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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	9,423	7,825	75.0	73.6-76.4	1,598	25.0	23.6-26.4
GENDER
Male	3,442	2,796	73.0	70.6-75.3	646	27.0	24.7-29.4
Female	5,981	5,029	77.0	75.3-78.6	952	23.0	21.4-24.7
RACE
White	7,322	6,361	80.9	79.3-82.3	961	19.1	17.7-20.7
African American	1,534	1,181	69.3	65.6-72.7	353	30.7	27.3-34.4
Other Minorities	529	252	40.9	35.4-46.6	277	59.1	53.4-64.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	539	188	28.6	24.0-33.8	351	71.4	66.2-76.0
Non-Hispanic	8,878	7,631	80.1	78.7-81.4	1,247	19.9	18.6-21.3
AGE
18-24	406	145	34.5	28.8-40.6	261	65.5	59.4-71.2
25-34	1,285	779	56.9	53.5-60.4	506	43.1	39.6-46.5
35-44	1,844	1,470	78.2	75.5-80.7	374	21.8	19.3-24.5
45-54	1,816	1,606	87.8	85.8-89.5	210	12.2	10.5-14.2
55-64	1,709	1,607	93.8	92.0-95.1	102	6.2	4.9- 8.0
65-74	1,286	1,207	93.5	91.6-95.0	79	6.5	5.0- 8.4
75+	1,030	968	94.1	92.2-95.6	62	5.9	4.4- 7.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,467	1,040	54.7	50.5-58.9	427	45.3	41.1-49.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,675	2,155	70.9	68.1-73.5	520	29.1	26.5-31.9
Some Post-H.S.	2,250	1,929	78.6	75.6-81.2	321	21.4	18.8-24.4
College Graduate	3,012	2,686	86.2	84.4-87.8	326	13.8	12.2-15.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,008	747	57.8	53.0-62.5	261	42.2	37.5-47.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,596	1,212	61.2	57.1-65.2	384	38.8	34.8-42.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,106	876	69.5	65.1-73.5	230	30.5	26.5-34.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,235	1,059	80.5	76.3-84.0	176	19.5	16.0-23.7
$50,000-74,999	1,285	1,133	82.8	79.3-85.7	152	17.2	14.3-20.7
$75,000+	1,783	1,647	91.2	89.4-92.7	136	8.8	7.3-10.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,762	2,443	83.0	80.5-85.2	319	17.0	14.8-19.5
No	6,397	5,183	72.5	70.8-74.2	1,214	27.5	25.8-29.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,126	1,030	89.1	85.4-92.0	96	10.9	8.0-14.6
Non-Veteran	8,285	6,786	73.2	71.6-74.7	1,499	26.8	25.3-28.4

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

-Piedmont NC

9,423

7,825

75.0

73.6-76.4

1,598

25.0

23.6-26.4

GENDER

Male

3,442

2,796

73.0

70.6-75.3

646

27.0

24.7-29.4

Female

5,981

5,029

77.0

75.3-78.6

952

23.0

21.4-24.7

RACE

White

7,322

6,361

80.9

79.3-82.3

961

19.1

17.7-20.7

African American

1,534

1,181

69.3

65.6-72.7

353

30.7

27.3-34.4

Other Minorities

529

252

40.9

35.4-46.6

277

59.1

53.4-64.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

539

188

28.6

24.0-33.8

351

71.4

66.2-76.0

Non-Hispanic

8,878

7,631

80.1

78.7-81.4

1,247

19.9

18.6-21.3

AGE

18-24

406

145

34.5

28.8-40.6

261

65.5

59.4-71.2

25-34

1,285

779

56.9

53.5-60.4

506

43.1

39.6-46.5

35-44

1,844

1,470

78.2

75.5-80.7

374

21.8

19.3-24.5

45-54

1,816

1,606

87.8

85.8-89.5

210

12.2

10.5-14.2

55-64

1,709

1,607

93.8

92.0-95.1

102

6.2

4.9- 8.0

65-74

1,286

1,207

93.5

91.6-95.0

6.5

5.0- 8.4

75+

1,030

968

94.1

92.2-95.6

5.9

4.4- 7.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,467

1,040

54.7

50.5-58.9

427

45.3

41.1-49.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,675

2,155

70.9

68.1-73.5

520

29.1

26.5-31.9

Some Post-H.S.

2,250

1,929

78.6

75.6-81.2

321

21.4

18.8-24.4

College Graduate

3,012

2,686

86.2

84.4-87.8

326

13.8

12.2-15.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,008

747

57.8

53.0-62.5

261

42.2

37.5-47.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,596

1,212

61.2

57.1-65.2

384

38.8

34.8-42.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,106

876

69.5

65.1-73.5

230

30.5

26.5-34.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,235

1,059

80.5

76.3-84.0

176

19.5

16.0-23.7

$50,000-74,999

1,285

1,133

82.8

79.3-85.7

152

17.2

14.3-20.7

$75,000+

1,783

1,647

91.2

89.4-92.7

136

8.8

7.3-10.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,762

2,443

83.0

80.5-85.2

319

17.0

14.8-19.5

6,397

5,183

72.5

70.8-74.2

1,214

27.5

25.8-29.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,126

1,030

89.1

85.4-92.0

10.9

8.0-14.6

Non-Veteran

8,285

6,786

73.2

71.6-74.7

1,499

26.8

25.3-28.4

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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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