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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
All Participants	211690	74,256	33.6	33.2-34.0	137434	66.4	66.0-66.8

Alabama	2,651	1,019	36.0	34.0-38.1	1,632	64.0	61.9-66.0
Alaska	1,922	580	27.6	25.0-30.4	1,342	72.4	69.6-75.0
Arizona	2,536	955	34.6	32.1-37.3	1,581	65.4	62.7-67.9
Arkansas	3,236	1,224	34.8	33.0-36.6	2,012	65.2	63.4-67.0
California	3,537	1,220	32.7	30.9-34.5	2,317	67.3	65.5-69.1
Colorado	3,235	1,069	31.9	30.1-33.7	2,166	68.1	66.3-69.9
Connecticut	4,500	1,442	30.8	29.3-32.3	3,058	69.2	67.7-70.7
Delaware	3,392	1,240	34.7	32.7-36.9	2,152	65.3	63.1-67.3
District of Columbia	1,734	501	29.2	26.6-32.0	1,233	70.8	68.0-73.4
Florida	4,143	1,612	35.1	33.0-37.3	2,531	64.9	62.7-67.0
Georgia	6,155	2,194	33.2	31.6-34.8	3,961	66.8	65.2-68.4
Hawaii	3,504	1,086	29.9	28.0-31.8	2,418	70.1	68.2-72.0
Idaho	3,720	1,238	31.1	29.3-32.9	2,482	68.9	67.1-70.7
Illinois	4,084	1,410	34.2	32.3-36.2	2,674	65.8	63.8-67.7
Indiana	4,272	1,595	35.1	33.5-36.6	2,677	64.9	63.4-66.5
Iowa	3,991	1,368	31.7	30.1-33.4	2,623	68.3	66.6-69.9
Kansas	3,531	1,099	29.4	27.8-31.1	2,432	70.6	68.9-72.2
Kentucky	6,014	2,420	35.5	33.7-37.4	3,594	64.5	62.6-66.3
Louisiana	3,848	1,294	30.8	29.2-32.5	2,554	69.2	67.5-70.8
Maine	2,013	712	33.6	31.4-35.9	1,301	66.4	64.1-68.6
Maryland	3,736	1,298	33.9	32.0-35.8	2,438	66.1	64.2-68.0
Massachusetts	6,409	2,137	32.4	31.0-33.9	4,272	67.6	66.1-69.0
Michigan	2,933	1,182	38.2	36.2-40.2	1,751	61.8	59.8-63.8
Minnesota	3,195	1,057	30.8	29.1-32.6	2,138	69.2	67.4-70.9
Mississippi	3,340	1,196	33.1	31.3-34.9	2,144	66.9	65.1-68.7
Missouri	3,312	1,202	33.6	31.4-35.8	2,110	66.4	64.2-68.6
Montana	3,094	1,045	29.8	27.8-32.0	2,049	70.2	68.0-72.2
Nebraska	3,780	1,237	30.5	28.9-32.2	2,543	69.5	67.8-71.1
Nevada	2,196	797	36.8	34.0-39.8	1,399	63.2	60.2-66.0
New Hampshire	4,297	1,478	33.4	31.9-35.0	2,819	66.6	65.0-68.1
New Jersey	9,570	3,427	33.8	32.7-34.9	6,143	66.2	65.1-67.3
New Mexico	4,182	1,255	27.2	25.7-28.8	2,927	72.8	71.2-74.3
New York	4,582	1,668	34.9	33.3-36.6	2,914	65.1	63.4-66.7
North Carolina	7,617	2,752	34.0	32.4-35.6	4,865	66.0	64.4-67.6
North Dakota	2,348	824	32.6	30.6-34.7	1,524	67.4	65.3-69.4
Ohio	3,027	1,079	33.9	31.9-36.1	1,948	66.1	63.9-68.1
Oklahoma	5,978	2,094	32.0	30.7-33.3	3,884	68.0	66.7-69.3
Oregon	3,130	1,125	34.1	32.3-35.9	2,005	65.9	64.1-67.7
Pennsylvania	2,948	1,088	35.2	33.3-37.2	1,860	64.8	62.8-66.7
Rhode Island	3,467	1,207	33.1	31.3-34.9	2,260	66.9	65.1-68.7
South Carolina	4,916	1,775	33.4	31.9-35.0	3,141	66.6	65.0-68.1
South Dakota	4,105	1,396	31.2	29.6-32.8	2,709	68.8	67.2-70.4
Tennessee	2,096	690	30.1	27.9-32.3	1,406	69.9	67.7-72.1
Texas	4,589	1,672	34.3	32.7-35.8	2,917	65.7	64.2-67.3
Utah	2,926	873	27.8	25.7-29.9	2,053	72.2	70.1-74.3
Vermont	3,583	1,193	30.9	29.3-32.6	2,390	69.1	67.4-70.7
Virginia	4,510	1,607	32.9	31.0-34.7	2,903	67.1	65.3-69.0
Washington	14,758	5,293	33.3	32.4-34.3	9,465	66.7	65.7-67.6
West Virginia	2,715	1,108	38.1	36.1-40.1	1,607	61.9	59.9-63.9
Wisconsin	3,264	1,109	32.8	30.9-34.7	2,155	67.2	65.3-69.1
Wyoming	3,218	1,174	34.9	33.1-36.8	2,044	65.1	63.2-66.9
Guam	583	173	28.1	24.2-32.3	410	71.9	67.7-75.8
Puerto Rico	3,648	1,228	30.3	28.5-32.2	2,420	69.7	67.8-71.5
Virgin Islands	1,620	539	31.5	28.6-34.5	1,081	68.5	65.5-71.4

