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

Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	7,617	2,752	34.0	32.4-35.6	4,865	66.0	64.4-67.6
GENDER
Male	2,694	980	33.2	30.6-35.8	1,714	66.8	64.2-69.4
Female	4,923	1,772	34.6	32.7-36.7	3,151	65.4	63.3-67.3
RACE
White	5,774	2,150	35.2	33.4-37.1	3,624	64.8	62.9-66.6
African American	1,483	485	30.6	27.1-34.2	998	69.4	65.8-72.9
Asian	35	11	15.2	6.8-30.7	24	84.8	69.3-93.2
Native American	168	58	31.1	20.6-44.0	110	68.9	56.0-79.4
Other Minorities	133	40	26.7	17.4-38.6	93	73.3	61.4-82.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	143	39	26.4	16.5-39.3	104	73.6	60.7-83.5
-English Speaking	98	28	28.7	17.1-44.1	70	71.3	55.9-82.9
-Spanish Speaking	45	11	24.5	11.2-45.3	34	75.5	54.7-88.8
Non-Hispanic	7,467	2,711	34.2	32.6-35.8	4,756	65.8	64.2-67.4
AGE
18-24	259	24	8.7	4.9-15.0	235	91.3	85.0-95.1
25-34	872	161	18.4	15.0-22.4	711	81.6	77.6-85.0
35-44	1,397	348	24.9	21.8-28.3	1,049	75.1	71.7-78.2
45-54	1,615	600	39.5	35.9-43.3	1,015	60.5	56.7-64.1
55-64	1,421	671	50.9	47.1-54.8	750	49.1	45.2-52.9
65-74	1,189	573	45.5	41.4-49.7	616	54.5	50.3-58.6
75+	807	353	44.2	39.2-49.3	454	55.8	50.7-60.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,165	533	43.5	39.0-48.1	632	56.5	51.9-61.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,195	850	35.4	32.4-38.5	1,345	64.6	61.5-67.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,919	661	30.5	27.5-33.7	1,258	69.5	66.3-72.5
College Graduate	2,317	699	31.3	28.6-34.1	1,618	68.7	65.9-71.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	850	397	43.9	38.7-49.3	453	56.1	50.7-61.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,237	470	34.1	30.0-38.4	767	65.9	61.6-70.0
$25,000- 34,999	850	288	30.9	26.3-36.0	562	69.1	64.0-73.7
$35,000- 49,999	1,048	360	34.7	30.6-39.1	688	65.3	60.9-69.4
$50,000-74,999	867	275	29.5	25.3-34.0	592	70.5	66.0-74.7
$75,000+	1,061	324	31.9	28.0-36.0	737	68.1	64.0-72.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	378	134	33.2	28.1-38.7	244	66.8	61.3-71.9
Guilford	374	125	32.8	27.5-38.6	249	67.2	61.4-72.5
Mecklenburg	361	131	34.0	28.7-39.8	230	66.0	60.2-71.3
Orange	346	100	21.0	16.3-26.6	246	79.0	73.4-83.7
Wake	374	107	25.7	21.2-30.9	267	74.3	69.1-78.8
Chatham/Lee	321	117	36.8	30.0-44.2	204	63.2	55.8-70.0
Nash/Wilson	310	106	33.8	27.9-40.3	204	66.2	59.7-72.1
Craven/Pamlico	365	133	34.9	29.2-40.9	232	65.1	59.1-70.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	357	143	36.4	30.7-42.5	214	63.6	57.5-69.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	370	163	43.5	37.6-49.7	207	56.5	50.3-62.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	381	129	32.4	26.5-39.0	252	67.6	61.0-73.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	330	108	29.1	23.8-34.9	222	70.9	65.1-76.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	372	134	35.7	30.3-41.5	238	64.3	58.5-69.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	335	143	42.6	35.7-49.8	192	57.4	50.2-64.3
Northeast NC I	365	142	35.9	30.5-41.6	223	64.1	58.4-69.5
Northeast NC II	421	149	31.1	26.4-36.2	272	68.9	63.8-73.6
Northeastern Partnership	786	291	32.7	29.1-36.6	495	67.3	63.4-70.9
Mountain AHEC	1,055	362	32.4	28.8-36.3	693	67.6	63.7-71.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,660	976	33.2	30.4-36.0	1,684	66.8	64.0-69.6
Piedmont	3,286	1,147	33.9	31.7-36.2	2,139	66.1	63.8-68.3
Western NC	1,671	629	35.9	32.6-39.4	1,042	64.1	60.6-67.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

