BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Cholesterol check within the last five years*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Cholesterol check within the last five years*

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	Total Respond.^	Checked	Not Checked	Never Checked
TOTAL	6,722	5,538	78.6	76.8-80.3	224	3.3	2.7- 3.9	960	18.1	16.5-19.9
GENDER
Male	2,500	2,012	75.5	72.3-78.4	82	3.1	2.3- 4.2	406	21.4	18.6-24.5
Female	4,222	3,526	81.6	79.6-83.4	142	3.4	2.6- 4.3	554	15.1	13.4-16.9
AGE
18-24	331	157	47.8	39.4-56.2	6	0.9	0.3- 2.3	168	51.3	42.9-59.7
25-34	905	560	59.6	54.6-64.5	50	5.5	3.7- 8.1	295	34.8	30.1-39.9
35-44	1,245	964	78.3	74.7-81.5	66	5.6	4.0- 7.7	215	16.1	13.3-19.4
45-54	1,306	1,136	88.0	84.9-90.6	51	3.0	1.9- 4.6	119	9.0	6.7-11.9
55-64	1,163	1,078	92.6	89.9-94.6	25	1.9	1.1- 3.2	60	5.5	3.8- 8.1
65-74	1,001	941	95.5	93.2-97.0	18	1.1	0.6- 2.2	42	3.4	2.0- 5.6
75+	729	667	90.7	86.9-93.5	8	1.9	0.8- 4.8	54	7.4	5.0-10.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	868	696	75.5	69.7-80.6	26	2.6	1.5- 4.5	146	21.9	16.9-27.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,951	1,546	73.7	70.1-77.0	59	3.2	2.2- 4.8	346	23.1	19.9-26.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,748	1,449	76.8	72.7-80.4	48	2.7	1.8- 4.1	251	20.5	17.0-24.6
College Graduate	2,141	1,836	86.0	83.7-88.0	91	4.0	3.0- 5.4	214	10.0	8.2-12.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	612	492	77.9	71.8-82.9	23	2.8	1.6- 5.1	97	19.3	14.4-25.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,062	807	68.3	63.1-73.1	35	3.2	1.9- 5.3	220	28.5	23.8-33.8
$25,000- 34,999	725	584	75.1	69.2-80.1	33	4.3	2.6- 7.0	108	20.7	15.9-26.5
$35,000- 49,999	981	808	78.0	73.3-82.0	39	4.0	2.6- 6.0	134	18.1	14.3-22.6
$50,000-74,999	830	703	84.2	80.3-87.5	25	3.8	2.3- 6.5	102	11.9	9.2-15.4
$75,000+	1,012	906	88.4	84.7-91.3	34	3.1	2.0- 4.8	72	8.5	5.9-12.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	389	331	81.2	75.4-86.0	11	2.3	1.2- 4.6	47	16.4	11.9-22.3
Guilford	305	267	87.1	82.0-90.9	9	2.7	1.3- 5.5	29	10.2	6.8-15.1
Mecklenburg	281	234	77.8	68.6-84.8	11	3.8	2.0- 7.0	36	18.4	11.6-27.9
Orange	357	285	72.3	63.4-79.8	15	5.3	2.1-12.6	57	22.4	15.7-30.9
Wake	318	268	81.4	75.3-86.3	9	2.4	1.2- 4.9	41	16.1	11.5-22.3
Chatham/Lee	284	239	77.7	69.8-84.1	7	2.9	1.3- 6.4	38	19.3	13.2-27.4
Nash/Wilson	228	189	81.2	74.4-86.5	8	4.2	1.9- 9.0	31	14.6	10.0-20.8
Craven/Pamlico	341	278	74.8	68.0-80.5	8	3.1	1.5- 6.4	55	22.2	16.6-28.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	396	322	77.6	71.8-82.5	17	3.8	2.3- 6.4	57	18.5	13.9-24.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	420	341	70.3	61.7-77.7	11	2.7	1.3- 5.2	68	27.0	19.7-35.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	284	234	80.3	73.0-86.0	9	2.6	1.3- 5.3	41	17.1	11.6-24.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	355	279	75.8	69.9-80.9	15	3.6	2.0- 6.3	61	20.6	15.8-26.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	198	157	80.2	73.5-85.6	7	2.4	1.1- 5.0	34	17.4	12.3-24.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	252	207	78.5	71.3-84.3	11	4.0	2.1- 7.5	34	17.5	12.0-24.7
Northeast NC I	205	168	78.5	70.9-84.6	5	3.6	1.1-10.7	32	17.9	12.6-24.8
Northeast NC II	336	285	79.9	73.1-85.3	12	3.1	1.7- 5.8	39	17.0	11.8-23.8
Northeastern Partnership	541	453	79.5	74.3-84.0	17	3.2	1.9- 5.6	71	17.2	13.0-22.5
Mountain AHEC	1,129	919	77.4	72.1-82.0	40	3.2	2.1- 4.8	170	19.4	14.9-24.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,007	1,653	78.7	75.0-82.0	66	3.1	2.2- 4.3	288	18.2	15.1-21.9
Piedmont	2,886	2,406	80.0	77.5-82.3	97	3.4	2.6- 4.5	383	16.6	14.4-19.0
Western NC	1,829	1,479	74.2	70.1-77.9	61	3.1	2.1- 4.4	289	22.7	19.0-26.9

