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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	16,780	13,877	74.7	73.6-75.7	2,903	25.3	24.3-26.4
GENDER
Male	6,026	4,844	71.7	69.9-73.4	1,182	28.3	26.6-30.1
Female	10,754	9,033	77.5	76.2-78.6	1,721	22.5	21.4-23.8
RACE
White	12,674	10,921	79.8	78.6-80.9	1,753	20.2	19.1-21.4
African American	2,948	2,318	70.6	68.0-73.1	630	29.4	26.9-32.0
Asian	110	80	69.3	57.5-79.1	30	30.7	20.9-42.5
Native American	287	218	72.3	64.9-78.6	69	27.7	21.4-35.1
Other Minorities	704	295	34.5	29.9-39.3	409	65.5	60.7-70.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	854	313	29.2	25.4-33.3	541	70.8	66.7-74.6
-English Speaking	256	171	57.9	49.7-65.6	85	42.1	34.4-50.3
-Spanish Speaking	598	142	21.3	17.4-26.0	456	78.7	74.0-82.6
Non-Hispanic	15,911	13,550	79.1	78.1-80.1	2,361	20.9	19.9-21.9
AGE
18-24	755	290	35.8	31.6-40.3	465	64.2	59.7-68.4
25-34	2,280	1,369	56.4	53.8-59.0	911	43.6	41.0-46.2
35-44	3,115	2,451	76.9	74.8-78.8	664	23.1	21.2-25.2
45-54	3,273	2,868	85.9	84.3-87.5	405	14.1	12.5-15.7
55-64	3,111	2,905	92.8	91.4-93.9	206	7.2	6.1- 8.6
65-74	2,347	2,217	94.3	93.0-95.3	130	5.7	4.7- 7.0
75+	1,816	1,701	93.3	91.7-94.6	115	6.7	5.4- 8.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,638	1,909	56.4	53.4-59.5	729	43.6	40.5-46.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	5,042	4,039	70.5	68.5-72.5	1,003	29.5	27.5-31.5
Some Post-H.S.	4,098	3,474	78.7	76.7-80.6	624	21.3	19.4-23.3
College Graduate	4,965	4,425	86.3	84.9-87.6	540	13.7	12.4-15.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	2,000	1,548	64.2	60.8-67.5	452	35.8	32.5-39.2
$15,000- 24,999	3,014	2,259	60.3	57.4-63.0	755	39.7	37.0-42.6
$25,000- 34,999	2,067	1,644	71.0	67.7-74.0	423	29.0	26.0-32.3
$35,000- 49,999	2,290	1,940	79.8	77.2-82.2	350	20.2	17.8-22.8
$50,000-74,999	2,204	1,943	83.5	80.8-85.9	261	16.5	14.1-19.2
$75,000+	2,747	2,533	90.7	89.2-92.1	214	9.3	7.9-10.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,243	4,623	82.1	80.2-83.9	620	17.9	16.1-19.8
No	11,069	8,897	72.0	70.7-73.3	2,172	28.0	26.7-29.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,275	2,076	89.7	87.6-91.4	199	10.3	8.6-12.4
Non-Veteran	14,476	11,775	72.3	71.1-73.4	2,701	27.7	26.6-28.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

16,780

13,877

74.7

73.6-75.7

2,903

25.3

24.3-26.4

GENDER

Male

6,026

4,844

71.7

69.9-73.4

1,182

28.3

26.6-30.1

Female

10,754

9,033

77.5

76.2-78.6

1,721

22.5

21.4-23.8

RACE

White

12,674

10,921

79.8

78.6-80.9

1,753

20.2

19.1-21.4

African American

2,948

2,318

70.6

68.0-73.1

630

29.4

26.9-32.0

Asian

110

69.3

57.5-79.1

30.7

20.9-42.5

Native American

287

218

72.3

64.9-78.6

27.7

21.4-35.1

Other Minorities

704

295

34.5

29.9-39.3

409

65.5

60.7-70.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

854

313

29.2

25.4-33.3

541

70.8

66.7-74.6

-English Speaking

256

171

57.9

49.7-65.6

42.1

34.4-50.3

-Spanish Speaking

598

142

21.3

17.4-26.0

456

78.7

74.0-82.6

Non-Hispanic

15,911

13,550

79.1

78.1-80.1

2,361

20.9

19.9-21.9

AGE

18-24

755

290

35.8

31.6-40.3

465

64.2

59.7-68.4

25-34

2,280

1,369

56.4

53.8-59.0

911

43.6

41.0-46.2

35-44

3,115

2,451

76.9

74.8-78.8

664

23.1

21.2-25.2

45-54

3,273

2,868

85.9

84.3-87.5

405

14.1

12.5-15.7

55-64

3,111

2,905

92.8

91.4-93.9

206

7.2

6.1- 8.6

65-74

2,347

2,217

94.3

93.0-95.3

130

5.7

4.7- 7.0

75+

1,816

1,701

93.3

91.7-94.6

115

6.7

5.4- 8.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,638

1,909

56.4

53.4-59.5

729

43.6

40.5-46.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

5,042

4,039

70.5

68.5-72.5

1,003

29.5

27.5-31.5

Some Post-H.S.

4,098

3,474

78.7

76.7-80.6

624

21.3

19.4-23.3

College Graduate

4,965

4,425

86.3

84.9-87.6

540

13.7

12.4-15.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

2,000

1,548

64.2

60.8-67.5

452

35.8

32.5-39.2

$15,000- 24,999

3,014

2,259

60.3

57.4-63.0

755

39.7

37.0-42.6

$25,000- 34,999

2,067

1,644

71.0

67.7-74.0

423

29.0

26.0-32.3

$35,000- 49,999

2,290

1,940

79.8

77.2-82.2

350

20.2

17.8-22.8

$50,000-74,999

2,204

1,943

83.5

80.8-85.9

261

16.5

14.1-19.2

$75,000+

2,747

2,533

90.7

89.2-92.1

214

9.3

7.9-10.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,243

4,623

82.1

80.2-83.9

620

17.9

16.1-19.8

11,069

8,897

72.0

70.7-73.3

2,172

28.0

26.7-29.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,275

2,076

89.7

87.6-91.4

199

10.3

8.6-12.4

Non-Veteran

14,476

11,775

72.3

71.1-73.4

2,701

27.7

26.6-28.9

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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.

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