BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina: (Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood. Have you ever had your blood cholesterol checked?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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
TOTAL	14,482	12,964	81.7	80.4-82.8	1,518	18.3	17.2-19.6
GENDER
Male	5,251	4,623	79.1	77.1-81.0	628	20.9	19.0-22.9
Female	9,231	8,341	84.1	82.7-85.5	890	15.9	14.5-17.3
RACE
White	11,345	10,403	85.8	84.5-87.1	942	14.2	12.9-15.5
African American	2,124	1,865	82.4	79.5-84.9	259	17.6	15.1-20.5
Asian	103	86	82.7	69.5-91.0	17	17.3	9.0-30.5
Native American	270	235	83.9	76.3-89.4	35	16.1	10.6-23.7
Other Minorities	584	323	43.6	37.9-49.6	261	56.4	50.4-62.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	589	338	44.1	38.5-49.9	251	55.9	50.1-61.5
-English Speaking	236	199	76.6	67.4-83.9	37	23.4	16.1-32.6
-Spanish Speaking	353	139	32.5	26.4-39.3	214	67.5	60.7-73.6
Non-Hispanic	13,859	12,596	84.9	83.7-86.0	1,263	15.1	14.0-16.3
AGE
18-24	449	192	41.9	36.1-48.0	257	58.1	52.0-63.9
25-34	1,449	1,023	70.3	66.9-73.4	426	29.7	26.6-33.1
35-44	2,294	1,945	83.5	81.3-85.6	349	16.5	14.4-18.7
45-54	2,888	2,655	91.3	89.8-92.6	233	8.7	7.4-10.2
55-64	3,048	2,929	95.8	94.7-96.6	119	4.2	3.4- 5.3
65-74	2,450	2,389	97.0	95.9-97.8	61	3.0	2.2- 4.1
75+	1,817	1,750	96.5	95.3-97.4	67	3.5	2.6- 4.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,069	1,709	67.6	63.5-71.4	360	32.4	28.6-36.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,340	3,788	77.2	74.7-79.4	552	22.8	20.6-25.3
Some Post-H.S.	3,729	3,380	83.4	80.8-85.6	349	16.6	14.4-19.2
College Graduate	4,327	4,073	91.6	90.1-92.9	254	8.4	7.1- 9.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,495	1,293	77.3	73.0-81.0	202	22.7	19.0-27.0
$15,000- 24,999	2,355	2,011	72.0	68.3-75.3	344	28.0	24.7-31.7
$25,000- 34,999	1,595	1,388	76.3	72.4-79.7	207	23.7	20.3-27.6
$35,000- 49,999	2,055	1,842	85.3	82.5-87.7	213	14.7	12.3-17.5
$50,000-74,999	2,074	1,918	86.7	83.4-89.4	156	13.3	10.6-16.6
$75,000+	2,890	2,738	92.4	90.5-93.9	152	7.6	6.1- 9.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,173	4,788	86.6	84.7-88.3	385	13.4	11.7-15.3
No	8,698	7,663	80.2	78.6-81.7	1,035	19.8	18.3-21.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,144	2,005	90.9	88.0-93.1	139	9.1	6.9-12.0
Non-Veteran	12,334	10,955	80.2	78.8-81.5	1,379	19.8	18.5-21.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,482

12,964

81.7

80.4-82.8

1,518

18.3

17.2-19.6

GENDER

Male

5,251

4,623

79.1

77.1-81.0

628

20.9

19.0-22.9

Female

9,231

8,341

84.1

82.7-85.5

890

15.9

14.5-17.3

RACE

White

11,345

10,403

85.8

84.5-87.1

942

14.2

12.9-15.5

African American

2,124

1,865

82.4

79.5-84.9

259

17.6

15.1-20.5

Asian

103

82.7

69.5-91.0

17.3

9.0-30.5

Native American

270

235

83.9

76.3-89.4

16.1

10.6-23.7

Other Minorities

584

323

43.6

37.9-49.6

261

56.4

50.4-62.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

589

338

44.1

38.5-49.9

251

55.9

50.1-61.5

-English Speaking

236

199

76.6

67.4-83.9

23.4

16.1-32.6

-Spanish Speaking

353

139

32.5

26.4-39.3

214

67.5

60.7-73.6

Non-Hispanic

13,859

12,596

84.9

83.7-86.0

1,263

15.1

14.0-16.3

AGE

18-24

449

192

41.9

36.1-48.0

257

58.1

52.0-63.9

25-34

1,449

1,023

70.3

66.9-73.4

426

29.7

26.6-33.1

35-44

2,294

1,945

83.5

81.3-85.6

349

16.5

14.4-18.7

45-54

2,888

2,655

91.3

89.8-92.6

233

8.7

7.4-10.2

55-64

3,048

2,929

95.8

94.7-96.6

119

4.2

3.4- 5.3

65-74

2,450

2,389

97.0

95.9-97.8

3.0

2.2- 4.1

75+

1,817

1,750

96.5

95.3-97.4

3.5

2.6- 4.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,069

1,709

67.6

63.5-71.4

360

32.4

28.6-36.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,340

3,788

77.2

74.7-79.4

552

22.8

20.6-25.3

Some Post-H.S.

3,729

3,380

83.4

80.8-85.6

349

16.6

14.4-19.2

College Graduate

4,327

4,073

91.6

90.1-92.9

254

8.4

7.1- 9.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,495

1,293

77.3

73.0-81.0

202

22.7

19.0-27.0

$15,000- 24,999

2,355

2,011

72.0

68.3-75.3

344

28.0

24.7-31.7

$25,000- 34,999

1,595

1,388

76.3

72.4-79.7

207

23.7

20.3-27.6

$35,000- 49,999

2,055

1,842

85.3

82.5-87.7

213

14.7

12.3-17.5

$50,000-74,999

2,074

1,918

86.7

83.4-89.4

156

13.3

10.6-16.6

$75,000+

2,890

2,738

92.4

90.5-93.9

152

7.6

6.1- 9.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,173

4,788

86.6

84.7-88.3

385

13.4

11.7-15.3

8,698

7,663

80.2

78.6-81.7

1,035

19.8

18.3-21.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,144

2,005

90.9

88.0-93.1

139

9.1

6.9-12.0

Non-Veteran

12,334

10,955

80.2

78.8-81.5

1,379

19.8

18.5-21.2

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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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