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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	7,757	2,997	35.3	34.0-36.7	4,760	64.7	63.3-66.0
GENDER
Male	2,769	1,087	35.1	33.0-37.4	1,682	64.9	62.6-67.0
Female	4,988	1,910	35.5	33.9-37.1	3,078	64.5	62.9-66.1
RACE
White	6,310	2,499	36.4	34.9-37.9	3,811	63.6	62.1-65.1
African American	1,166	411	32.5	29.2-36.1	755	67.5	63.9-70.8
Other Minorities	250	78	27.7	21.4-35.1	172	72.3	64.9-78.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	188	71	32.4	24.7-41.2	117	67.6	58.8-75.3
Non-Hispanic	7,563	2,924	35.4	34.1-36.8	4,639	64.6	63.2-65.9
AGE
18-24	142	19	9.5	5.7-15.4	123	90.5	84.6-94.3
25-34	775	162	21.6	18.2-25.4	613	78.4	74.6-81.8
35-44	1,464	372	25.5	22.9-28.3	1,092	74.5	71.7-77.1
45-54	1,596	576	37.9	34.9-41.0	1,020	62.1	59.0-65.1
55-64	1,594	782	49.9	47.0-52.9	812	50.1	47.1-53.0
65-74	1,199	640	52.6	49.3-56.0	559	47.4	44.0-50.7
75+	945	428	44.3	40.4-48.2	517	55.7	51.8-59.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,019	490	43.2	39.0-47.4	529	56.8	52.6-61.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,135	908	39.3	36.7-42.0	1,227	60.7	58.0-63.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,918	705	34.0	31.3-36.7	1,213	66.0	63.3-68.7
College Graduate	2,671	887	30.9	28.8-33.1	1,784	69.1	66.9-71.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	735	368	46.9	42.0-51.9	367	53.1	48.1-58.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,199	494	36.2	32.7-39.9	705	63.8	60.1-67.3
$25,000- 34,999	870	342	35.3	31.4-39.5	528	64.7	60.5-68.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,049	382	33.1	29.7-36.6	667	66.9	63.4-70.3
$50,000-74,999	1,128	430	36.4	32.9-39.9	698	63.6	60.1-67.1
$75,000+	1,639	515	30.9	28.2-33.6	1,124	69.1	66.4-71.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,411	1,167	45.3	42.7-47.9	1,244	54.7	52.1-57.3
No	5,148	1,775	31.8	30.3-33.4	3,373	68.2	66.6-69.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,023	443	41.7	38.0-45.5	580	58.3	54.5-62.0
Non-Veteran	6,725	2,551	34.3	32.9-35.8	4,174	65.7	64.2-67.1

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

-Piedmont NC

7,757

2,997

35.3

34.0-36.7

4,760

64.7

63.3-66.0

GENDER

Male

2,769

1,087

35.1

33.0-37.4

1,682

64.9

62.6-67.0

Female

4,988

1,910

35.5

33.9-37.1

3,078

64.5

62.9-66.1

RACE

White

6,310

2,499

36.4

34.9-37.9

3,811

63.6

62.1-65.1

African American

1,166

411

32.5

29.2-36.1

755

67.5

63.9-70.8

Other Minorities

250

27.7

21.4-35.1

172

72.3

64.9-78.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

188

32.4

24.7-41.2

117

67.6

58.8-75.3

Non-Hispanic

7,563

2,924

35.4

34.1-36.8

4,639

64.6

63.2-65.9

AGE

18-24

142

9.5

5.7-15.4

123

90.5

84.6-94.3

25-34

775

162

21.6

18.2-25.4

613

78.4

74.6-81.8

35-44

1,464

372

25.5

22.9-28.3

1,092

74.5

71.7-77.1

45-54

1,596

576

37.9

34.9-41.0

1,020

62.1

59.0-65.1

55-64

1,594

782

49.9

47.0-52.9

812

50.1

47.1-53.0

65-74

1,199

640

52.6

49.3-56.0

559

47.4

44.0-50.7

75+

945

428

44.3

40.4-48.2

517

55.7

51.8-59.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,019

490

43.2

39.0-47.4

529

56.8

52.6-61.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,135

908

39.3

36.7-42.0

1,227

60.7

58.0-63.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,918

705

34.0

31.3-36.7

1,213

66.0

63.3-68.7

College Graduate

2,671

887

30.9

28.8-33.1

1,784

69.1

66.9-71.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

735

368

46.9

42.0-51.9

367

53.1

48.1-58.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,199

494

36.2

32.7-39.9

705

63.8

60.1-67.3

$25,000- 34,999

870

342

35.3

31.4-39.5

528

64.7

60.5-68.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,049

382

33.1

29.7-36.6

667

66.9

63.4-70.3

$50,000-74,999

1,128

430

36.4

32.9-39.9

698

63.6

60.1-67.1

$75,000+

1,639

515

30.9

28.2-33.6

1,124

69.1

66.4-71.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,411

1,167

45.3

42.7-47.9

1,244

54.7

52.1-57.3

5,148

1,775

31.8

30.3-33.4

3,373

68.2

66.6-69.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,023

443

41.7

38.0-45.5

580

58.3

54.5-62.0

Non-Veteran

6,725

2,551

34.3

32.9-35.8

4,174

65.7

64.2-67.1

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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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