BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Have you ever had your blood cholesterol checked?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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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
-Mountain AHEC	1,171	933	71.5	67.3-75.3	238	28.5	24.7-32.7
GENDER
Male	417	319	68.9	62.0-75.1	98	31.1	24.9-38.0
Female	754	614	73.8	68.8-78.3	140	26.2	21.7-31.2
RACE
White	1,021	837	74.4	70.0-78.3	184	25.6	21.7-30.0
African American	65	42	56.9	38.4-73.6	23	43.1	26.4-61.6
Other Minorities	85	54	52.7	36.3-68.6	31	47.3	31.4-63.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	44	17	32.1	17.0-52.4	27	67.9	47.6-83.0
Non-Hispanic	1,125	914	74.3	70.1-78.0	211	25.7	22.0-29.9
AGE
18-24	56	24	38.0	23.4-55.1	32	62.0	44.9-76.6
25-34	169	84	49.4	40.3-58.5	85	50.6	41.5-59.7
35-44	182	128	66.5	57.4-74.5	54	33.5	25.5-42.6
45-54	192	167	88.4	81.5-93.0	25	11.6	7.0-18.5
55-64	215	200	92.2	85.6-95.9	15	7.8	4.1-14.4
65-74	185	175	94.3	89.1-97.1	10	5.7	2.9-10.9
75+	167	150	89.2	82.4-93.5	17	10.8	6.5-17.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	174	125	57.6	45.2-69.1	49	42.4	30.9-54.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	347	256	62.2	54.3-69.5	91	37.8	30.5-45.7
Some Post-H.S.	301	246	79.4	72.7-84.8	55	20.6	15.2-27.3
College Graduate	346	304	83.3	77.0-88.1	42	16.7	11.9-23.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	145	116	69.2	55.5-80.2	29	30.8	19.8-44.5
$15,000- 24,999	241	159	54.9	46.0-63.5	82	45.1	36.5-54.0
$25,000- 34,999	163	125	69.3	58.7-78.1	38	30.7	21.9-41.3
$35,000- 49,999	166	139	81.4	73.0-87.7	27	18.6	12.3-27.0
$50,000-74,999	144	127	80.8	63.9-90.9	17	19.2	9.1-36.1
$75,000+	130	122	90.2	75.6-96.5	8	9.8	3.5-24.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	391	333	79.9	73.2-85.3	58	20.1	14.7-26.8
No	747	577	68.3	63.0-73.2	170	31.7	26.8-37.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	161	148	92.3	85.7-96.0	13	7.7	4.0-14.3
Non-Veteran	1,009	784	68.2	63.6-72.5	225	31.8	27.5-36.4

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

-Mountain AHEC

1,171

933

71.5

67.3-75.3

238

28.5

24.7-32.7

GENDER

Male

417

319

68.9

62.0-75.1

31.1

24.9-38.0

Female

754

614

73.8

68.8-78.3

140

26.2

21.7-31.2

RACE

White

1,021

837

74.4

70.0-78.3

184

25.6

21.7-30.0

African American

56.9

38.4-73.6

43.1

26.4-61.6

Other Minorities

52.7

36.3-68.6

47.3

31.4-63.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

32.1

17.0-52.4

67.9

47.6-83.0

Non-Hispanic

1,125

914

74.3

70.1-78.0

211

25.7

22.0-29.9

AGE

18-24

38.0

23.4-55.1

62.0

44.9-76.6

25-34

169

49.4

40.3-58.5

50.6

41.5-59.7

35-44

182

128

66.5

57.4-74.5

33.5

25.5-42.6

45-54

192

167

88.4

81.5-93.0

11.6

7.0-18.5

55-64

215

200

92.2

85.6-95.9

7.8

4.1-14.4

65-74

185

175

94.3

89.1-97.1

5.7

2.9-10.9

75+

167

150

89.2

82.4-93.5

10.8

6.5-17.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

174

125

57.6

45.2-69.1

42.4

30.9-54.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

347

256

62.2

54.3-69.5

37.8

30.5-45.7

Some Post-H.S.

301

246

79.4

72.7-84.8

20.6

15.2-27.3

College Graduate

346

304

83.3

77.0-88.1

16.7

11.9-23.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

145

116

69.2

55.5-80.2

30.8

19.8-44.5

$15,000- 24,999

241

159

54.9

46.0-63.5

45.1

36.5-54.0

$25,000- 34,999

163

125

69.3

58.7-78.1

30.7

21.9-41.3

$35,000- 49,999

166

139

81.4

73.0-87.7

18.6

12.3-27.0

$50,000-74,999

144

127

80.8

63.9-90.9

19.2

9.1-36.1

$75,000+

130

122

90.2

75.6-96.5

9.8

3.5-24.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

391

333

79.9

73.2-85.3

20.1

14.7-26.8

747

577

68.3

63.0-73.2

170

31.7

26.8-37.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

161

148

92.3

85.7-96.0

7.7

4.0-14.3

Non-Veteran

1,009

784

68.2

63.6-72.5

225

31.8

27.5-36.4

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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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