7,617

2,752

34.0

32.4-35.6

4,865

66.0

64.4-67.6

GENDER

Male

2,694

980

33.2

30.6-35.8

1,714

66.8

64.2-69.4

Female

4,923

1,772

34.6

32.7-36.7

3,151

65.4

63.3-67.3

RACE

White

5,774

2,150

35.2

33.4-37.1

3,624

64.8

62.9-66.6

African American

1,483

485

30.6

27.1-34.2

998

69.4

65.8-72.9

Asian

15.2

6.8-30.7

84.8

69.3-93.2

Native American

168

31.1

20.6-44.0

110

68.9

56.0-79.4

Other Minorities

133

26.7

17.4-38.6

73.3

61.4-82.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

143

26.4

16.5-39.3

104

73.6

60.7-83.5

-English Speaking

28.7

17.1-44.1

71.3

55.9-82.9

-Spanish Speaking

24.5

11.2-45.3

75.5

54.7-88.8

Non-Hispanic

7,467

2,711

34.2

32.6-35.8

4,756

65.8

64.2-67.4

AGE

18-24

259

8.7

4.9-15.0

235

91.3

85.0-95.1

25-34

872

161

18.4

15.0-22.4

711

81.6

77.6-85.0

35-44

1,397

348

24.9

21.8-28.3

1,049

75.1

71.7-78.2

45-54

1,615

600

39.5

35.9-43.3

1,015

60.5

56.7-64.1

55-64

1,421

671

50.9

47.1-54.8

750

49.1

45.2-52.9

65-74

1,189

573

45.5

41.4-49.7

616

54.5

50.3-58.6

75+

807

353

44.2

39.2-49.3

454

55.8

50.7-60.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,165

533

43.5

39.0-48.1

632

56.5

51.9-61.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,195

850

35.4

32.4-38.5

1,345

64.6

61.5-67.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,919

661

30.5

27.5-33.7

1,258

69.5

66.3-72.5

College Graduate

2,317

699

31.3

28.6-34.1

1,618

68.7

65.9-71.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

850

397

43.9

38.7-49.3

453

56.1

50.7-61.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,237

470

34.1

30.0-38.4

767

65.9

61.6-70.0

$25,000- 34,999

850

288

30.9

26.3-36.0

562

69.1

64.0-73.7

$35,000- 49,999

1,048

360

34.7

30.6-39.1

688

65.3

60.9-69.4

$50,000-74,999

867

275

29.5

25.3-34.0

592

70.5

66.0-74.7

$75,000+

1,061

324

31.9

28.0-36.0

737

68.1

64.0-72.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

378

134

33.2

28.1-38.7

244

66.8

61.3-71.9

Guilford

374

125

32.8

27.5-38.6

249

67.2

61.4-72.5

Mecklenburg

361

131

34.0

28.7-39.8

230

66.0

60.2-71.3

Orange

346

100

21.0

16.3-26.6

246

79.0

73.4-83.7

Wake

374

107

25.7

21.2-30.9

267

74.3

69.1-78.8

Chatham/Lee

321

117

36.8

30.0-44.2

204

63.2

55.8-70.0

Nash/Wilson

310

106

33.8

27.9-40.3

204

66.2

59.7-72.1

Craven/Pamlico

365

133

34.9

29.2-40.9

232

65.1

59.1-70.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

357

143

36.4

30.7-42.5

214

63.6

57.5-69.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

370

163

43.5

37.6-49.7

207

56.5

50.3-62.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

381

129

32.4

26.5-39.0

252

67.6

61.0-73.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

330

108

29.1

23.8-34.9

222

70.9

65.1-76.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

372

134

35.7

30.3-41.5

238

64.3

58.5-69.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

335

143

42.6

35.7-49.8

192

57.4

50.2-64.3

Northeast NC I

365

142

35.9

30.5-41.6

223

64.1

58.4-69.5

Northeast NC II

421

149

31.1

26.4-36.2

272

68.9

63.8-73.6

Northeastern Partnership

786

291

32.7

29.1-36.6

495

67.3

63.4-70.9

Mountain AHEC

1,055

362

32.4

28.8-36.3

693

67.6

63.7-71.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,660

976

33.2

30.4-36.0

1,684

66.8

64.0-69.6

Piedmont

3,286

1,147

33.9

31.7-36.2

2,139

66.1

63.8-68.3

Western NC

1,671

629

35.9

32.6-39.4

1,042

64.1

60.6-67.4

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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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