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-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,694	980	33.2	30.6-35.8	1,714	66.8	64.2-69.4
RACE
White	2,101	787	34.6	31.7-37.7	1,314	65.4	62.3-68.3
African American	447	149	30.1	24.2-36.8	298	69.9	63.2-75.8
Asian	17	5	15.6	4.8-40.5	12	84.4	59.5-95.2
Native American	65	21	19.5	10.1-34.3	44	80.5	65.7-89.9
Other Minorities	53	15	20.2	9.8-36.9	38	79.8	63.1-90.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	49	12	15.9	6.5-34.0	37	84.1	66.0-93.5
-English Speaking	29	9	29.2	10.3-59.7	20	70.8	40.3-89.7
-Spanish Speaking	20	3	8.8	2.1-29.9	17	91.2	70.1-97.9
Non-Hispanic	2,643	967	33.6	31.0-36.3	1,676	66.4	63.7-69.0
AGE
18-24	91	6	3.7	1.3- 9.8	85	96.3	90.2-98.7
25-34	302	55	15.1	10.5-21.2	247	84.9	78.8-89.5
35-44	505	141	26.7	21.8-32.3	364	73.3	67.7-78.2
45-54	577	248	46.8	40.7-52.9	329	53.2	47.1-59.3
55-64	530	248	49.9	43.8-55.9	282	50.1	44.1-56.2
65-74	432	185	38.9	32.6-45.7	247	61.1	54.3-67.4
75+	242	93	39.3	31.0-48.1	149	60.7	51.9-69.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	401	162	32.0	25.5-39.3	239	68.0	60.7-74.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	751	280	32.5	27.7-37.5	471	67.5	62.5-72.3
Some Post-H.S.	640	220	30.7	25.7-36.1	420	69.3	63.9-74.3
College Graduate	894	314	36.0	31.7-40.5	580	64.0	59.5-68.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	219	100	35.2	26.1-45.6	119	64.8	54.4-73.9
$15,000- 24,999	376	137	29.6	23.2-36.8	239	70.4	63.2-76.8
$25,000- 34,999	292	110	32.5	25.1-41.0	182	67.5	59.0-74.9
$35,000- 49,999	430	152	36.7	30.5-43.5	278	63.3	56.5-69.5
$50,000-74,999	366	120	29.1	22.9-36.1	246	70.9	63.9-77.1
$75,000+	463	164	35.8	29.9-42.2	299	64.2	57.8-70.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	144	53	34.9	26.9-43.9	91	65.1	56.1-73.1
Guilford	131	47	37.6	28.6-47.6	84	62.4	52.4-71.4
Mecklenburg	129	54	36.5	27.6-46.4	75	63.5	53.6-72.4
Orange	120	34	20.7	13.6-30.3	86	79.3	69.7-86.4
Wake	143	46	28.6	21.3-37.1	97	71.4	62.9-78.7
Chatham/Lee	118	42	37.2	25.7-50.3	76	62.8	49.7-74.3
Nash/Wilson	110	37	33.0	23.7-43.9	73	67.0	56.1-76.3
Craven/Pamlico	135	46	32.3	24.0-41.8	89	67.7	58.2-76.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	127	53	37.9	28.3-48.5	74	62.1	51.5-71.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	134	58	43.3	34.3-52.8	76	56.7	47.2-65.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	137	44	32.1	22.8-43.2	93	67.9	56.8-77.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	122	40	28.7	20.7-38.3	82	71.3	61.7-79.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	147	58	39.0	30.5-48.3	89	61.0	51.7-69.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	91	42	47.4	33.7-61.4	49	52.6	38.6-66.3
Northeast NC I	106	47	37.5	28.0-48.1	59	62.5	51.9-72.0
Northeast NC II	144	53	32.5	24.9-41.2	91	67.5	58.8-75.1
Northeastern Partnership	250	100	34.1	27.9-40.8	150	65.9	59.2-72.1
Mountain AHEC	380	129	31.2	25.4-37.6	251	68.8	62.4-74.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	903	330	30.5	26.2-35.1	573	69.5	64.9-73.8
Piedmont	1,185	424	33.9	30.4-37.7	761	66.1	62.3-69.6
Western NC	606	226	35.7	30.3-41.5	380	64.3	58.5-69.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,694

