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	5,839	4,961	82.3	80.6-84.0	878	17.7	16.0-19.4
RACE
White	4,255	3,701	85.0	83.2-86.7	554	15.0	13.3-16.8
African American	1,241	1,041	82.2	78.1-85.6	200	17.8	14.4-21.9
Asian	24	19	77.2	45.6-93.2	5	22.8	6.8-54.4
Native American	144	107	76.5	66.1-84.5	37	23.5	15.5-33.9
Other Minorities	156	80	47.0	35.1-59.2	76	53.0	40.8-64.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	163	94	43.2	31.6-55.5	69	56.8	44.5-68.4
-English Speaking	81	69	70.1	48.4-85.5	12	29.9	14.5-51.6
-Spanish Speaking	82	25	30.5	17.8-46.9	57	69.5	53.1-82.2
Non-Hispanic	5,669	4,862	84.2	82.6-85.7	807	15.8	14.3-17.4
AGE
18-24	335	169	51.7	43.5-59.7	166	48.3	40.3-56.5
25-34	852	574	68.2	63.6-72.6	278	31.8	27.4-36.4
35-44	1,087	893	82.2	78.1-85.7	194	17.8	14.3-21.9
45-54	1,146	1,045	92.9	90.5-94.7	101	7.1	5.3- 9.5
55-64	945	894	96.0	94.1-97.3	51	4.0	2.7- 5.9
65-74	797	764	96.3	93.1-98.0	33	3.7	2.0- 6.9
75+	630	580	91.1	87.2-93.9	50	8.9	6.1-12.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	958	773	74.7	69.2-79.5	185	25.3	20.5-30.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,768	1,461	79.5	76.1-82.5	307	20.5	17.5-23.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,502	1,287	83.4	79.9-86.4	215	16.6	13.6-20.1
College Graduate	1,595	1,427	89.3	86.7-91.4	168	10.7	8.6-13.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	785	639	77.2	71.9-81.8	146	22.8	18.2-28.1
$15,000- 24,999	1,090	867	75.9	71.4-79.9	223	24.1	20.1-28.6
$25,000- 34,999	656	561	79.4	73.1-84.6	95	20.6	15.4-26.9
$35,000- 49,999	709	623	84.0	78.7-88.2	86	16.0	11.8-21.3
$50,000-74,999	565	502	89.7	85.9-92.6	63	10.3	7.4-14.1
$75,000+	649	600	91.9	88.6-94.3	49	8.1	5.7-11.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	270	234	84.0	78.1-88.6	36	16.0	11.4-21.9
Guilford	276	244	88.0	82.5-92.0	32	12.0	8.0-17.5
Mecklenburg	269	234	83.6	77.4-88.3	35	16.4	11.7-22.6
Orange	272	229	77.6	66.5-85.9	43	22.4	14.1-33.5
Wake	270	232	80.3	72.7-86.3	38	19.7	13.7-27.3
Chatham/Lee	243	205	76.5	68.0-83.3	38	23.5	16.7-32.0
Nash/Wilson	236	203	83.5	77.0-88.5	33	16.5	11.5-23.0
Craven/Pamlico	280	231	79.2	72.9-84.3	49	20.8	15.7-27.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	270	232	81.9	75.0-87.2	38	18.1	12.8-25.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	279	237	75.3	63.6-84.3	42	24.7	15.7-36.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	296	244	77.4	70.3-83.3	52	22.6	16.7-29.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	256	211	79.3	72.8-84.6	45	20.7	15.4-27.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	296	229	72.6	65.9-78.4	67	27.4	21.6-34.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	283	247	83.8	77.5-88.5	36	16.2	11.5-22.5
Northeast NC I	312	259	80.1	74.2-84.9	53	19.9	15.1-25.8
Northeast NC II	320	279	85.0	79.7-89.2	41	15.0	10.8-20.3
Northeastern Partnership	632	538	83.1	79.3-86.4	94	16.9	13.6-20.7
Mountain AHEC	799	679	84.4	80.5-87.6	120	15.6	12.4-19.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,106	1,776	81.1	77.6-84.1	330	18.9	15.9-22.4
Piedmont	2,464	2,114	83.6	81.1-85.7	350	16.4	14.3-18.9
Western NC	1,269	1,071	80.2	76.1-83.8	198	19.8	16.2-23.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,839

