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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston 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
-Gaston County 376 356 90.1 83.1-94.3 20 9.9 5.7-16.9
GENDER
Male 143 132 86.8 75.7-93.3 11 13.2 6.7-24.3
Female 233 224 93.4 83.0-97.6 9 6.6 2.4-17.0
RACE
White 327 310 89.8 82.0-94.5 17 10.2 5.5-18.0
Other 49 46 91.2 68.8-98.0 3 8.8 2.0-31.2
AGE
18-44 111 97 81.8 69.1-90.1 14 18.2 9.9-30.9
45+ 264 258 98.0 94.9-99.2 6 2.0 0.8- 5.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 189 173 82.5 70.6-90.2 16 17.5 9.8-29.4
Some College + 187 183 98.3 95.0-99.5 4 1.7 0.5- 5.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 202 189 92.2 85.6-95.9 13 7.8 4.1-14.4
$50,000+ 114 110 93.8 81.2-98.1 4 6.2 1.9-18.8

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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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