BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	3,286	1,147	33.9	31.7-36.2	2,139	66.1	63.8-68.3
GENDER
Male	1,185	424	33.9	30.4-37.7	761	66.1	62.3-69.6
Female	2,101	723	33.9	31.1-36.8	1,378	66.1	63.2-68.9
RACE
White	2,507	913	36.0	33.4-38.7	1,594	64.0	61.3-66.6
African American	644	194	28.7	24.1-33.8	450	71.3	66.2-75.9
Other Minorities	94	28	23.6	14.1-36.7	66	76.4	63.3-85.9
AGE
18-24	122	17	12.6	6.7-22.5	105	87.4	77.5-93.3
25-34	400	73	18.2	13.7-23.7	327	81.8	76.3-86.3
35-44	680	161	25.9	21.7-30.7	519	74.1	69.3-78.3
45-54	722	255	39.7	34.6-44.9	467	60.3	55.1-65.4
55-64	565	278	54.7	48.9-60.3	287	45.3	39.7-51.1
65-74	441	211	43.9	37.6-50.3	230	56.1	49.7-62.4
75+	331	140	42.4	35.4-49.6	191	57.6	50.4-64.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	408	182	42.1	35.3-49.3	226	57.9	50.7-64.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	836	324	35.0	30.6-39.8	512	65.0	60.2-69.4
Some Post-H.S.	787	252	30.8	26.5-35.4	535	69.2	64.6-73.5
College Graduate	1,242	385	32.4	28.9-36.0	857	67.6	64.0-71.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	267	108	39.6	31.4-48.4	159	60.4	51.6-68.6
$15,000- 24,999	463	183	36.4	30.1-43.1	280	63.6	56.9-69.9
$25,000- 34,999	330	110	30.2	23.6-37.8	220	69.8	62.2-76.4
$35,000- 49,999	470	163	35.0	29.2-41.2	307	65.0	58.8-70.8
$50,000-74,999	400	122	30.8	25.1-37.2	278	69.2	62.8-74.9
$75,000+	606	190	32.5	27.7-37.8	416	67.5	62.2-72.3
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
Northeast NC II	421	149	31.1	26.4-36.2	272	68.9	63.8-73.6
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

-Piedmont NC

3,286

1,147

33.9

31.7-36.2

2,139

66.1

63.8-68.3

GENDER

Male

1,185

424

33.9

30.4-37.7

761

66.1

62.3-69.6

Female

2,101

723

33.9

31.1-36.8

1,378

66.1

63.2-68.9

RACE

White

2,507

913

36.0

33.4-38.7

1,594

64.0

61.3-66.6

African American

644

194

28.7

24.1-33.8

450

71.3

66.2-75.9

Other Minorities

23.6

14.1-36.7

76.4

63.3-85.9

AGE

18-24

122

12.6

6.7-22.5

105

87.4

77.5-93.3

25-34

400

18.2

13.7-23.7

327

81.8

76.3-86.3

35-44

680

161

25.9

21.7-30.7

519

74.1

69.3-78.3

45-54

722

255

39.7

34.6-44.9

467

60.3

55.1-65.4

55-64

565

278

54.7

48.9-60.3

287

45.3

39.7-51.1

65-74

441

211

43.9

37.6-50.3

230

56.1

49.7-62.4

75+

331

140

42.4

35.4-49.6

191

57.6

50.4-64.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

408

182

42.1

35.3-49.3

226

57.9

50.7-64.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

836

324

35.0

30.6-39.8

512

65.0

60.2-69.4

Some Post-H.S.

787

252

30.8

26.5-35.4

535

69.2

64.6-73.5

College Graduate

1,242

385

32.4

28.9-36.0

857

67.6

64.0-71.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

267

108

39.6

31.4-48.4

159

60.4

51.6-68.6

$15,000- 24,999

463

183

36.4

30.1-43.1

280

63.6

56.9-69.9

$25,000- 34,999

330

110

30.2

23.6-37.8

220

69.8

62.2-76.4

$35,000- 49,999

470

163

35.0

29.2-41.2

307

65.0

58.8-70.8

$50,000-74,999

400

122

30.8

25.1-37.2

278

69.2

62.8-74.9

$75,000+

606

190

32.5

27.7-37.8

416

67.5

62.2-72.3

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

Northeast NC II

421

149

31.1

26.4-36.2

272

68.9

63.8-73.6

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

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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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