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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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%)
TOTAL 2,124 1,865 82.4 79.5-84.9 259 17.6 15.1-20.5
GENDER
Male 662 564 79.9 74.8-84.2 98 20.1 15.8-25.2
Female 1,462 1,301 84.6 81.6-87.2 161 15.4 12.8-18.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 20 19 88.7 50.3-98.4 1 11.3 1.6-49.7
-English Speaking 20 19 88.7 50.3-98.4 1 11.3 1.6-49.7
Non-Hispanic 2,095 1,838 82.3 79.4-84.8 257 17.7 15.2-20.6
AGE
18-24 96 45 49.1 37.2-61.1 51 50.9 38.9-62.8
25-34 259 197 78.9 71.4-84.8 62 21.1 15.2-28.6
35-44 360 303 83.4 77.4-88.2 57 16.6 11.8-22.6
45-54 462 414 89.2 84.9-92.4 48 10.8 7.6-15.1
55-64 443 420 94.2 90.8-96.4 23 5.8 3.6- 9.2
65-74 310 302 96.2 91.8-98.3 8 3.8 1.7- 8.2
75+ 177 168 94.7 89.3-97.5 9 5.3 2.5-10.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 429 365 79.3 72.0-85.1 64 20.7 14.9-28.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 728 613 75.3 69.7-80.2 115 24.7 19.8-30.3
Some Post-H.S. 559 503 86.4 81.6-90.1 56 13.6 9.9-18.4
College Graduate 406 382 92.3 87.0-95.6 24 7.7 4.4-13.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 352 299 82.4 75.4-87.7 53 17.6 12.3-24.6
$15,000- 24,999 482 412 78.0 71.0-83.6 70 22.0 16.4-29.0
$25,000- 34,999 308 253 72.7 64.2-79.8 55 27.3 20.2-35.8
$35,000- 49,999 284 266 92.9 88.0-95.9 18 7.1 4.1-12.0
$50,000-74,999 210 198 91.3 84.0-95.4 12 8.7 4.6-16.0
$75,000+ 169 161 92.0 80.1-97.0 8 8.0 3.0-19.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 782 706 86.1 81.4-89.7 76 13.9 10.3-18.6
No 1,220 1,057 81.5 77.8-84.7 163 18.5 15.3-22.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 277 253 89.4 82.7-93.7 24 10.6 6.3-17.3
Non-Veteran 1,847 1,612 81.3 78.1-84.1 235 18.7 15.9-21.9

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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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