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-WHITE FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,673	1,363	35.8	33.5-38.1	2,310	64.2	61.9-66.5
AGE
18-24	111	16	19.4	10.1-34.1	95	80.6	65.9-89.9
25-34	386	73	20.0	15.0-26.2	313	80.0	73.8-85.0
35-44	643	145	24.1	19.7-29.2	498	75.9	70.8-80.3
45-54	760	258	33.1	28.3-38.3	502	66.9	61.7-71.7
55-64	689	330	51.4	45.8-56.9	359	48.6	43.1-54.2
65-74	594	313	51.6	45.9-57.3	281	48.4	42.7-54.1
75+	463	214	45.8	39.1-52.7	249	54.2	47.3-60.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	476	244	52.6	45.6-59.4	232	47.4	40.6-54.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,051	437	41.3	36.8-45.9	614	58.7	54.1-63.2
Some Post-H.S.	978	356	30.9	26.8-35.2	622	69.1	64.8-73.2
College Graduate	1,161	322	28.3	24.6-32.2	839	71.7	67.8-75.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	373	187	50.9	43.1-58.6	186	49.1	41.4-56.9
$15,000- 24,999	593	252	42.3	36.2-48.6	341	57.7	51.4-63.8
$25,000- 34,999	397	133	29.4	23.2-36.5	264	70.6	63.5-76.8
$35,000- 49,999	496	177	33.9	27.9-40.4	319	66.1	59.6-72.1
$50,000-74,999	424	133	32.0	26.1-38.5	291	68.0	61.5-73.9
$75,000+	531	143	27.5	22.5-33.1	388	72.5	66.9-77.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	212	72	31.2	24.7-38.6	140	68.8	61.4-75.3
Guilford	182	64	32.4	25.3-40.5	118	67.6	59.5-74.7
Mecklenburg	152	53	34.1	26.4-42.8	99	65.9	57.2-73.6
Orange	196	58	20.4	14.4-28.3	138	79.6	71.7-85.6
Wake	168	42	22.5	16.5-29.9	126	77.5	70.1-83.5
Chatham/Lee	150	63	43.3	35.0-52.1	87	56.7	47.9-65.0
Nash/Wilson	126	46	36.8	28.1-46.5	80	63.2	53.5-71.9
Craven/Pamlico	181	67	34.8	27.8-42.6	114	65.2	57.4-72.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	220	86	35.3	28.8-42.4	134	64.7	57.6-71.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	227	103	44.3	36.3-52.5	124	55.7	47.5-63.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	156	57	33.7	24.5-44.4	99	66.3	55.6-75.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	184	64	31.2	24.2-39.1	120	68.8	60.9-75.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	90	33	35.1	25.1-46.6	57	64.9	53.4-74.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	150	59	37.9	29.6-47.0	91	62.1	53.0-70.4
Northeast NC I	115	51	44.8	35.2-54.8	64	55.2	45.2-64.8
Northeast NC II	195	72	31.4	24.9-38.8	123	68.6	61.2-75.1
Northeastern Partnership	310	123	34.9	29.3-41.0	187	65.1	59.0-70.7
Mountain AHEC	618	215	33.3	28.6-38.4	403	66.7	61.6-71.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,106	419	35.9	31.6-40.5	687	64.1	59.5-68.4
Piedmont	1,577	562	35.5	32.2-38.9	1,015	64.5	61.1-67.8
Western NC	990	382	36.4	32.3-40.7	608	63.6	59.3-67.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,673

1,363

35.8

33.5-38.1

2,310

64.2

61.9-66.5

AGE

18-24

111

19.4

10.1-34.1

80.6

65.9-89.9

25-34

386

20.0

15.0-26.2

313

80.0

73.8-85.0

35-44

643

145

24.1

19.7-29.2

498

75.9

70.8-80.3

45-54

760

258

33.1

28.3-38.3

502

66.9

61.7-71.7

55-64

689

330

51.4

45.8-56.9

359

48.6

43.1-54.2

65-74

594

313

51.6

45.9-57.3

281

48.4

42.7-54.1

75+

463

214

45.8

39.1-52.7

249

54.2

47.3-60.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

476

244

52.6

45.6-59.4

232

47.4

40.6-54.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,051

437

41.3

36.8-45.9

614

58.7

54.1-63.2

Some Post-H.S.

978

356

30.9

26.8-35.2

622

69.1

64.8-73.2

College Graduate

1,161

322

28.3

24.6-32.2

839

71.7

67.8-75.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

373

187

50.9

43.1-58.6

186

49.1

41.4-56.9

$15,000- 24,999

593

252

42.3

36.2-48.6

341

57.7

51.4-63.8

$25,000- 34,999

397

133

29.4

23.2-36.5

264

70.6

63.5-76.8

$35,000- 49,999

496

177

33.9

27.9-40.4

319

66.1

59.6-72.1

$50,000-74,999

424

133

32.0

26.1-38.5

291

68.0

61.5-73.9

$75,000+

531

143

27.5

22.5-33.1

388

72.5

66.9-77.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

212

31.2

24.7-38.6

140

68.8

61.4-75.3

Guilford

182

32.4

25.3-40.5

118

67.6

59.5-74.7

Mecklenburg

152

34.1

26.4-42.8

65.9

57.2-73.6

Orange

196

20.4

14.4-28.3

138

79.6

71.7-85.6

Wake

168

22.5

16.5-29.9

126

77.5

70.1-83.5

Chatham/Lee

150

43.3

35.0-52.1

56.7

47.9-65.0

Nash/Wilson

126

36.8

28.1-46.5

63.2

53.5-71.9

Craven/Pamlico

181

34.8

27.8-42.6

114

65.2

57.4-72.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

220

35.3

28.8-42.4

134

64.7

57.6-71.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

227

103

44.3

36.3-52.5

124

55.7

47.5-63.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

156

33.7

24.5-44.4

66.3

55.6-75.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

184

31.2

24.2-39.1

120

68.8

60.9-75.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

35.1

25.1-46.6

64.9

53.4-74.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

150

37.9

29.6-47.0

62.1

53.0-70.4

Northeast NC I

115

44.8

35.2-54.8

55.2

45.2-64.8

Northeast NC II

195

31.4

24.9-38.8

123

68.6

61.2-75.1

Northeastern Partnership

310

123

34.9

29.3-41.0

187

65.1

59.0-70.7

Mountain AHEC

618

215

33.3

28.6-38.4

403

66.7

61.6-71.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,106

419

35.9

31.6-40.5

687

64.1

59.5-68.4

Piedmont

1,577

562

35.5

32.2-38.9

1,015

64.5

61.1-67.8

Western NC

990

382

36.4

32.3-40.7

608

63.6

59.3-67.7

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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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