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	6,776	5,816	82.1	80.3-83.7	960	17.9	16.3-19.7
GENDER
Male	2,521	2,115	79.0	75.8-81.8	406	21.0	18.2-24.2
Female	4,255	3,701	85.0	83.2-86.7	554	15.0	13.3-16.8
AGE
18-24	335	167	49.9	41.5-58.4	168	50.1	41.6-58.5
25-34	912	617	65.9	60.8-70.7	295	34.1	29.3-39.2
35-44	1,252	1,037	84.0	80.7-86.8	215	16.0	13.2-19.3
45-54	1,310	1,191	91.0	88.1-93.3	119	9.0	6.7-11.9
55-64	1,173	1,113	94.5	92.0-96.3	60	5.5	3.7- 8.0
65-74	1,010	968	96.6	94.4-98.0	42	3.4	2.0- 5.6
75+	742	688	92.7	89.4-95.0	54	7.3	5.0-10.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	885	739	78.5	72.7-83.4	146	21.5	16.6-27.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,969	1,623	77.3	73.7-80.5	346	22.7	19.5-26.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,754	1,503	79.7	75.7-83.3	251	20.3	16.7-24.3
College Graduate	2,153	1,939	90.1	88.0-91.8	214	9.9	8.2-12.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	621	524	81.0	75.1-85.8	97	19.0	14.2-24.9
$15,000- 24,999	1,068	848	71.7	66.4-76.4	220	28.3	23.6-33.6
$25,000- 34,999	734	626	79.7	74.0-84.4	108	20.3	15.6-26.0
$35,000- 49,999	986	852	82.1	77.5-85.9	134	17.9	14.1-22.5
$50,000-74,999	834	732	88.3	84.9-91.0	102	11.7	9.0-15.1
$75,000+	1,017	945	91.6	88.1-94.2	72	8.4	5.8-11.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	391	344	83.7	77.9-88.2	47	16.3	11.8-22.1
Guilford	307	278	89.9	85.0-93.3	29	10.1	6.7-15.0
Mecklenburg	283	247	81.7	72.2-88.4	36	18.3	11.6-27.8
Orange	360	303	78.2	69.7-84.8	57	21.8	15.2-30.3
Wake	320	279	83.9	77.8-88.6	41	16.1	11.4-22.2
Chatham/Lee	285	247	80.7	72.7-86.8	38	19.3	13.2-27.3
Nash/Wilson	230	199	85.6	79.5-90.2	31	14.4	9.8-20.5
Craven/Pamlico	344	289	78.2	71.5-83.7	55	21.8	16.3-28.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	401	344	81.6	76.0-86.2	57	18.4	13.8-24.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	424	356	73.1	64.3-80.5	68	26.9	19.5-35.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	284	243	82.9	75.7-88.4	41	17.1	11.6-24.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	357	296	79.5	73.8-84.3	61	20.5	15.7-26.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	200	166	82.7	76.2-87.8	34	17.3	12.2-23.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	252	218	82.5	75.3-88.0	34	17.5	12.0-24.7
Northeast NC I	205	173	82.1	75.2-87.4	32	17.9	12.6-24.8
Northeast NC II	343	304	83.3	76.6-88.4	39	16.7	11.6-23.4
Northeastern Partnership	548	477	83.0	77.8-87.2	71	17.0	12.8-22.2
Mountain AHEC	1,137	967	80.8	75.4-85.3	170	19.2	14.7-24.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,025	1,737	81.9	78.2-85.1	288	18.1	14.9-21.8
Piedmont	2,907	2,524	83.6	81.2-85.8	383	16.4	14.2-18.8
Western NC	1,844	1,555	77.5	73.3-81.1	289	22.5	18.9-26.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,776

5,816

82.1

80.3-83.7

960

17.9

16.3-19.7

GENDER

Male

2,521

2,115

79.0

75.8-81.8

406

21.0

18.2-24.2

Female

4,255

3,701

85.0

83.2-86.7

554

15.0

13.3-16.8

AGE

18-24

335

167

49.9

41.5-58.4

168

50.1

41.6-58.5

25-34

912

617

65.9

60.8-70.7

295

34.1

29.3-39.2

35-44

1,252

1,037

84.0

80.7-86.8

215

16.0

13.2-19.3

45-54

1,310

1,191

91.0

88.1-93.3

119

9.0

6.7-11.9

55-64

1,173

1,113

94.5

92.0-96.3

5.5

3.7- 8.0

65-74

1,010

968

96.6

94.4-98.0

3.4

2.0- 5.6

75+

742

688

92.7

89.4-95.0

7.3

5.0-10.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

885

739

78.5

72.7-83.4

146

21.5

16.6-27.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,969

1,623

77.3

73.7-80.5

346

22.7

19.5-26.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,754

1,503

79.7

75.7-83.3

251

20.3

16.7-24.3

College Graduate

2,153

1,939

90.1

88.0-91.8

214

9.9

8.2-12.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

621

524

81.0

75.1-85.8

19.0

14.2-24.9

$15,000- 24,999

1,068

848

71.7

66.4-76.4

220

28.3

23.6-33.6

$25,000- 34,999

734

626

79.7

74.0-84.4

108

20.3

15.6-26.0

$35,000- 49,999

986

852

82.1

77.5-85.9

134

17.9

14.1-22.5

$50,000-74,999

834

732

88.3

84.9-91.0

102

11.7

9.0-15.1

$75,000+

1,017

945

91.6

88.1-94.2

8.4

5.8-11.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

391

344

83.7

77.9-88.2

16.3

11.8-22.1

Guilford

307

278

89.9

85.0-93.3

10.1

6.7-15.0

Mecklenburg

283

247

81.7

72.2-88.4

18.3

11.6-27.8

Orange

360

303

78.2

69.7-84.8

21.8

15.2-30.3

Wake

320

279

83.9

77.8-88.6

16.1

11.4-22.2

Chatham/Lee

285

247

80.7

72.7-86.8

19.3

13.2-27.3

Nash/Wilson

230

199

85.6

79.5-90.2

14.4

9.8-20.5

Craven/Pamlico

344

289

78.2

71.5-83.7

21.8

16.3-28.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

401

344

81.6

76.0-86.2

18.4

13.8-24.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

424

356

73.1

64.3-80.5

26.9

19.5-35.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

284

243

82.9

75.7-88.4

17.1

11.6-24.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

357

296

79.5

73.8-84.3

20.5

15.7-26.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

200

166

82.7

76.2-87.8

17.3

12.2-23.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

252

218

82.5

75.3-88.0

17.5

12.0-24.7

Northeast NC I

205

173

82.1

75.2-87.4

17.9

12.6-24.8

Northeast NC II

343

304

83.3

76.6-88.4

16.7

11.6-23.4

Northeastern Partnership

548

477

83.0

77.8-87.2

17.0

12.8-22.2

Mountain AHEC

1,137

967

80.8

75.4-85.3

170

19.2

14.7-24.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,025

1,737

81.9

78.2-85.1

288

18.1

14.9-21.8

Piedmont

2,907

2,524

83.6

81.2-85.8

383

16.4

14.2-18.8

Western NC

1,844

1,555

77.5

73.3-81.1

289

22.5

18.9-26.7

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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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