4,961

82.3

80.6-84.0

878

17.7

16.0-19.4

RACE

White

4,255

3,701

85.0

83.2-86.7

554

15.0

13.3-16.8

African American

1,241

1,041

82.2

78.1-85.6

200

17.8

14.4-21.9

Asian

77.2

45.6-93.2

22.8

6.8-54.4

Native American

144

107

76.5

66.1-84.5

23.5

15.5-33.9

Other Minorities

156

47.0

35.1-59.2

53.0

40.8-64.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

163

43.2

31.6-55.5

56.8

44.5-68.4

-English Speaking

70.1

48.4-85.5

29.9

14.5-51.6

-Spanish Speaking

30.5

17.8-46.9

69.5

53.1-82.2

Non-Hispanic

5,669

4,862

84.2

82.6-85.7

807

15.8

14.3-17.4

AGE

18-24

335

169

51.7

43.5-59.7

166

48.3

40.3-56.5

25-34

852

574

68.2

63.6-72.6

278

31.8

27.4-36.4

35-44

1,087

893

82.2

78.1-85.7

194

17.8

14.3-21.9

45-54

1,146

1,045

92.9

90.5-94.7

101

7.1

5.3- 9.5

55-64

945

894

96.0

94.1-97.3

4.0

2.7- 5.9

65-74

797

764

96.3

93.1-98.0

3.7

2.0- 6.9

75+

630

580

91.1

87.2-93.9

8.9

6.1-12.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

958

773

74.7

69.2-79.5

185

25.3

20.5-30.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,768

1,461

79.5

76.1-82.5

307

20.5

17.5-23.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,502

1,287

83.4

79.9-86.4

215

16.6

13.6-20.1

College Graduate

1,595

1,427

89.3

86.7-91.4

168

10.7

8.6-13.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

785

639

77.2

71.9-81.8

146

22.8

18.2-28.1

$15,000- 24,999

1,090

867

75.9

71.4-79.9

223

24.1

20.1-28.6

$25,000- 34,999

656

561

79.4

73.1-84.6

20.6

15.4-26.9

$35,000- 49,999

709

623

84.0

78.7-88.2

16.0

11.8-21.3

$50,000-74,999

565

502

89.7

85.9-92.6

10.3

7.4-14.1

$75,000+

649

600

91.9

88.6-94.3

8.1

5.7-11.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

270

234

84.0

78.1-88.6

16.0

11.4-21.9

Guilford

276

244

88.0

82.5-92.0

12.0

8.0-17.5

Mecklenburg

269

234

83.6

77.4-88.3

16.4

11.7-22.6

Orange

272

229

77.6

66.5-85.9

22.4

14.1-33.5

Wake

270

232

80.3

72.7-86.3

19.7

13.7-27.3

Chatham/Lee

243

205

76.5

68.0-83.3

23.5

16.7-32.0

Nash/Wilson

236

203

83.5

77.0-88.5

16.5

11.5-23.0

Craven/Pamlico

280

231

79.2

72.9-84.3

20.8

15.7-27.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

270

232

81.9

75.0-87.2

18.1

12.8-25.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

279

237

75.3

63.6-84.3

24.7

15.7-36.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

296

244

77.4

70.3-83.3

22.6

16.7-29.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

256

211

79.3

72.8-84.6

20.7

15.4-27.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

296

229

72.6

65.9-78.4

27.4

21.6-34.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

283

247

83.8

77.5-88.5

16.2

11.5-22.5

Northeast NC I

312

259

80.1

74.2-84.9

19.9

15.1-25.8

Northeast NC II

320

279

85.0

79.7-89.2

15.0

10.8-20.3

Northeastern Partnership

632

538

83.1

79.3-86.4

16.9

13.6-20.7

Mountain AHEC

799

679

84.4

80.5-87.6

120

15.6

12.4-19.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,106

1,776

81.1

77.6-84.1

330

18.9

15.9-22.4

Piedmont

2,464

2,114

83.6

81.1-85.7

350

16.4

14.3-18.9

Western NC

1,269

1,071

80.2

76.1-83.8

198

19.8

16.2-23.9

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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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