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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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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
-Northeastern Partnership	1,157	959	75.6	71.6-79.2	198	24.4	20.8-28.4
GENDER
Male	410	320	69.4	62.6-75.3	90	30.6	24.7-37.4
Female	747	639	81.8	77.9-85.2	108	18.2	14.8-22.1
RACE
White	679	580	79.6	74.4-84.0	99	20.4	16.0-25.6
African American	417	346	73.8	66.8-79.9	71	26.2	20.1-33.2
Other Minorities	54	28	51.3	35.9-66.4	26	48.7	33.6-64.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	36	12	24.9	11.7-45.4	24	75.1	54.6-88.3
Non-Hispanic	1,121	947	78.3	74.3-81.8	174	21.7	18.2-25.7
AGE
18-24	32	16	46.2	27.6-65.9	16	53.8	34.1-72.4
25-34	125	76	56.8	46.0-66.9	49	43.2	33.1-54.0
35-44	173	132	73.0	64.0-80.5	41	27.0	19.5-36.0
45-54	265	218	78.7	70.8-85.0	47	21.3	15.0-29.2
55-64	243	218	88.2	82.0-92.5	25	11.8	7.5-18.0
65-74	174	163	92.1	84.1-96.3	11	7.9	3.7-15.9
75+	140	133	93.5	85.4-97.3	7	6.5	2.7-14.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	233	179	64.3	54.9-72.8	54	35.7	27.2-45.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	428	343	72.3	65.4-78.3	85	27.7	21.7-34.6
Some Post-H.S.	255	215	78.9	70.2-85.5	40	21.1	14.5-29.8
College Graduate	240	222	89.9	83.7-94.0	18	10.1	6.0-16.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	192	164	81.0	72.0-87.5	28	19.0	12.5-28.0
$15,000- 24,999	226	172	64.1	53.5-73.5	54	35.9	26.5-46.5
$25,000- 34,999	155	124	69.8	58.1-79.4	31	30.2	20.6-41.9
$35,000- 49,999	136	116	79.4	69.3-86.8	20	20.6	13.2-30.7
$50,000-74,999	129	108	80.5	70.1-87.9	21	19.5	12.1-29.9
$75,000+	128	121	94.0	87.2-97.3	7	6.0	2.7-12.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	467	416	86.6	81.8-90.2	51	13.4	9.8-18.2
No	660	520	69.6	64.1-74.5	140	30.4	25.5-35.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	147	87.4	78.6-92.9	16	12.6	7.1-21.4
Non-Veteran	988	806	73.1	68.7-77.1	182	26.9	22.9-31.3

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

-Northeastern Partnership

1,157

959

75.6

71.6-79.2

198

24.4

20.8-28.4

GENDER

Male

410

320

69.4

62.6-75.3

30.6

24.7-37.4

Female

747

639

81.8

77.9-85.2

108

18.2

14.8-22.1

RACE

White

679

580

79.6

74.4-84.0

20.4

16.0-25.6

African American

417

346

73.8

66.8-79.9

26.2

20.1-33.2

Other Minorities

51.3

35.9-66.4

48.7

33.6-64.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

24.9

11.7-45.4

75.1

54.6-88.3

Non-Hispanic

1,121

947

78.3

74.3-81.8

174

21.7

18.2-25.7

AGE

18-24

46.2

27.6-65.9

53.8

34.1-72.4

25-34

125

56.8

46.0-66.9

43.2

33.1-54.0

35-44

173

132

73.0

64.0-80.5

27.0

19.5-36.0

45-54

265

218

78.7

70.8-85.0

21.3

15.0-29.2

55-64

243

218

88.2

82.0-92.5

11.8

7.5-18.0

65-74

174

163

92.1

84.1-96.3

7.9

3.7-15.9

75+

140

133

93.5

85.4-97.3

6.5

2.7-14.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

233

179

64.3

54.9-72.8

35.7

27.2-45.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

428

343

72.3

65.4-78.3

27.7

21.7-34.6

Some Post-H.S.

255

215

78.9

70.2-85.5

21.1

14.5-29.8

College Graduate

240

222

89.9

83.7-94.0

10.1

6.0-16.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

192

164

81.0

72.0-87.5

19.0

12.5-28.0

$15,000- 24,999

226

172

64.1

53.5-73.5

35.9

26.5-46.5

$25,000- 34,999

155

124

69.8

58.1-79.4

30.2

20.6-41.9

$35,000- 49,999

136

116

79.4

69.3-86.8

20.6

13.2-30.7

$50,000-74,999

129

108

80.5

70.1-87.9

19.5

12.1-29.9

$75,000+

128

121

94.0

87.2-97.3

6.0

2.7-12.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

467

416

86.6

81.8-90.2

13.4

9.8-18.2

660

520

69.6

64.1-74.5

140

30.4

25.5-35.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

163

147

87.4

78.6-92.9

12.6

7.1-21.4

Non-Veteran

988

806

73.1

68.7-77.1

182

26.9

22.9-31.3

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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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