94	43.4	34.4-52.9	124	56.6	47.1-65.6
$15,000- 24,999	222	66	25.2	17.7-34.7	156	74.8	65.3-82.3
$25,000- 34,999	143	39	27.2	17.8-39.1	104	72.8	60.9-82.2
$35,000- 49,999	100	26	28.4	17.5-42.5	74	71.6	57.5-82.5
$50,000-74,999	56	15	16.3	7.8-30.9	41	83.7	69.1-92.2
$75,000+	50	12	30.0	15.2-50.4	38	70.0	49.6-84.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	14	4	20.3	6.7-47.6	10	79.7	52.4-93.3
Guilford	58	14	20.7	11.2-35.2	44	79.3	64.8-88.8
Mecklenburg	69	22	29.9	19.7-42.6	47	70.1	57.4-80.3
Orange	23	4	16.5	5.9-38.5	19	83.5	61.5-94.1
Wake	48	15	23.9	13.8-38.1	33	76.1	61.9-86.2
Chatham/Lee	41	11	25.1	12.8-43.3	30	74.9	56.7-87.2
Nash/Wilson	69	21	29.9	19.1-43.6	48	70.1	56.4-80.9
Craven/Pamlico	44	17	41.9	22.5-64.2	27	58.1	35.8-77.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	6	1	10.1	1.0-55.5	5	89.9	44.5-99.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	5	1	20.5	2.8-69.9	4	79.5	30.1-97.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	84	26	30.1	20.1-42.3	58	69.9	57.7-79.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	6	1	15.1	2.0-60.5	5	84.9	39.5-98.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	80	25	28.2	18.6-40.3	55	71.8	59.7-81.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	87	39	42.8	31.6-54.7	48	57.2	45.3-68.4
Northeast NC I	138	42	26.6	19.2-35.5	96	73.4	64.5-80.8
Northeast NC II	78	24	27.8	18.2-39.9	54	72.2	60.1-81.8
Northeastern Partnership	216	66	27.1	21.0-34.4	150	72.9	65.6-79.0
Mountain AHEC	27	9	33.0	15.0-57.9	18	67.0	42.1-85.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	552	188	32.4	26.6-38.9	364	67.6	61.1-73.4
Piedmont	446	137	29.7	24.4-35.7	309	70.3	64.3-75.6
Western NC	38	11	32.8	16.4-54.7	27	67.2	45.3-83.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,036

336

30.9

26.9-35.2

700

69.1

64.8-73.1

GENDER

Female

1,036

336

30.9

26.9-35.2

700

69.1

64.8-73.1

RACE

African American

1,036

336

30.9

26.9-35.2

700

69.1

64.8-73.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

42.4

11.9-80.1

57.6

19.9-88.1

-English Speaking

42.4

11.9-80.1

57.6

19.9-88.1

Non-Hispanic

1,023

332

30.8

26.8-35.1

691

69.2

64.9-73.2

AGE

18-24

1.9

0.4- 7.4

98.1

92.6-99.6

25-34

140

20.9

13.0-31.9

116

79.1

68.1-87.0

35-44

209

21.6

14.7-30.4

156

78.4

69.6-85.3

45-54

234

32.9

24.6-42.4

160

67.1

57.6-75.4

55-64

171

51.1

40.5-61.5

48.9

38.5-59.5

65-74

139

46.7

34.7-59.2

53.3

40.8-65.3

75+

51.6

36.4-66.5

48.4

33.5-63.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

234

106

50.6

40.8-60.2

128

49.4

39.8-59.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

339

116

30.2

23.4-37.9

223

69.8

62.1-76.6

Some Post-H.S.

249

24.6

17.8-33.0

182

75.4

67.0-82.2

College Graduate

211

23.0

16.0-31.9

164

77.0

68.1-84.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

218

43.4

34.4-52.9

124

56.6

47.1-65.6

$15,000- 24,999

222

25.2

17.7-34.7

156

74.8

65.3-82.3

$25,000- 34,999

143

27.2

17.8-39.1

104

72.8

60.9-82.2

$35,000- 49,999

100

28.4

17.5-42.5

71.6

57.5-82.5

$50,000-74,999

16.3

7.8-30.9

83.7

69.1-92.2

$75,000+

30.0

15.2-50.4

70.0

49.6-84.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

20.3

6.7-47.6

79.7

52.4-93.3

Guilford

20.7

11.2-35.2

79.3

64.8-88.8

Mecklenburg

29.9

19.7-42.6

70.1

57.4-80.3

Orange

16.5

5.9-38.5

83.5

61.5-94.1

Wake

23.9

13.8-38.1

76.1

61.9-86.2

Chatham/Lee

25.1

12.8-43.3

74.9

56.7-87.2

Nash/Wilson

29.9

19.1-43.6

70.1

56.4-80.9

Craven/Pamlico

41.9

22.5-64.2

58.1

35.8-77.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

10.1

1.0-55.5

89.9

44.5-99.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

20.5

2.8-69.9

79.5

30.1-97.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

30.1

20.1-42.3

69.9

57.7-79.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

15.1

2.0-60.5

84.9

39.5-98.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

28.2

18.6-40.3

71.8

59.7-81.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

42.8

31.6-54.7

57.2

45.3-68.4

Northeast NC I

138

26.6

19.2-35.5

73.4

64.5-80.8

Northeast NC II

27.8

18.2-39.9

72.2

60.1-81.8

Northeastern Partnership

216

27.1

21.0-34.4

150

72.9

65.6-79.0

Mountain AHEC

33.0

15.0-57.9

67.0

42.1-85.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

552

188

32.4

26.6-38.9

364

67.6

61.1-73.4

Piedmont

446

137

29.7

24.4-35.7

309

70.3

64.3-75.6

Western NC

32.8

16.4-54.7

67.2

45.3-83.6

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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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