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

Cholesterol Awareness-WHITE MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,521	2,115	79.0	75.8-81.8	406	21.0	18.2-24.2
AGE
18-24	127	55	43.8	31.5-56.9	72	56.2	43.1-68.5
25-34	344	228	63.7	55.3-71.4	116	36.3	28.6-44.7
35-44	495	393	82.5	77.0-86.8	102	17.5	13.2-23.0
45-54	479	426	87.8	82.2-91.9	53	12.2	8.1-17.8
55-64	448	421	92.5	87.7-95.6	27	7.5	4.4-12.3
65-74	385	369	97.3	95.0-98.6	16	2.7	1.4- 5.0
75+	231	215	94.0	87.5-97.2	16	6.0	2.8-12.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	326	259	69.5	58.7-78.5	67	30.5	21.5-41.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	705	559	73.5	67.4-78.8	146	26.5	21.2-32.6
Some Post-H.S.	624	517	74.8	67.7-80.8	107	25.2	19.2-32.3
College Graduate	859	775	90.9	87.7-93.3	84	9.1	6.7-12.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	173	146	76.4	63.4-85.8	27	23.6	14.2-36.6
$15,000- 24,999	346	250	63.8	54.5-72.1	96	36.2	27.9-45.5
$25,000- 34,999	270	226	79.6	70.2-86.6	44	20.4	13.4-29.8
$35,000- 49,999	417	351	80.8	73.8-86.3	66	19.2	13.7-26.2
$50,000-74,999	355	307	87.0	81.4-91.1	48	13.0	8.9-18.6
$75,000+	441	412	91.6	85.1-95.4	29	8.4	4.6-14.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	151	132	80.0	69.5-87.5	19	20.0	12.5-30.5
Guilford	108	95	88.4	80.2-93.4	13	11.6	6.6-19.8
Mecklenburg	107	94	77.7	60.4-88.8	13	22.3	11.2-39.6
Orange	132	105	75.9	66.3-83.5	27	24.1	16.5-33.7
Wake	127	110	82.1	71.3-89.4	17	17.9	10.6-28.7
Chatham/Lee	113	95	77.2	63.7-86.7	18	22.8	13.3-36.3
Nash/Wilson	83	71	87.8	78.5-93.5	12	12.2	6.5-21.5
Craven/Pamlico	129	107	75.7	63.7-84.7	22	24.3	15.3-36.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	149	122	79.4	69.9-86.5	27	20.6	13.5-30.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	158	128	69.6	56.1-80.4	30	30.4	19.6-43.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	102	87	83.7	70.1-91.8	15	16.3	8.2-29.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	134	109	78.2	68.5-85.5	25	21.8	14.5-31.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	82	75	91.3	82.0-96.1	7	8.7	3.9-18.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	84	68	77.3	64.3-86.6	16	22.7	13.4-35.7
Northeast NC I	70	58	82.1	69.9-90.0	12	17.9	10.0-30.1
Northeast NC II	127	107	77.5	65.5-86.2	20	22.5	13.8-34.5
Northeastern Partnership	197	165	78.5	69.0-85.7	32	21.5	14.3-31.0
Mountain AHEC	414	345	75.5	65.2-83.6	69	24.5	16.4-34.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	732	619	79.9	73.3-85.2	113	20.1	14.8-26.7
Piedmont	1,111	937	80.3	76.2-83.9	174	19.7	16.1-23.8
Western NC	678	559	72.9	65.5-79.2	119	27.1	20.8-34.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,521

2,115

79.0

75.8-81.8

406

21.0

18.2-24.2

AGE

18-24

127

43.8

31.5-56.9

56.2

43.1-68.5

25-34

344

228

63.7

55.3-71.4

116

36.3

28.6-44.7

35-44

495

393

82.5

77.0-86.8

102

17.5

13.2-23.0

45-54

479

426

87.8

82.2-91.9

12.2

8.1-17.8

55-64

448

421

92.5

87.7-95.6

7.5

4.4-12.3

65-74

385

369

97.3

95.0-98.6

2.7

1.4- 5.0

75+

231

215

94.0

87.5-97.2

6.0

2.8-12.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

326

259

69.5

58.7-78.5

30.5

21.5-41.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

705

559

73.5

67.4-78.8

146

26.5

21.2-32.6

Some Post-H.S.

624

517

74.8

67.7-80.8

107

25.2

19.2-32.3

College Graduate

859

775

90.9

87.7-93.3

9.1

6.7-12.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

173

146

76.4

63.4-85.8

23.6

14.2-36.6

$15,000- 24,999

346

250

63.8

54.5-72.1

36.2

27.9-45.5

$25,000- 34,999

270

226

79.6

70.2-86.6

20.4

13.4-29.8

$35,000- 49,999

417

351

80.8

73.8-86.3

19.2

13.7-26.2

$50,000-74,999

355

307

87.0

81.4-91.1

13.0

8.9-18.6

$75,000+

441

412

91.6

85.1-95.4

8.4

4.6-14.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

151

132

80.0

69.5-87.5

20.0

12.5-30.5

Guilford

108

88.4

80.2-93.4

11.6

6.6-19.8

Mecklenburg

107

77.7

60.4-88.8

22.3

11.2-39.6

Orange

132

105

75.9

66.3-83.5

24.1

16.5-33.7

Wake

127

110

82.1

71.3-89.4

17.9

10.6-28.7

Chatham/Lee

113

77.2

63.7-86.7

22.8

13.3-36.3

Nash/Wilson

87.8

78.5-93.5

12.2

6.5-21.5

Craven/Pamlico

129

107

75.7

63.7-84.7

24.3

15.3-36.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

149

122

79.4

69.9-86.5

20.6

13.5-30.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

158

128

69.6

56.1-80.4

30.4

19.6-43.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

102

83.7

70.1-91.8

16.3

8.2-29.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

134

109

78.2

68.5-85.5

21.8

14.5-31.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

91.3

82.0-96.1

8.7

3.9-18.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

77.3

64.3-86.6

22.7

13.4-35.7

Northeast NC I

82.1

69.9-90.0

17.9

10.0-30.1

Northeast NC II

127

107

77.5

65.5-86.2

22.5

13.8-34.5

Northeastern Partnership

197

165

78.5

69.0-85.7

21.5

14.3-31.0

Mountain AHEC

414

345

75.5

65.2-83.6

24.5

16.4-34.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

732

619

79.9

73.3-85.2

113

20.1

14.8-26.7

Piedmont

1,111

937

80.3

76.2-83.9

174

19.7

16.1-23.8

Western NC

678

559

72.9

65.5-79.2

119

27.1

20.8-34.5

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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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