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 MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,101	787	34.6	31.7-37.7	1,314	65.4	62.3-68.3
AGE
18-24	55	4	3.9	1.0-13.9	51	96.1	86.1-99.0
25-34	226	41	14.8	9.9-21.7	185	85.2	78.3-90.1
35-44	393	108	27.3	21.6-33.7	285	72.7	66.3-78.4
45-54	424	184	46.6	39.7-53.7	240	53.4	46.3-60.3
55-64	418	196	50.6	43.8-57.3	222	49.4	42.7-56.2
65-74	367	167	41.6	34.6-48.9	200	58.4	51.1-65.4
75+	210	84	40.8	31.9-50.3	126	59.2	49.7-68.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	257	122	37.9	29.5-47.1	135	62.1	52.9-70.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	556	208	34.8	29.1-40.9	348	65.2	59.1-70.9
Some Post-H.S.	511	181	30.7	25.2-36.7	330	69.3	63.3-74.8
College Graduate	772	273	36.4	31.8-41.3	499	63.6	58.7-68.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	146	74	38.4	27.0-51.3	72	61.6	48.7-73.0
$15,000- 24,999	245	100	35.5	27.0-45.0	145	64.5	55.0-73.0
$25,000- 34,999	226	89	36.3	27.6-46.0	137	63.7	54.0-72.4
$35,000- 49,999	349	126	37.0	30.1-44.4	223	63.0	55.6-69.9
$50,000-74,999	305	97	29.0	22.3-36.7	208	71.0	63.3-77.7
$75,000+	411	146	35.5	29.3-42.3	265	64.5	57.7-70.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	132	48	34.4	26.1-43.7	84	65.6	56.3-73.9
Guilford	95	37	38.9	28.4-50.6	58	61.1	49.4-71.6
Mecklenburg	93	41	36.4	26.0-48.2	52	63.6	51.8-74.0
Orange	104	31	23.7	16.4-33.0	73	76.3	67.0-83.6
Wake	109	38	34.4	25.4-44.7	71	65.6	55.3-74.6
Chatham/Lee	94	34	34.0	23.9-45.8	60	66.0	54.2-76.1
Nash/Wilson	71	25	33.2	22.0-46.7	46	66.8	53.3-78.0
Craven/Pamlico	104	36	33.6	24.1-44.7	68	66.4	55.3-75.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	119	49	37.3	27.5-48.2	70	62.7	51.8-72.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	128	55	42.9	33.7-52.6	73	57.1	47.4-66.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	87	28	32.6	20.6-47.5	59	67.4	52.5-79.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	108	36	28.9	20.5-39.0	72	71.1	61.0-79.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	75	30	36.5	25.3-49.3	45	63.5	50.7-74.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	68	30	43.3	30.9-56.5	38	56.7	43.5-69.1
Northeast NC I	57	28	42.5	28.8-57.4	29	57.5	42.6-71.2
Northeast NC II	106	44	38.2	28.8-48.6	62	61.8	51.4-71.2
Northeastern Partnership	163	72	39.2	31.2-47.9	91	60.8	52.1-68.8
Mountain AHEC	344	118	31.6	25.6-38.4	226	68.4	61.6-74.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	614	230	30.5	25.4-36.0	384	69.5	64.0-74.6
Piedmont	930	351	36.6	32.5-40.9	579	63.4	59.1-67.5
Western NC	557	206	34.3	29.0-40.1	351	65.7	59.9-71.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,101

787

34.6

31.7-37.7

1,314

65.4

62.3-68.3

AGE

18-24

3.9

1.0-13.9

96.1

86.1-99.0

25-34

226

14.8

9.9-21.7

185

85.2

78.3-90.1

35-44

393

108

27.3

21.6-33.7

285

72.7

66.3-78.4

45-54

424

184

46.6

39.7-53.7

240

53.4

46.3-60.3

55-64

418

196

50.6

43.8-57.3

222

49.4

42.7-56.2

65-74

367

167

41.6

34.6-48.9

200

58.4

51.1-65.4

75+

210

40.8

31.9-50.3

126

59.2

49.7-68.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

257

122

37.9

29.5-47.1

135

62.1

52.9-70.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

556

208

34.8

29.1-40.9

348

65.2

59.1-70.9

Some Post-H.S.

511

181

30.7

25.2-36.7

330

69.3

63.3-74.8

College Graduate

772

273

36.4

31.8-41.3

499

63.6

58.7-68.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

146

38.4

27.0-51.3

61.6

48.7-73.0

$15,000- 24,999

245

100

35.5

27.0-45.0

145

64.5

55.0-73.0

$25,000- 34,999

226

36.3

27.6-46.0

137

63.7

54.0-72.4

$35,000- 49,999

349

126

37.0

30.1-44.4

223

63.0

55.6-69.9

$50,000-74,999

305

29.0

22.3-36.7

208

71.0

63.3-77.7

$75,000+

411

146

35.5

29.3-42.3

265

64.5

57.7-70.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

132

34.4

26.1-43.7

65.6

56.3-73.9

Guilford

38.9

28.4-50.6

61.1

49.4-71.6

Mecklenburg

36.4

26.0-48.2

63.6

51.8-74.0

Orange

104

23.7

16.4-33.0

76.3

67.0-83.6

Wake

109

34.4

25.4-44.7

65.6

55.3-74.6

Chatham/Lee

34.0

23.9-45.8

66.0

54.2-76.1

Nash/Wilson

33.2

22.0-46.7

66.8

53.3-78.0

Craven/Pamlico

104

33.6

24.1-44.7

66.4

55.3-75.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

119

37.3

27.5-48.2

62.7

51.8-72.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

128

42.9

33.7-52.6

57.1

47.4-66.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

32.6

20.6-47.5

67.4

52.5-79.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

108

28.9

20.5-39.0

71.1

61.0-79.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

36.5

25.3-49.3

63.5

50.7-74.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

43.3

30.9-56.5

56.7

43.5-69.1

Northeast NC I

42.5

28.8-57.4

57.5

42.6-71.2

Northeast NC II

106

38.2

28.8-48.6

61.8

51.4-71.2

Northeastern Partnership

163

39.2

31.2-47.9

60.8

52.1-68.8

Mountain AHEC

344

118

31.6

25.6-38.4

226

68.4

61.6-74.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

614

230

30.5

25.4-36.0

384

69.5

64.0-74.6

Piedmont

930

351

36.6

32.5-40.9

579

63.4

59.1-67.5

Western NC

557

206

34.3

29.0-40.1

351

65.7

59.9-71.0

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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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