BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Have you ever had your blood cholesterol checked?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	16,780	13,877	74.7	73.6-75.7	2,903	25.3	24.3-26.4
-Eastern NC	5,402	4,460	75.1	73.2-76.9	942	24.9	23.1-26.8
GENDER
Male	1,884	1,501	70.6	67.4-73.7	383	29.4	26.3-32.6
Female	3,518	2,959	79.2	77.3-81.1	559	20.8	18.9-22.7
RACE
White	3,609	3,099	80.1	78.1-82.1	510	19.9	17.9-21.9
African American	1,323	1,080	74.3	70.6-77.8	243	25.7	22.2-29.4
Other Minorities	452	267	44.9	38.4-51.7	185	55.1	48.3-61.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	238	97	32.2	25.1-40.1	141	67.8	59.9-74.9
Non-Hispanic	5,157	4,357	78.7	76.8-80.4	800	21.3	19.6-23.2
AGE
18-24	252	104	38.9	31.5-46.8	148	61.1	53.2-68.5
25-34	737	458	59.2	54.7-63.5	279	40.8	36.5-45.3
35-44	964	752	77.0	73.7-80.1	212	23.0	19.9-26.3
45-54	1,120	965	81.7	78.1-84.8	155	18.3	15.2-21.9
55-64	1,028	947	91.1	88.3-93.2	81	8.9	6.8-11.7
65-74	755	722	95.6	93.3-97.1	33	4.4	2.9- 6.7
75+	518	487	93.6	90.4-95.7	31	6.4	4.3- 9.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	837	618	57.1	51.8-62.2	219	42.9	37.8-48.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,767	1,415	72.3	68.7-75.6	352	27.7	24.4-31.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,380	1,161	79.7	76.6-82.5	219	20.3	17.5-23.4
College Graduate	1,409	1,259	87.3	84.8-89.5	150	12.7	10.5-15.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	725	586	72.5	67.4-77.1	139	27.5	22.9-32.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,009	756	60.4	55.6-65.0	253	39.6	35.0-44.4
$25,000- 34,999	695	554	71.6	65.1-77.4	141	28.4	22.6-34.9
$35,000- 49,999	767	641	79.5	75.6-83.0	126	20.5	17.0-24.4
$50,000-74,999	705	616	84.5	80.7-87.7	89	15.5	12.3-19.3
$75,000+	745	686	90.5	87.5-92.8	59	9.5	7.2-12.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,824	1,611	82.0	78.3-85.1	213	18.0	14.9-21.7
No	3,426	2,730	72.3	70.0-74.5	696	27.7	25.5-30.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	887	803	89.0	86.1-91.4	84	11.0	8.6-13.9
Non-Veteran	4,499	3,641	71.9	69.7-73.9	858	28.1	26.1-30.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

16,780

13,877

74.7

73.6-75.7

2,903

25.3

24.3-26.4

-Eastern NC

5,402

4,460

75.1

73.2-76.9

942

24.9

23.1-26.8

GENDER

Male

1,884

1,501

70.6

67.4-73.7

383

29.4

26.3-32.6

Female

3,518

2,959

79.2

77.3-81.1

559

20.8

18.9-22.7

RACE

White

3,609

3,099

80.1

78.1-82.1

510

19.9

17.9-21.9

African American

1,323

1,080

74.3

70.6-77.8

243

25.7

22.2-29.4

Other Minorities

452

267

44.9

38.4-51.7

185

55.1

48.3-61.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

238

32.2

25.1-40.1

141

67.8

59.9-74.9

Non-Hispanic

5,157

4,357

78.7

76.8-80.4

800

21.3

19.6-23.2

AGE

18-24

252

104

38.9

31.5-46.8

148

61.1

53.2-68.5

25-34

737

458

59.2

54.7-63.5

279

40.8

36.5-45.3

35-44

964

752

77.0

73.7-80.1

212

23.0

19.9-26.3

45-54

1,120

965

81.7

78.1-84.8

155

18.3

15.2-21.9

55-64

1,028

947

91.1

88.3-93.2

8.9

6.8-11.7

65-74

755

722

95.6

93.3-97.1

4.4

2.9- 6.7

75+

518

487

93.6

90.4-95.7

6.4

4.3- 9.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

837

618

57.1

51.8-62.2

219

42.9

37.8-48.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,767

1,415

72.3

68.7-75.6

352

27.7

24.4-31.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,380

1,161

79.7

76.6-82.5

219

20.3

17.5-23.4

College Graduate

1,409

1,259

87.3

84.8-89.5

150

12.7

10.5-15.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

725

586

72.5

67.4-77.1

139

27.5

22.9-32.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,009

756

60.4

55.6-65.0

253

39.6

35.0-44.4

$25,000- 34,999

695

554

71.6

65.1-77.4

141

28.4

22.6-34.9

$35,000- 49,999

767

641

79.5

75.6-83.0

126

20.5

17.0-24.4

$50,000-74,999

705

616

84.5

80.7-87.7

15.5

12.3-19.3

$75,000+

745

686

90.5

87.5-92.8

9.5

7.2-12.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,824

1,611

82.0

78.3-85.1

213

18.0

14.9-21.7

3,426

2,730

72.3

70.0-74.5

696

27.7

25.5-30.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

887

803

89.0

86.1-91.4

11.0

8.6-13.9

Non-Veteran

4,499

3,641

71.9

69.7-73.9

858

28.1

26.1-30.3

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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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): 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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