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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,482	12,964	81.7	80.4-82.8	1,518	18.3	17.2-19.6
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	336	304	83.3	75.7-88.9	32	16.7	11.1-24.3
Buncombe	346	319	83.6	75.4-89.5	27	16.4	10.5-24.6
Cabarrus	355	327	81.5	71.3-88.6	28	18.5	11.4-28.7
Catawba	401	365	83.9	76.3-89.4	36	16.1	10.6-23.7
Cumberland	373	318	79.1	72.0-84.8	55	20.9	15.2-28.0
Davidson	359	329	84.1	75.9-89.9	30	15.9	10.1-24.1
Durham	325	305	83.2	72.0-90.5	20	16.8	9.5-28.0
Forsyth	372	343	85.6	78.6-90.6	29	14.4	9.4-21.4
Gaston	376	356	90.1	83.1-94.3	20	9.9	5.7-16.9
Guilford	375	349	87.2	79.3-92.4	26	12.8	7.6-20.7
Iredell	387	345	81.1	74.4-86.3	42	18.9	13.7-25.6
Johnston	427	377	76.9	66.6-84.7	50	23.1	15.3-33.4
Mecklenburg	667	607	83.2	77.5-87.8	60	16.8	12.2-22.5
New Hanover	384	355	87.8	81.6-92.2	29	12.2	7.8-18.4
Onslow	366	318	80.6	73.4-86.3	48	19.4	13.7-26.6
Orange	337	302	79.9	71.3-86.3	35	20.1	13.7-28.7
Pitt	372	332	79.7	72.0-85.8	40	20.3	14.2-28.0
Randolph	368	331	81.7	73.8-87.6	37	18.3	12.4-26.2
Robeson	404	334	71.8	64.4-78.2	70	28.2	21.8-35.6
Rowan	446	408	85.0	79.0-89.5	38	15.0	10.5-21.0
Union	370	332	82.2	75.1-87.6	38	17.8	12.4-24.9
Wake	597	541	85.7	80.9-89.4	56	14.3	10.6-19.1
Wayne	347	310	81.4	73.6-87.3	37	18.6	12.7-26.4
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	4,680	4,106	78.6	76.4-80.7	574	21.4	19.3-23.6
Piedmont	6,964	6,322	83.0	81.3-84.7	642	17.0	15.3-18.7
Western NC	2,838	2,536	82.0	79.5-84.3	302	18.0	15.7-20.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,870	1,667	80.2	76.7-83.3	203	19.8	16.7-23.3
Northwest	3,054	2,761	82.4	79.4-84.9	293	17.6	15.1-20.6
Charlotte	1,995	1,829	84.3	80.9-87.2	166	15.7	12.8-19.1
Greensboro	1,620	1,458	82.4	78.6-85.6	162	17.6	14.4-21.4
Southern Regional	1,344	1,133	76.1	71.8-79.9	211	23.9	20.1-28.2
Coastal	749	684	84.2	78.4-88.6	65	15.8	11.4-21.6
Wake	1,559	1,409	83.4	79.7-86.5	150	16.6	13.5-20.3
Area L	395	351	78.7	70.7-85.0	44	21.3	15.0-29.3
Eastern	1,896	1,672	78.7	75.2-81.8	224	21.3	18.2-24.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,482

12,964

81.7

80.4-82.8

1,518

18.3

17.2-19.6

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

336

304

83.3

75.7-88.9

16.7

11.1-24.3

Buncombe

346

319

83.6

75.4-89.5

16.4

10.5-24.6

Cabarrus

355

327

81.5

71.3-88.6

18.5

11.4-28.7

Catawba

401

365

83.9

76.3-89.4

16.1

10.6-23.7

Cumberland

373

318

79.1

72.0-84.8

20.9

15.2-28.0

Davidson

359

329

84.1

75.9-89.9

15.9

10.1-24.1

Durham

325

305

83.2

72.0-90.5

16.8

9.5-28.0

Forsyth

372

343

85.6

78.6-90.6

14.4

9.4-21.4

Gaston

376

356

90.1

83.1-94.3

9.9

5.7-16.9

Guilford

375

349

87.2

79.3-92.4

12.8

7.6-20.7

Iredell

387

345

81.1

74.4-86.3

18.9

13.7-25.6

Johnston

427

377

76.9

66.6-84.7

23.1

15.3-33.4

Mecklenburg

667

607

83.2

77.5-87.8

16.8

12.2-22.5

New Hanover

384

355

87.8

81.6-92.2

12.2

7.8-18.4

Onslow

366

318

80.6

73.4-86.3

19.4

13.7-26.6

Orange

337

302

79.9

71.3-86.3

20.1

13.7-28.7

Pitt

372

332

79.7

72.0-85.8

20.3

14.2-28.0

Randolph

368

331

81.7

73.8-87.6

18.3

12.4-26.2

Robeson

404

334

71.8

64.4-78.2

28.2

21.8-35.6

Rowan

446

408

85.0

79.0-89.5

15.0

10.5-21.0

Union

370

332

82.2

75.1-87.6

17.8

12.4-24.9

Wake

597

541

85.7

80.9-89.4

14.3

10.6-19.1

Wayne

347

310

81.4

73.6-87.3

18.6

12.7-26.4

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

4,680

4,106

78.6

76.4-80.7

574

21.4

19.3-23.6

Piedmont

6,964

6,322

83.0

81.3-84.7

642

17.0

15.3-18.7

Western NC

2,838

2,536

82.0

79.5-84.3

302

18.0

15.7-20.5

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,870

1,667

80.2

76.7-83.3

203

19.8

16.7-23.3

Northwest

3,054

2,761

82.4

79.4-84.9

293

17.6

15.1-20.6

Charlotte

1,995

1,829

84.3

80.9-87.2

166

15.7

12.8-19.1

Greensboro

1,620

1,458

82.4

78.6-85.6

162

17.6

14.4-21.4

Southern Regional

1,344

1,133

76.1

71.8-79.9

211

23.9

20.1-28.2

Coastal

749

684

84.2

78.4-88.6

15.8

11.4-21.6

Wake

1,559

1,409

83.4

79.7-86.5

150

16.6

13.5-20.3

Area L

395

351

78.7

70.7-85.0

21.3

15.0-29.3

Eastern

1,896

1,672

78.7

75.2-81.8

224

21.3

18.2-24.8

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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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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