BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	13,746	5,458	36.3	35.2-37.3	8,288	63.7	62.7-64.8
-Mountain AHEC	924	371	35.7	32.1-39.5	553	64.3	60.5-67.9
GENDER
Male	314	123	34.2	28.4-40.5	191	65.8	59.5-71.6
Female	610	248	37.0	32.4-41.7	362	63.0	58.3-67.6
RACE
White	829	340	37.2	33.3-41.2	489	62.8	58.8-66.7
African American	41	14	22.3	11.2-39.3	27	77.7	60.7-88.8
Other Minorities	54	17	23.8	12.0-41.7	37	76.2	58.3-88.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	17	7	28.4	10.6-57.0	10	71.6	43.0-89.4
Non-Hispanic	905	363	36.0	32.3-39.8	542	64.0	60.2-67.7
AGE
18-24	23	2	10.3	2.5-33.9	21	89.7	66.1-97.5
25-34	83	14	13.7	7.5-23.8	69	86.3	76.2-92.5
35-44	128	30	23.3	16.0-32.8	98	76.7	67.2-84.0
45-54	167	61	33.6	25.7-42.6	106	66.4	57.4-74.3
55-64	197	102	51.0	42.7-59.2	95	49.0	40.8-57.3
65-74	173	92	53.1	44.4-61.7	81	46.9	38.3-55.6
75+	148	69	50.3	40.9-59.6	79	49.7	40.4-59.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	123	58	43.4	32.3-55.3	65	56.6	44.7-67.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	254	108	36.0	29.3-43.3	146	64.0	56.7-70.7
Some Post-H.S.	242	90	34.1	27.2-41.8	152	65.9	58.2-72.8
College Graduate	303	114	33.8	27.9-40.2	189	66.2	59.8-72.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	115	62	44.3	33.4-55.8	53	55.7	44.2-66.6
$15,000- 24,999	157	61	37.2	28.0-47.5	96	62.8	52.5-72.0
$25,000- 34,999	124	54	42.3	32.4-53.0	70	57.7	47.0-67.6
$35,000- 49,999	139	49	29.0	21.2-38.4	90	71.0	61.6-78.8
$50,000-74,999	124	41	26.4	18.9-35.6	83	73.6	64.4-81.1
$75,000+	122	43	36.3	27.0-46.6	79	63.7	53.4-73.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	329	157	44.1	37.1-51.4	172	55.9	48.6-62.9
No	572	206	31.8	27.5-36.4	366	68.2	63.6-72.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	147	68	48.8	39.5-58.3	79	51.2	41.7-60.5
Non-Veteran	776	302	32.9	29.1-37.0	474	67.1	63.0-70.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

13,746

5,458

36.3

35.2-37.3

8,288

63.7

62.7-64.8

-Mountain AHEC

924

371

35.7

32.1-39.5

553

64.3

60.5-67.9

GENDER

Male

314

123

34.2

28.4-40.5

191

65.8

59.5-71.6

Female

610

248

37.0

32.4-41.7

362

63.0

58.3-67.6

RACE

White

829

340

37.2

33.3-41.2

489

62.8

58.8-66.7

African American

22.3

11.2-39.3

77.7

60.7-88.8

Other Minorities

23.8

12.0-41.7

76.2

58.3-88.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

28.4

10.6-57.0

71.6

43.0-89.4

Non-Hispanic

905

363

36.0

32.3-39.8

542

64.0

60.2-67.7

AGE

18-24

10.3

2.5-33.9

89.7

66.1-97.5

25-34

13.7

7.5-23.8

86.3

76.2-92.5

35-44

128

23.3

16.0-32.8

76.7

67.2-84.0

45-54

167

33.6

25.7-42.6

106

66.4

57.4-74.3

55-64

197

102

51.0

42.7-59.2

49.0

40.8-57.3

65-74

173

53.1

44.4-61.7

46.9

38.3-55.6

75+

148

50.3

40.9-59.6

49.7

40.4-59.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

123

43.4

32.3-55.3

56.6

44.7-67.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

254

108

36.0

29.3-43.3

146

64.0

56.7-70.7

Some Post-H.S.

242

34.1

27.2-41.8

152

65.9

58.2-72.8

College Graduate

303

114

33.8

27.9-40.2

189

66.2

59.8-72.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

115

44.3

33.4-55.8

55.7

44.2-66.6

$15,000- 24,999

157

37.2

28.0-47.5

62.8

52.5-72.0

$25,000- 34,999

124

42.3

32.4-53.0

57.7

47.0-67.6

$35,000- 49,999

139

29.0

21.2-38.4

71.0

61.6-78.8

$50,000-74,999

124

26.4

18.9-35.6

73.6

64.4-81.1

$75,000+

122

36.3

27.0-46.6

63.7

53.4-73.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

329

157

44.1

37.1-51.4

172

55.9

48.6-62.9

572

206

31.8

27.5-36.4

366

68.2

63.6-72.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

147

48.8

39.5-58.3

51.2

41.7-60.5

Non-Veteran

776

302

32.9

29.1-37.0

474

67.1

63.0-70.9

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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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