BRFSS 2003 - Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington): (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington)

Cholesterol Awareness

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	7,617	2,752	34.0	32.4-35.6	4,865	66.0	64.4-67.6
-Northeast NC II	421	149	31.1	26.4-36.2	272	68.9	63.8-73.6
GENDER
Male	144	53	32.5	24.9-41.2	91	67.5	58.8-75.1
Female	277	96	30.0	24.5-36.1	181	70.0	63.9-75.5
RACE
White	301	116	34.5	28.8-40.6	185	65.5	59.4-71.2
Other	120	33	22.4	15.4-31.3	87	77.6	68.7-84.6
AGE
18-44	113	22	16.2	10.4-24.4	91	83.8	75.6-89.6
45+	304	126	39.3	33.3-45.6	178	60.7	54.4-66.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	204	77	31.5	24.9-38.9	127	68.5	61.1-75.1
Some College +	215	71	30.5	24.2-37.7	144	69.5	62.3-75.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	217	73	29.1	22.9-36.2	144	70.9	63.8-77.1
$50,000+	89	32	32.7	23.1-44.1	57	67.3	55.9-76.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	378	134	33.2	28.1-38.7	244	66.8	61.3-71.9
Guilford	374	125	32.8	27.5-38.6	249	67.2	61.4-72.5
Mecklenburg	361	131	34.0	28.7-39.8	230	66.0	60.2-71.3
Orange	346	100	21.0	16.3-26.6	246	79.0	73.4-83.7
Wake	374	107	25.7	21.2-30.9	267	74.3	69.1-78.8
Chatham/Lee	321	117	36.8	30.0-44.2	204	63.2	55.8-70.0
Nash/Wilson	310	106	33.8	27.9-40.3	204	66.2	59.7-72.1
Craven/Pamlico	365	133	34.9	29.2-40.9	232	65.1	59.1-70.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	357	143	36.4	30.7-42.5	214	63.6	57.5-69.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	370	163	43.5	37.6-49.7	207	56.5	50.3-62.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	381	129	32.4	26.5-39.0	252	67.6	61.0-73.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	330	108	29.1	23.8-34.9	222	70.9	65.1-76.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	372	134	35.7	30.3-41.5	238	64.3	58.5-69.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	335	143	42.6	35.7-49.8	192	57.4	50.2-64.3
Northeast NC I	365	142	35.9	30.5-41.6	223	64.1	58.4-69.5
Northeastern Partnership	786	291	32.7	29.1-36.6	495	67.3	63.4-70.9
Mountain AHEC	1,055	362	32.4	28.8-36.3	693	67.6	63.7-71.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,660	976	33.2	30.4-36.0	1,684	66.8	64.0-69.6
Piedmont	3,286	1,147	33.9	31.7-36.2	2,139	66.1	63.8-68.3
Western NC	1,671	629	35.9	32.6-39.4	1,042	64.1	60.6-67.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,617

2,752

34.0

32.4-35.6

4,865

66.0

64.4-67.6

-Northeast NC II

421

149

31.1

26.4-36.2

272

68.9

63.8-73.6

GENDER

Male

144

32.5

24.9-41.2

67.5

58.8-75.1

Female

277

30.0

24.5-36.1

181

70.0

63.9-75.5

RACE

White

301

116

34.5

28.8-40.6

185

65.5

59.4-71.2

Other

120

22.4

15.4-31.3

77.6

68.7-84.6

AGE

18-44

113

16.2

10.4-24.4

83.8

75.6-89.6

45+

304

126

39.3

33.3-45.6

178

60.7

54.4-66.7

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

204

31.5

24.9-38.9

127

68.5

61.1-75.1

Some College +

215

30.5

24.2-37.7

144

69.5

62.3-75.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

217

29.1

22.9-36.2

144

70.9

63.8-77.1

$50,000+

32.7

23.1-44.1

67.3

55.9-76.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

378

134

33.2

28.1-38.7

244

66.8

61.3-71.9

Guilford

374

125

32.8

27.5-38.6

249

67.2

61.4-72.5

Mecklenburg

361

131

34.0

28.7-39.8

230

66.0

60.2-71.3

Orange

346

100

21.0

16.3-26.6

246

79.0

73.4-83.7

Wake

374

107

25.7

21.2-30.9

267

74.3

69.1-78.8

Chatham/Lee

321

117

36.8

30.0-44.2

204

63.2

55.8-70.0

Nash/Wilson

310

106

33.8

27.9-40.3

204

66.2

59.7-72.1

Craven/Pamlico

365

133

34.9

29.2-40.9

232

65.1

59.1-70.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

357

143

36.4

30.7-42.5

214

63.6

57.5-69.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

370

163

43.5

37.6-49.7

207

56.5

50.3-62.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

381

129

32.4

26.5-39.0

252

67.6

61.0-73.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

330

108

29.1

23.8-34.9

222

70.9

65.1-76.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

372

134

35.7

30.3-41.5

238

64.3

58.5-69.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

335

143

42.6

35.7-49.8

192

57.4

50.2-64.3

Northeast NC I

365

142

35.9

30.5-41.6

223

64.1

58.4-69.5

Northeastern Partnership

786

291

32.7

29.1-36.6

495

67.3

63.4-70.9

Mountain AHEC

1,055

362

32.4

28.8-36.3

693

67.6

63.7-71.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,660

976

33.2

30.4-36.0

1,684

66.8

64.0-69.6

Piedmont

3,286

1,147

33.9

31.7-36.2

2,139

66.1

63.8-68.3

Western NC

1,671

629

35.9

32.6-39.4

1,042

64.1

60.6-67.4

Back to Cholesterol Awareness.

*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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