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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	1,955	1,592	72.5	69.4-75.5	363	27.5	24.5-30.6
GENDER
Male	700	547	68.7	63.5-73.6	153	31.3	26.4-36.5
Female	1,255	1,045	75.9	72.2-79.3	210	24.1	20.7-27.8
RACE
White	1,743	1,461	75.9	72.6-78.9	282	24.1	21.1-27.4
African American	91	57	55.3	39.7-70.0	34	44.7	30.0-60.3
Other Minorities	120	74	47.8	35.2-60.6	46	52.2	39.4-64.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	77	28	26.4	16.0-40.2	49	73.6	59.8-84.0
Non-Hispanic	1,876	1,562	76.3	73.2-79.1	314	23.7	20.9-26.8
AGE
18-24	97	41	34.8	24.1-47.4	56	65.2	52.6-75.9
25-34	258	132	49.7	42.4-57.1	126	50.3	42.9-57.6
35-44	307	229	70.6	63.7-76.7	78	29.4	23.3-36.3
45-54	337	297	88.5	83.7-92.0	40	11.5	8.0-16.3
55-64	374	351	92.6	88.1-95.5	23	7.4	4.5-11.9
65-74	306	288	94.4	90.8-96.6	18	5.6	3.4- 9.2
75+	268	246	91.0	85.9-94.3	22	9.0	5.7-14.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	334	251	60.9	52.3-69.0	83	39.1	31.0-47.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	600	469	66.0	60.0-71.5	131	34.0	28.5-40.0
Some Post-H.S.	468	384	77.2	71.3-82.2	84	22.8	17.8-28.7
College Graduate	544	480	84.8	80.2-88.5	64	15.2	11.5-19.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	267	215	68.8	58.9-77.2	52	31.2	22.8-41.1
$15,000- 24,999	409	291	57.5	50.6-64.2	118	42.5	35.8-49.4
$25,000- 34,999	266	214	74.0	65.8-80.8	52	26.0	19.2-34.2
$35,000- 49,999	288	240	78.3	71.3-84.0	48	21.7	16.0-28.7
$50,000-74,999	214	194	84.7	71.6-92.4	20	15.3	7.6-28.4
$75,000+	219	200	88.0	79.1-93.5	19	12.0	6.5-20.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	657	569	79.9	74.6-84.3	88	20.1	15.7-25.4
No	1,246	984	69.5	65.5-73.3	262	30.5	26.7-34.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	262	243	93.0	88.2-95.9	19	7.0	4.1-11.8
Non-Veteran	1,692	1,348	69.5	66.0-72.8	344	30.5	27.2-34.0

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

-Western NC

1,955

1,592

72.5

69.4-75.5

363

27.5

24.5-30.6

GENDER

Male

700

547

68.7

63.5-73.6

153

31.3

26.4-36.5

Female

1,255

1,045

75.9

72.2-79.3

210

24.1

20.7-27.8

RACE

White

1,743

1,461

75.9

72.6-78.9

282

24.1

21.1-27.4

African American

55.3

39.7-70.0

44.7

30.0-60.3

Other Minorities

120

47.8

35.2-60.6

52.2

39.4-64.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

26.4

16.0-40.2

73.6

59.8-84.0

Non-Hispanic

1,876

1,562

76.3

73.2-79.1

314

23.7

20.9-26.8

AGE

18-24

34.8

24.1-47.4

65.2

52.6-75.9

25-34

258

132

49.7

42.4-57.1

126

50.3

42.9-57.6

35-44

307

229

70.6

63.7-76.7

29.4

23.3-36.3

45-54

337

297

88.5

83.7-92.0

11.5

8.0-16.3

55-64

374

351

92.6

88.1-95.5

7.4

4.5-11.9

65-74

306

288

94.4

90.8-96.6

5.6

3.4- 9.2

75+

268

246

91.0

85.9-94.3

9.0

5.7-14.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

334

251

60.9

52.3-69.0

39.1

31.0-47.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

600

469

66.0

60.0-71.5

131

34.0

28.5-40.0

Some Post-H.S.

468

384

77.2

71.3-82.2

22.8

17.8-28.7

College Graduate

544

480

84.8

80.2-88.5

15.2

11.5-19.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

267

215

68.8

58.9-77.2

31.2

22.8-41.1

$15,000- 24,999

409

291

57.5

50.6-64.2

118

42.5

35.8-49.4

$25,000- 34,999

266

214

74.0

65.8-80.8

26.0

19.2-34.2

$35,000- 49,999

288

240

78.3

71.3-84.0

21.7

16.0-28.7

$50,000-74,999

214

194

84.7

71.6-92.4

15.3

7.6-28.4

$75,000+

219

200

88.0

79.1-93.5

12.0

6.5-20.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

657

569

79.9

74.6-84.3

20.1

15.7-25.4

1,246

984

69.5

65.5-73.3

262

30.5

26.7-34.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

262

243

93.0

88.2-95.9

7.0

4.1-11.8

Non-Veteran

1,692

1,348

69.5

66.0-72.8

344

30.5

27.2-34.0

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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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