Total
Respond.^

Checked

Not Checked

Never Checked

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,722

5,538

78.6

76.8-80.3

224

3.3

2.7- 3.9

960

18.1

16.5-19.9

GENDER

Male

2,500

2,012

75.5

72.3-78.4

3.1

2.3- 4.2

406

21.4

18.6-24.5

Female

4,222

3,526

81.6

79.6-83.4

142

3.4

2.6- 4.3

554

15.1

13.4-16.9

AGE

18-24

331

157

47.8

39.4-56.2

0.9

0.3- 2.3

168

51.3

42.9-59.7

25-34

905

560

59.6

54.6-64.5

5.5

3.7- 8.1

295

34.8

30.1-39.9

35-44

1,245

964

78.3

74.7-81.5

5.6

4.0- 7.7

215

16.1

13.3-19.4

45-54

1,306

1,136

88.0

84.9-90.6

3.0

1.9- 4.6

119

9.0

6.7-11.9

55-64

1,163

1,078

92.6

89.9-94.6

1.9

1.1- 3.2

5.5

3.8- 8.1

65-74

1,001

941

95.5

93.2-97.0

1.1

0.6- 2.2

3.4

2.0- 5.6

75+

729

667

90.7

86.9-93.5

1.9

0.8- 4.8

7.4

5.0-10.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

868

696

75.5

69.7-80.6

2.6

1.5- 4.5

146

21.9

16.9-27.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,951

1,546

73.7

70.1-77.0

3.2

2.2- 4.8

346

23.1

19.9-26.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,748

1,449

76.8

72.7-80.4

2.7

1.8- 4.1

251

20.5

17.0-24.6

College Graduate

2,141

1,836

86.0

83.7-88.0

4.0

3.0- 5.4

214

10.0

8.2-12.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

612

492

77.9

71.8-82.9

2.8

1.6- 5.1

19.3

14.4-25.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,062

807

68.3

63.1-73.1

3.2

1.9- 5.3

220

28.5

23.8-33.8

$25,000- 34,999

725

584

75.1

69.2-80.1

4.3

2.6- 7.0

108

20.7

15.9-26.5

$35,000- 49,999

981

808

78.0

73.3-82.0

4.0

2.6- 6.0

134

18.1

14.3-22.6

$50,000-74,999

830

703

84.2

80.3-87.5

3.8

2.3- 6.5

102

11.9

9.2-15.4

$75,000+

1,012

906

88.4

84.7-91.3

3.1

2.0- 4.8

8.5

5.9-12.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

389

331

81.2

75.4-86.0

2.3

1.2- 4.6

16.4

11.9-22.3

Guilford

305

267

87.1

82.0-90.9

2.7

1.3- 5.5

10.2

6.8-15.1

Mecklenburg

281

234

77.8

68.6-84.8

3.8

2.0- 7.0

18.4

11.6-27.9

Orange

357

285

72.3

63.4-79.8

5.3

2.1-12.6

22.4

15.7-30.9

Wake

318

268

81.4

75.3-86.3

2.4

1.2- 4.9

16.1

11.5-22.3

Chatham/Lee

284

239

77.7

69.8-84.1

2.9

1.3- 6.4

19.3

13.2-27.4

Nash/Wilson

228

189

81.2

74.4-86.5

4.2

1.9- 9.0

14.6

10.0-20.8

Craven/Pamlico

341

278

74.8

68.0-80.5

3.1

1.5- 6.4

22.2

16.6-28.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

396

322

77.6

71.8-82.5

3.8

2.3- 6.4

18.5

13.9-24.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

420

341

70.3

61.7-77.7

2.7

1.3- 5.2

27.0

19.7-35.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

284

234

80.3

73.0-86.0

2.6

1.3- 5.3

17.1

11.6-24.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

355

279

75.8

69.9-80.9

3.6

2.0- 6.3

20.6

15.8-26.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

198

157

80.2

73.5-85.6

2.4

1.1- 5.0

17.4

12.3-24.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

252

207

78.5

71.3-84.3

4.0

2.1- 7.5

17.5

12.0-24.7

Northeast NC I

205

168

78.5

70.9-84.6

3.6

1.1-10.7

17.9

12.6-24.8

Northeast NC II

336

285

79.9

73.1-85.3

3.1

1.7- 5.8

17.0

11.8-23.8

Northeastern Partnership

541

453

79.5

74.3-84.0

3.2

1.9- 5.6

17.2

13.0-22.5

Mountain AHEC

1,129

919

77.4

72.1-82.0

3.2

2.1- 4.8

170

19.4

14.9-24.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,007

1,653

78.7

75.0-82.0

3.1

2.2- 4.3

288

18.2

15.1-21.9

Piedmont

2,886

2,406

80.0

77.5-82.3

3.4

2.6- 4.5

383

16.6

14.4-19.0

Western NC

1,829

1,479

74.2

70.1-77.9

3.1

2.1- 4.4

289

22.7

19.0-26.9

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*Data in this table were derived from the cholesterol awareness questions 1 and 2.

^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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