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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,774	2,150	35.2	33.4-37.1	3,624	64.8	62.9-66.6
GENDER
Male	2,101	787	34.6	31.7-37.7	1,314	65.4	62.3-68.3
Female	3,673	1,363	35.8	33.5-38.1	2,310	64.2	61.9-66.5
AGE
18-24	166	20	11.9	6.4-21.1	146	88.1	78.9-93.6
25-34	612	114	17.5	13.7-21.9	498	82.5	78.1-86.3
35-44	1,036	253	25.6	22.0-29.6	783	74.4	70.4-78.0
45-54	1,184	442	39.6	35.4-43.9	742	60.4	56.1-64.6
55-64	1,107	526	51.0	46.7-55.3	581	49.0	44.7-53.3
65-74	961	480	46.9	42.4-51.5	481	53.1	48.5-57.6
75+	673	298	44.0	38.6-49.5	375	56.0	50.5-61.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	733	366	46.9	41.3-52.5	367	53.1	47.5-58.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,607	645	38.3	34.6-42.0	962	61.7	58.0-65.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,489	537	30.8	27.4-34.4	952	69.2	65.6-72.6
College Graduate	1,933	595	32.3	29.4-35.4	1,338	67.7	64.6-70.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	519	261	46.4	39.5-53.4	258	53.6	46.6-60.5
$15,000- 24,999	838	352	39.6	34.4-45.0	486	60.4	55.0-65.6
$25,000- 34,999	623	222	32.8	27.3-38.8	401	67.2	61.2-72.7
$35,000- 49,999	845	303	35.4	30.8-40.3	542	64.6	59.7-69.2
$50,000-74,999	729	230	30.4	25.8-35.5	499	69.6	64.5-74.2
$75,000+	942	289	31.8	27.6-36.2	653	68.2	63.8-72.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	344	120	32.7	27.4-38.5	224	67.3	61.5-72.6
Guilford	277	101	35.3	29.1-42.2	176	64.7	57.8-70.9
Mecklenburg	245	94	35.2	28.7-42.4	151	64.8	57.6-71.3
Orange	300	89	21.7	16.7-27.6	211	78.3	72.4-83.3
Wake	277	80	28.2	22.7-34.4	197	71.8	65.6-77.3
Chatham/Lee	244	97	38.8	32.0-46.0	147	61.2	54.0-68.0
Nash/Wilson	197	71	35.0	27.6-43.2	126	65.0	56.8-72.4
Craven/Pamlico	285	103	34.3	28.3-40.8	182	65.7	59.2-71.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	339	135	36.2	30.4-42.4	204	63.8	57.6-69.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	355	158	43.7	37.6-50.0	197	56.3	50.0-62.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	243	85	33.2	25.4-42.1	158	66.8	57.9-74.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	292	100	30.1	24.5-36.3	192	69.9	63.7-75.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	165	63	35.8	28.0-44.5	102	64.2	55.5-72.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	218	89	40.2	33.0-47.8	129	59.8	52.2-67.0
Northeast NC I	172	79	43.8	35.6-52.4	93	56.2	47.6-64.4
Northeast NC II	301	116	34.5	28.8-40.6	185	65.5	59.4-71.2
Northeastern Partnership	473	195	36.8	32.0-41.9	278	63.2	58.1-68.0
Mountain AHEC	962	333	32.6	28.8-36.7	629	67.4	63.3-71.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,720	649	33.4	30.1-37.0	1,071	66.6	63.0-69.9
Piedmont	2,507	913	36.0	33.4-38.7	1,594	64.0	61.3-66.6
Western NC	1,547	588	35.5	32.2-39.0	959	64.5	61.0-67.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,774

2,150

35.2

33.4-37.1

3,624

64.8

62.9-66.6

GENDER

Male

2,101

787

34.6

31.7-37.7

1,314

65.4

62.3-68.3

Female

3,673

1,363

35.8

33.5-38.1

2,310

64.2

61.9-66.5

AGE

18-24

166

11.9

6.4-21.1

146

88.1

78.9-93.6

25-34

612

114

17.5

13.7-21.9

498

82.5

78.1-86.3

35-44

1,036

253

25.6

22.0-29.6

783

74.4

70.4-78.0

45-54

1,184

442

39.6

35.4-43.9

742

60.4

56.1-64.6

55-64

1,107

526

51.0

46.7-55.3

581

49.0

44.7-53.3

65-74

961

480

46.9

42.4-51.5

481

53.1

48.5-57.6

75+

673

298

44.0

38.6-49.5

375

56.0

50.5-61.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

733

366

46.9

41.3-52.5

367

53.1

47.5-58.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,607

645

38.3

34.6-42.0

962

61.7

58.0-65.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,489

537

30.8

27.4-34.4

952

69.2

65.6-72.6

College Graduate

1,933

595

32.3

29.4-35.4

1,338

67.7

64.6-70.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

519

261

46.4

39.5-53.4

258

53.6

46.6-60.5

$15,000- 24,999

838

352

39.6

34.4-45.0

486

60.4

55.0-65.6

$25,000- 34,999

623

222

32.8

27.3-38.8

401

67.2

61.2-72.7

$35,000- 49,999

845

303

35.4

30.8-40.3

542

64.6

59.7-69.2

$50,000-74,999

729

230

30.4

25.8-35.5

499

69.6

64.5-74.2

$75,000+

942

289

31.8

27.6-36.2

653

68.2

63.8-72.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

344

120

32.7

27.4-38.5

224

67.3

61.5-72.6

Guilford

277

101

35.3

29.1-42.2

176

64.7

57.8-70.9

Mecklenburg

245

35.2

28.7-42.4

151

64.8

57.6-71.3

Orange

300

21.7

16.7-27.6

211

78.3

72.4-83.3

Wake

277

28.2

22.7-34.4

197

71.8

65.6-77.3

Chatham/Lee

244

38.8

32.0-46.0

147

61.2

54.0-68.0

Nash/Wilson

197

35.0

27.6-43.2

126

65.0

56.8-72.4

Craven/Pamlico

285

103

34.3

28.3-40.8

182

65.7

59.2-71.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

339

135

36.2

30.4-42.4

204

63.8

57.6-69.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

355

158

43.7

37.6-50.0

197

56.3

50.0-62.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

243

33.2

25.4-42.1

158

66.8

57.9-74.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

292

100

30.1

24.5-36.3

192

69.9

63.7-75.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

165

35.8

28.0-44.5

102

64.2

55.5-72.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

218

40.2

33.0-47.8

129

59.8

52.2-67.0

Northeast NC I

172

43.8

35.6-52.4

56.2

47.6-64.4

Northeast NC II

301

116

34.5

28.8-40.6

185

65.5

59.4-71.2

Northeastern Partnership

473

195

36.8

32.0-41.9

278

63.2

58.1-68.0

Mountain AHEC

962

333

32.6

28.8-36.7

629

67.4

63.3-71.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,720

649

33.4

30.1-37.0

1,071

66.6

63.0-69.9

Piedmont

2,507

913

36.0

33.4-38.7

1,594

64.0

61.3-66.6

Western NC

1,547

588

35.5

32.2-39.0

959

64.5

61.0-67.8

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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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