BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina: (Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	12,859	5,803	39.6	38.4-40.9	7,056	60.4	59.1-61.6
GENDER
Male	4,582	2,178	41.3	39.3-43.4	2,404	58.7	56.6-60.7
Female	8,277	3,625	38.1	36.7-39.5	4,652	61.9	60.5-63.3
RACE
White	10,320	4,744	40.6	39.2-41.9	5,576	59.4	58.1-60.8
African American	1,850	788	38.1	35.0-41.4	1,062	61.9	58.6-65.0
Asian	85	31	40.4	27.3-55.1	54	59.6	44.9-72.7
Native American	231	112	39.1	30.7-48.1	119	60.9	51.9-69.3
Other Minorities	322	105	30.8	23.2-39.7	217	69.2	60.3-76.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	337	121	31.7	25.2-39.0	216	68.3	61.0-74.8
-English Speaking	198	84	40.8	31.4-50.9	114	59.2	49.1-68.6
-Spanish Speaking	139	37	24.2	16.2-34.5	102	75.8	65.5-83.8
Non-Hispanic	12,493	5,667	40.0	38.8-41.3	6,826	60.0	58.7-61.2
AGE
18-24	191	21	12.6	6.7-22.6	170	87.4	77.4-93.3
25-34	1,018	183	18.8	15.8-22.3	835	81.2	77.7-84.2
35-44	1,938	563	31.0	28.3-33.8	1,375	69.0	66.2-71.7
45-54	2,643	1,116	43.8	41.4-46.2	1,527	56.2	53.8-58.6
55-64	2,902	1,588	55.6	53.2-57.9	1,314	44.4	42.1-46.8
65-74	2,364	1,407	60.1	57.6-62.6	957	39.9	37.4-42.4
75+	1,723	891	51.1	48.0-54.1	832	48.9	45.9-52.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,689	949	47.9	43.9-51.9	740	52.1	48.1-56.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,753	1,831	42.8	40.6-45.2	1,922	57.2	54.8-59.4
Some Post-H.S.	3,359	1,470	38.1	35.7-40.5	1,889	61.9	59.5-64.3
College Graduate	4,045	1,548	35.3	33.2-37.4	2,497	64.7	62.6-66.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,276	725	49.8	45.4-54.2	551	50.2	45.8-54.6
$15,000- 24,999	2,001	973	43.6	40.1-47.2	1,028	56.4	52.8-59.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,380	637	42.2	38.3-46.1	743	57.8	53.9-61.7
$35,000- 49,999	1,832	819	39.6	36.5-42.8	1,013	60.4	57.2-63.5
$50,000-74,999	1,908	772	35.2	32.4-38.2	1,136	64.8	61.8-67.6
$75,000+	2,726	1,050	36.2	33.8-38.7	1,676	63.8	61.3-66.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,726	2,677	53.2	50.9-55.4	2,049	46.8	44.6-49.1
No	7,628	2,935	33.6	32.1-35.1	4,693	66.4	64.9-67.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,985	1,032	48.5	45.5-51.6	953	51.5	48.4-54.5
Non-Veteran	10,871	4,770	38.1	36.7-39.4	6,101	61.9	60.6-63.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

12,859

5,803

39.6

38.4-40.9

7,056

60.4

59.1-61.6

GENDER

Male

4,582

2,178

41.3

39.3-43.4

2,404

58.7

56.6-60.7

Female

8,277

3,625

38.1

36.7-39.5

4,652

61.9

60.5-63.3

RACE

White

10,320

4,744

40.6

39.2-41.9

5,576

59.4

58.1-60.8

African American

1,850

788

38.1

35.0-41.4

1,062

61.9

58.6-65.0

Asian

40.4

27.3-55.1

59.6

44.9-72.7

Native American

231

112

39.1

30.7-48.1

119

60.9

51.9-69.3

Other Minorities

322

105

30.8

23.2-39.7

217

69.2

60.3-76.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

337

121

31.7

25.2-39.0

216

68.3

61.0-74.8

-English Speaking

198

40.8

31.4-50.9

114

59.2

49.1-68.6

-Spanish Speaking

139

24.2

16.2-34.5

102

75.8

65.5-83.8

Non-Hispanic

12,493

5,667

40.0

38.8-41.3

6,826

60.0

58.7-61.2

AGE

18-24

191

12.6

6.7-22.6

170

87.4

77.4-93.3

25-34

1,018

183

18.8

15.8-22.3

835

81.2

77.7-84.2

35-44

1,938

563

31.0

28.3-33.8

1,375

69.0

66.2-71.7

45-54

2,643

1,116

43.8

41.4-46.2

1,527

56.2

53.8-58.6

55-64

2,902

1,588

55.6

53.2-57.9

1,314

44.4

42.1-46.8

65-74

2,364

1,407

60.1

57.6-62.6

957

39.9

37.4-42.4

75+

1,723

891

51.1

48.0-54.1

832

48.9

45.9-52.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,689

949

47.9

43.9-51.9

740

52.1

48.1-56.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,753

1,831

42.8

40.6-45.2

1,922

57.2

54.8-59.4

Some Post-H.S.

3,359

1,470

38.1

35.7-40.5

1,889

61.9

59.5-64.3

College Graduate

4,045

1,548

35.3

33.2-37.4

2,497

64.7

62.6-66.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,276

725

49.8

45.4-54.2

551

50.2

45.8-54.6

$15,000- 24,999

2,001

973

43.6

40.1-47.2

1,028

56.4

52.8-59.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,380

637

42.2

38.3-46.1

743

57.8

53.9-61.7

$35,000- 49,999

1,832

819

39.6

36.5-42.8

1,013

60.4

57.2-63.5

$50,000-74,999

1,908

772

35.2

32.4-38.2

1,136

64.8

61.8-67.6

$75,000+

2,726

1,050

36.2

33.8-38.7

1,676

63.8

61.3-66.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,726

2,677

53.2

50.9-55.4

2,049

46.8

44.6-49.1

7,628

2,935

33.6

32.1-35.1

4,693

66.4

64.9-67.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,985

1,032

48.5

45.5-51.6

953

51.5

48.4-54.5

Non-Veteran

10,871

4,770

38.1

36.7-39.4

6,101

61.9

60.6-63.3

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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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