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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Cholesterol Awareness

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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
-Northeastern Partnership	944	403	40.6	36.7-44.6	541	59.4	55.4-63.3
GENDER
Male	310	132	40.7	34.0-47.8	178	59.3	52.2-66.0
Female	634	271	40.4	36.0-45.0	363	59.6	55.0-64.0
RACE
White	574	236	39.1	34.1-44.4	338	60.9	55.6-65.9
African American	339	157	45.3	38.9-51.9	182	54.7	48.1-61.1
Other Minorities	26	7	22.2	9.4-44.0	19	77.8	56.0-90.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	11	5	23.2	6.4-57.2	6	76.8	42.8-93.6
Non-Hispanic	933	398	40.8	36.9-44.9	535	59.2	55.1-63.1
AGE
18-24	16	3	15.8	4.6-42.4	13	84.2	57.6-95.4
25-34	75	20	37.8	23.7-54.5	55	62.2	45.5-76.3
35-44	132	40	29.4	21.1-39.4	92	70.6	60.6-78.9
45-54	216	93	42.4	34.8-50.4	123	57.6	49.6-65.2
55-64	214	108	50.0	42.2-57.7	106	50.0	42.3-57.8
65-74	160	79	50.2	41.4-59.1	81	49.8	40.9-58.6
75+	128	60	42.6	33.5-52.2	68	57.4	47.8-66.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	171	91	48.3	39.2-57.4	80	51.7	42.6-60.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	341	153	42.7	35.8-50.0	188	57.3	50.0-64.2
Some Post-H.S.	212	75	33.8	26.4-42.0	137	66.2	58.0-73.6
College Graduate	220	84	38.9	31.6-46.7	136	61.1	53.3-68.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	160	91	50.6	40.3-60.9	69	49.4	39.1-59.7
$15,000- 24,999	172	69	37.3	28.7-46.7	103	62.7	53.3-71.3
$25,000- 34,999	122	61	53.8	40.3-66.7	61	46.2	33.3-59.7
$35,000- 49,999	116	40	33.7	24.6-44.1	76	66.3	55.9-75.4
$50,000-74,999	106	40	35.5	25.7-46.6	66	64.5	53.4-74.3
$75,000+	121	37	31.8	22.9-42.3	84	68.2	57.7-77.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	406	218	53.9	47.3-60.3	188	46.1	39.7-52.7
No	516	178	32.3	27.6-37.4	338	67.7	62.6-72.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	145	60	40.0	30.0-50.9	85	60.0	49.1-70.0
Non-Veteran	793	340	40.7	36.5-45.1	453	59.3	54.9-63.5

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

-Northeastern Partnership

944

403

40.6

36.7-44.6

541

59.4

55.4-63.3

GENDER

Male

310

132

40.7

34.0-47.8

178

59.3

52.2-66.0

Female

634

271

40.4

36.0-45.0

363

59.6

55.0-64.0

RACE

White

574

236

39.1

34.1-44.4

338

60.9

55.6-65.9

African American

339

157

45.3

38.9-51.9

182

54.7

48.1-61.1

Other Minorities

22.2

9.4-44.0

77.8

56.0-90.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

23.2

6.4-57.2

76.8

42.8-93.6

Non-Hispanic

933

398

40.8

36.9-44.9

535

59.2

55.1-63.1

AGE

18-24

15.8

4.6-42.4

84.2

57.6-95.4

25-34

37.8

23.7-54.5

62.2

45.5-76.3

35-44

132

29.4

21.1-39.4

70.6

60.6-78.9

45-54

216

42.4

34.8-50.4

123

57.6

49.6-65.2

55-64

214

108

50.0

42.2-57.7

106

50.0

42.3-57.8

65-74

160

50.2

41.4-59.1

49.8

40.9-58.6

75+

128

42.6

33.5-52.2

57.4

47.8-66.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

171

48.3

39.2-57.4

51.7

42.6-60.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

341

153

42.7

35.8-50.0

188

57.3

50.0-64.2

Some Post-H.S.

212

33.8

26.4-42.0

137

66.2

58.0-73.6

College Graduate

220

38.9

31.6-46.7

136

61.1

53.3-68.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

160

50.6

40.3-60.9

49.4

39.1-59.7

$15,000- 24,999

172

37.3

28.7-46.7

103

62.7

53.3-71.3

$25,000- 34,999

122

53.8

40.3-66.7

46.2

33.3-59.7

$35,000- 49,999

116

33.7

24.6-44.1

66.3

55.9-75.4

$50,000-74,999

106

35.5

25.7-46.6

64.5

53.4-74.3

$75,000+

121

31.8

22.9-42.3

68.2

57.7-77.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

406

218

53.9

47.3-60.3

188

46.1

39.7-52.7

516

178

32.3

27.6-37.4

338

67.7

62.6-72.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

145

40.0

30.0-50.9

60.0

49.1-70.0

Non-Veteran

793

340

40.7

36.5-45.1

453

59.3

54.9-63.5

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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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