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

All Participants

211690

74,256

33.6

33.2-34.0

137434

66.4

66.0-66.8

Alabama

2,651

1,019

36.0

34.0-38.1

1,632

64.0

61.9-66.0

Alaska

1,922

580

27.6

25.0-30.4

1,342

72.4

69.6-75.0

Arizona

2,536

955

34.6

32.1-37.3

1,581

65.4

62.7-67.9

Arkansas

3,236

1,224

34.8

33.0-36.6

2,012

65.2

63.4-67.0

California

3,537

1,220

32.7

30.9-34.5

2,317

67.3

65.5-69.1

Colorado

3,235

1,069

31.9

30.1-33.7

2,166

68.1

66.3-69.9

Connecticut

4,500

1,442

30.8

29.3-32.3

3,058

69.2

67.7-70.7

Delaware

3,392

1,240

34.7

32.7-36.9

2,152

65.3

63.1-67.3

District of Columbia

1,734

501

29.2

26.6-32.0

1,233

70.8

68.0-73.4

Florida

4,143

1,612

35.1

33.0-37.3

2,531

64.9

62.7-67.0

Georgia

6,155

2,194

33.2

31.6-34.8

3,961

66.8

65.2-68.4

Hawaii

3,504

1,086

29.9

28.0-31.8

2,418

70.1

68.2-72.0

Idaho

3,720

1,238

31.1

29.3-32.9

2,482

68.9

67.1-70.7

Illinois

4,084

1,410

34.2

32.3-36.2

2,674

65.8

63.8-67.7

Indiana

4,272

1,595

35.1

33.5-36.6

2,677

64.9

63.4-66.5

Iowa

3,991

1,368

31.7

30.1-33.4

2,623

68.3

66.6-69.9

Kansas

3,531

1,099

29.4

27.8-31.1

2,432

70.6

68.9-72.2

Kentucky

6,014

2,420

35.5

33.7-37.4

3,594

64.5

62.6-66.3

Louisiana

3,848

1,294

30.8

29.2-32.5

2,554

69.2

67.5-70.8

Maine

2,013

712

33.6

31.4-35.9

1,301

66.4

64.1-68.6

Maryland

3,736

1,298

33.9

32.0-35.8

2,438

66.1

64.2-68.0

Massachusetts

6,409

2,137

32.4

31.0-33.9

4,272

67.6

66.1-69.0

Michigan

2,933

1,182

38.2

36.2-40.2

1,751

61.8

59.8-63.8

Minnesota

3,195

1,057

30.8

29.1-32.6

2,138

69.2

67.4-70.9

Mississippi

3,340

1,196

33.1

31.3-34.9

2,144

66.9

65.1-68.7

Missouri

3,312

1,202

33.6

31.4-35.8

2,110

66.4

64.2-68.6

Montana

3,094

1,045

29.8

27.8-32.0

2,049

70.2

68.0-72.2

Nebraska

3,780

1,237

30.5

28.9-32.2

2,543

69.5

67.8-71.1

Nevada

2,196

797

36.8

34.0-39.8

1,399

63.2

60.2-66.0

New Hampshire

4,297

1,478

33.4

31.9-35.0

2,819

66.6

65.0-68.1

New Jersey

9,570

3,427

33.8

32.7-34.9

6,143

66.2

65.1-67.3

New Mexico

4,182

1,255

27.2

25.7-28.8

2,927

72.8

71.2-74.3

New York

4,582

1,668

34.9

33.3-36.6

2,914

65.1

63.4-66.7

North Carolina

7,617

2,752

34.0

32.4-35.6

4,865

66.0

64.4-67.6

North Dakota

2,348

824

32.6

30.6-34.7

1,524

67.4

65.3-69.4

Ohio

3,027

1,079

33.9

31.9-36.1

1,948

66.1

63.9-68.1

Oklahoma

5,978

2,094

32.0

30.7-33.3

3,884

68.0

66.7-69.3

Oregon

3,130

1,125

34.1

32.3-35.9

2,005

65.9

64.1-67.7

Pennsylvania

2,948

1,088

35.2

33.3-37.2

1,860

64.8

62.8-66.7

Rhode Island

3,467

1,207

33.1

31.3-34.9

2,260

66.9

65.1-68.7

South Carolina

4,916

1,775

33.4

31.9-35.0

3,141

66.6

65.0-68.1

South Dakota

4,105

1,396

31.2

29.6-32.8

2,709

68.8

67.2-70.4

Tennessee

2,096

690

30.1

27.9-32.3

1,406

69.9

67.7-72.1

Texas

4,589

1,672

34.3

32.7-35.8

2,917

65.7

64.2-67.3

Utah

2,926

873

27.8

25.7-29.9

2,053

72.2

70.1-74.3

Vermont

3,583

1,193

30.9

29.3-32.6

2,390

69.1

67.4-70.7

Virginia

4,510

1,607

32.9

31.0-34.7

2,903

67.1

65.3-69.0

Washington

14,758

5,293

33.3

32.4-34.3

9,465

66.7

65.7-67.6

West Virginia

2,715

1,108

38.1

36.1-40.1

1,607

61.9

59.9-63.9

Wisconsin

3,264

1,109

32.8

30.9-34.7

2,155

67.2

65.3-69.1

Wyoming

3,218

1,174

34.9

33.1-36.8

2,044

65.1

63.2-66.9

Guam

583

173

28.1

24.2-32.3

410

71.9

67.7-75.8

Puerto Rico

3,648

1,228

30.3

28.5-32.2

2,420

69.7

67.8-71.5

Virgin Islands

1,620

539

31.5

28.6-34.5

1,081

68.5

65.5-71.4

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

*This question is asked only if the respondent reported having blood cholesterol checked.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = 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.

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