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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe County

Cholesterol Awareness

Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood. Have you ever had your blood cholesterol checked?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,482 12,964 81.7 80.4-82.8 1,518 18.3 17.2-19.6
-Buncombe County 346 319 83.6 75.4-89.5 27 16.4 10.5-24.6
GENDER
Male 130 112 75.9 62.8-85.4 18 24.1 14.6-37.2
Female 216 207 93.1 85.3-96.9 9 6.9 3.1-14.7
RACE
White 302 280 84.8 76.0-90.7 22 15.2 9.3-24.0
Other 42 37 76.5 48.3-92.0 5 23.5 8.0-51.7
AGE
18-44 93 74 70.9 57.0-81.8 19 29.1 18.2-43.0
45+ 251 243 96.2 91.7-98.3 8 3.8 1.7- 8.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 126 114 75.5 59.5-86.6 12 24.5 13.4-40.5
Some College + 219 204 89.0 80.7-94.0 15 11.0 6.0-19.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 189 172 79.0 67.1-87.4 17 21.0 12.6-32.9
$50,000+ 113 110 97.5 91.7-99.2 3 2.5 0.8- 8.3

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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.

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