980

33.2

30.6-35.8

1,714

66.8

64.2-69.4

RACE

White

2,101

787

34.6

31.7-37.7

1,314

65.4

62.3-68.3

African American

447

149

30.1

24.2-36.8

298

69.9

63.2-75.8

Asian

15.6

4.8-40.5

84.4

59.5-95.2

Native American

19.5

10.1-34.3

80.5

65.7-89.9

Other Minorities

20.2

9.8-36.9

79.8

63.1-90.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

15.9

6.5-34.0

84.1

66.0-93.5

-English Speaking

29.2

10.3-59.7

70.8

40.3-89.7

-Spanish Speaking

8.8

2.1-29.9

91.2

70.1-97.9

Non-Hispanic

2,643

967

33.6

31.0-36.3

1,676

66.4

63.7-69.0

AGE

18-24

3.7

1.3- 9.8

96.3

90.2-98.7

25-34

302

15.1

10.5-21.2

247

84.9

78.8-89.5

35-44

505

141

26.7

21.8-32.3

364

73.3

67.7-78.2

45-54

577

248

46.8

40.7-52.9

329

53.2

47.1-59.3

55-64

530

248

49.9

43.8-55.9

282

50.1

44.1-56.2

65-74

432

185

38.9

32.6-45.7

247

61.1

54.3-67.4

75+

242

39.3

31.0-48.1

149

60.7

51.9-69.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

401

162

32.0

25.5-39.3

239

68.0

60.7-74.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

751

280

32.5

27.7-37.5

471

67.5

62.5-72.3

Some Post-H.S.

640

220

30.7

25.7-36.1

420

69.3

63.9-74.3

College Graduate

894

314

36.0

31.7-40.5

580

64.0

59.5-68.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

219

100

35.2

26.1-45.6

119

64.8

54.4-73.9

$15,000- 24,999

376

137

29.6

23.2-36.8

239

70.4

63.2-76.8

$25,000- 34,999

292

110

32.5

25.1-41.0

182

67.5

59.0-74.9

$35,000- 49,999

430

152

36.7

30.5-43.5

278

63.3

56.5-69.5

$50,000-74,999

366

120

29.1

22.9-36.1

246

70.9

63.9-77.1

$75,000+

463

164

35.8

29.9-42.2

299

64.2

57.8-70.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

144

34.9

26.9-43.9

65.1

56.1-73.1

Guilford

131

37.6

28.6-47.6

62.4

52.4-71.4

Mecklenburg

129

36.5

27.6-46.4

63.5

53.6-72.4

Orange

120

20.7

13.6-30.3

79.3

69.7-86.4

Wake

143

28.6

21.3-37.1

71.4

62.9-78.7

Chatham/Lee

118

37.2

25.7-50.3

62.8

49.7-74.3

Nash/Wilson

110

33.0

23.7-43.9

67.0

56.1-76.3

Craven/Pamlico

135

32.3

24.0-41.8

67.7

58.2-76.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

127

37.9

28.3-48.5

62.1

51.5-71.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

134

43.3

34.3-52.8

56.7

47.2-65.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

137

32.1

22.8-43.2

67.9

56.8-77.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

122

28.7

20.7-38.3

71.3

61.7-79.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

147

39.0

30.5-48.3

61.0

51.7-69.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

47.4

33.7-61.4

52.6

38.6-66.3

Northeast NC I

106

37.5

28.0-48.1

62.5

51.9-72.0

Northeast NC II

144

32.5

24.9-41.2

67.5

58.8-75.1

Northeastern Partnership

250

100

34.1

27.9-40.8

150

65.9

59.2-72.1

Mountain AHEC

380

129

31.2

25.4-37.6

251

68.8

62.4-74.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

903

330

30.5

26.2-35.1

573

69.5

64.9-73.8

Piedmont

1,185

424

33.9

30.4-37.7

761

66.1

62.3-69.6

Western NC

606

226

35.7

30.3-41.5

380

64.3

58.5-69.7

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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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