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	4,255	3,701	85.0	83.2-86.7	554	15.0	13.3-16.8
AGE
18-24	208	112	57.4	47.1-67.1	96	42.6	32.9-52.9
25-34	568	389	68.2	62.5-73.4	179	31.8	26.6-37.5
35-44	757	644	85.5	81.4-88.9	113	14.5	11.1-18.6
45-54	831	765	94.1	91.9-95.8	66	5.9	4.2- 8.1
55-64	725	692	96.4	94.0-97.8	33	3.6	2.2- 6.0
65-74	625	599	96.1	92.1-98.1	26	3.9	1.9- 7.9
75+	511	473	91.9	87.7-94.8	38	8.1	5.2-12.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	559	480	85.5	80.4-89.4	79	14.5	10.6-19.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,264	1,064	80.9	77.0-84.2	200	19.1	15.8-23.0
Some Post-H.S.	1,130	986	84.3	80.3-87.7	144	15.7	12.3-19.7
College Graduate	1,294	1,164	89.3	86.4-91.6	130	10.7	8.4-13.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	448	378	83.8	78.1-88.2	70	16.2	11.8-21.9
$15,000- 24,999	722	598	78.1	72.7-82.7	124	21.9	17.3-27.3
$25,000- 34,999	464	400	79.8	72.6-85.6	64	20.2	14.4-27.4
$35,000- 49,999	569	501	83.3	77.0-88.1	68	16.7	11.9-23.0
$50,000-74,999	479	425	89.7	85.6-92.7	54	10.3	7.3-14.4
$75,000+	576	533	91.7	88.0-94.3	43	8.3	5.7-12.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	240	212	87.3	81.7-91.4	28	12.7	8.6-18.3
Guilford	199	183	91.1	84.3-95.1	16	8.9	4.9-15.7
Mecklenburg	176	153	85.9	79.0-90.8	23	14.1	9.2-21.0
Orange	228	198	79.5	66.4-88.4	30	20.5	11.6-33.6
Wake	193	169	85.7	78.6-90.6	24	14.3	9.4-21.4
Chatham/Lee	172	152	84.4	75.1-90.6	20	15.6	9.4-24.9
Nash/Wilson	147	128	83.6	74.6-89.8	19	16.4	10.2-25.4
Craven/Pamlico	215	182	80.6	73.4-86.2	33	19.4	13.8-26.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	252	222	83.5	76.3-88.9	30	16.5	11.1-23.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	266	228	76.0	63.7-85.1	38	24.0	14.9-36.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	182	156	82.3	73.9-88.4	26	17.7	11.6-26.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	223	187	80.8	73.8-86.3	36	19.2	13.7-26.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	118	91	74.3	64.5-82.2	27	25.7	17.8-35.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	168	150	86.8	78.8-92.2	18	13.2	7.8-21.2
Northeast NC I	135	115	82.1	73.1-88.5	20	17.9	11.5-26.9
Northeast NC II	216	197	88.7	82.1-93.1	19	11.3	6.9-17.9
Northeastern Partnership	351	312	86.9	81.8-90.7	39	13.1	9.3-18.2
Mountain AHEC	723	622	85.5	81.5-88.7	101	14.5	11.3-18.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,293	1,118	83.7	79.7-87.0	175	16.3	13.0-20.3
Piedmont	1,796	1,587	86.8	84.3-89.0	209	13.2	11.0-15.7
Western NC	1,166	996	81.5	77.3-85.1	170	18.5	14.9-22.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,255

3,701

85.0

83.2-86.7

554

15.0

13.3-16.8

AGE

18-24

208

112

57.4

47.1-67.1

42.6

32.9-52.9

25-34

568

389

68.2

62.5-73.4

179

31.8

26.6-37.5

35-44

757

644

85.5

81.4-88.9

113

14.5

11.1-18.6

45-54

831

765

94.1

91.9-95.8

5.9

4.2- 8.1

55-64

725

692

96.4

94.0-97.8

3.6

2.2- 6.0

65-74

625

599

96.1

92.1-98.1

3.9

1.9- 7.9

75+

511

473

91.9

87.7-94.8

8.1

5.2-12.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

559

480

85.5

80.4-89.4

14.5

10.6-19.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,264

1,064

80.9

77.0-84.2

200

19.1

15.8-23.0

Some Post-H.S.

1,130

986

84.3

80.3-87.7

144

15.7

12.3-19.7

College Graduate

1,294

1,164

89.3

86.4-91.6

130

10.7

8.4-13.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

448

378

83.8

78.1-88.2

16.2

11.8-21.9

$15,000- 24,999

722

598

78.1

72.7-82.7

124

21.9

17.3-27.3

$25,000- 34,999

464

400

79.8

72.6-85.6

20.2

14.4-27.4

$35,000- 49,999

569

501

83.3

77.0-88.1

16.7

11.9-23.0

$50,000-74,999

479

425

89.7

85.6-92.7

10.3

7.3-14.4

$75,000+

576

533

91.7

88.0-94.3

8.3

5.7-12.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

240

212

87.3

81.7-91.4

12.7

8.6-18.3

Guilford

199

183

91.1

84.3-95.1

8.9

4.9-15.7

Mecklenburg

176

153

85.9

79.0-90.8

14.1

9.2-21.0

Orange

228

198

79.5

66.4-88.4

20.5

11.6-33.6

Wake

193

169

85.7

78.6-90.6

14.3

9.4-21.4

Chatham/Lee

172

152

84.4

75.1-90.6

15.6

9.4-24.9

Nash/Wilson

147

128

83.6

74.6-89.8

16.4

10.2-25.4

Craven/Pamlico

215

182

80.6

73.4-86.2

19.4

13.8-26.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

252

222

83.5

76.3-88.9

16.5

11.1-23.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

266

228

76.0

63.7-85.1

24.0

14.9-36.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

182

156

82.3

73.9-88.4

17.7

11.6-26.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

223

187

80.8

73.8-86.3

19.2

13.7-26.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

118

74.3

64.5-82.2

25.7

17.8-35.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

168

150

86.8

78.8-92.2

13.2

7.8-21.2

Northeast NC I

135

115

82.1

73.1-88.5

17.9

11.5-26.9

Northeast NC II

216

197

88.7

82.1-93.1

11.3

6.9-17.9

Northeastern Partnership

351

312

86.9

81.8-90.7

13.1

9.3-18.2

Mountain AHEC

723

622

85.5

81.5-88.7

101

14.5

11.3-18.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,293

1,118

83.7

79.7-87.0

175

16.3

13.0-20.3

Piedmont

1,796

1,587

86.8

84.3-89.0

209

13.2

11.0-15.7

Western NC

1,166

996

81.5

77.3-85.1

170

18.5

14.9-22.7

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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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