BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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 Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	12,859	5,803	39.6	38.4-40.9	7,056	60.4	59.1-61.6
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	301	128	37.4	30.2-45.1	173	62.6	54.9-69.8
Buncombe	316	141	43.5	36.7-50.6	175	56.5	49.4-63.3
Cabarrus	325	148	38.7	31.9-45.9	177	61.3	54.1-68.1
Catawba	364	155	37.2	31.4-43.3	209	62.8	56.7-68.6
Cumberland	313	137	36.4	30.2-43.0	176	63.6	57.0-69.8
Davidson	327	155	38.7	32.1-45.6	172	61.3	54.4-67.9
Durham	305	112	27.3	22.0-33.3	193	72.7	66.7-78.0
Forsyth	341	156	40.4	33.9-47.2	185	59.6	52.8-66.1
Gaston	356	157	39.1	32.9-45.7	199	60.9	54.3-67.1
Guilford	349	149	40.9	34.4-47.7	200	59.1	52.3-65.6
Iredell	342	163	41.8	35.3-48.5	179	58.2	51.5-64.7
Johnston	372	175	44.2	36.1-52.5	197	55.8	47.5-63.9
Mecklenburg	599	255	38.5	33.8-43.4	344	61.5	56.6-66.2
New Hanover	353	163	37.6	30.5-45.3	190	62.4	54.7-69.5
Onslow	316	129	33.5	27.5-40.1	187	66.5	59.9-72.5
Orange	299	95	28.5	22.4-35.6	204	71.5	64.4-77.6
Pitt	329	138	37.0	31.2-43.3	191	63.0	56.7-68.8
Randolph	328	166	42.5	36.3-49.0	162	57.5	51.0-63.7
Robeson	330	171	46.1	39.1-53.2	159	53.9	46.8-60.9
Rowan	405	178	36.3	30.5-42.6	227	63.7	57.4-69.5
Union	331	159	44.0	37.3-50.8	172	56.0	49.2-62.7
Wake	533	209	35.4	30.2-40.9	324	64.6	59.1-69.8
Wayne	309	134	32.9	26.9-39.5	175	67.1	60.5-73.1
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	4,072	1,858	39.6	37.5-41.6	2,214	60.4	58.4-62.5
Piedmont	6,277	2,748	38.9	37.2-40.7	3,529	61.1	59.3-62.8
Western NC	2,510	1,197	43.0	40.5-45.5	1,313	57.0	54.5-59.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,651	782	43.4	40.2-46.5	869	56.6	53.5-59.8
Northwest	2,738	1,268	40.5	38.0-43.1	1,470	59.5	56.9-62.0
Charlotte	1,817	827	40.1	37.1-43.3	990	59.9	56.7-62.9
Greensboro	1,447	601	38.7	35.2-42.4	846	61.3	57.6-64.8
Southern Regional	1,124	518	38.4	34.6-42.4	606	61.6	57.6-65.4
Coastal	680	344	42.3	36.9-47.9	336	57.7	52.1-63.1
Wake	1,395	591	37.8	34.1-41.6	804	62.2	58.4-65.9
Area L	348	167	44.6	38.3-51.1	181	55.4	48.9-61.7
Eastern	1,659	705	36.8	33.8-39.9	954	63.2	60.1-66.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,859

5,803

39.6

38.4-40.9

7,056

60.4

59.1-61.6

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

301

128

37.4

30.2-45.1

173

62.6

54.9-69.8

Buncombe

316

141

43.5

36.7-50.6

175

56.5

49.4-63.3

Cabarrus

325

148

38.7

31.9-45.9

177

61.3

54.1-68.1

Catawba

364

155

37.2

31.4-43.3

209

62.8

56.7-68.6

Cumberland

313

137

36.4

30.2-43.0

176

63.6

57.0-69.8

Davidson

327

155

38.7

32.1-45.6

172

61.3

54.4-67.9

Durham

305

112

27.3

22.0-33.3

193

72.7

66.7-78.0

Forsyth

341

156

40.4

33.9-47.2

185

59.6

52.8-66.1

Gaston

356

157

39.1

32.9-45.7

199

60.9

54.3-67.1

Guilford

349

149

40.9

34.4-47.7

200

59.1

52.3-65.6

Iredell

342

163

41.8

35.3-48.5

179

58.2

51.5-64.7

Johnston

372

175

44.2

36.1-52.5

197

55.8

47.5-63.9

Mecklenburg

599

255

38.5

33.8-43.4

344

61.5

56.6-66.2

New Hanover

353

163

37.6

30.5-45.3

190

62.4

54.7-69.5

Onslow

316

129

33.5

27.5-40.1

187

66.5

59.9-72.5

Orange

299

28.5

22.4-35.6

204

71.5

64.4-77.6

Pitt

329

138

37.0

31.2-43.3

191

63.0

56.7-68.8

Randolph

328

166

42.5

36.3-49.0

162

57.5

51.0-63.7

Robeson

330

171

46.1

39.1-53.2

159

53.9

46.8-60.9

Rowan

405

178

36.3

30.5-42.6

227

63.7

57.4-69.5

Union

331

159

44.0

37.3-50.8

172

56.0

49.2-62.7

Wake

533

209

35.4

30.2-40.9

324

64.6

59.1-69.8

Wayne

309

134

32.9

26.9-39.5

175

67.1

60.5-73.1

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

4,072

1,858

39.6

37.5-41.6

2,214

60.4

58.4-62.5

Piedmont

6,277

2,748

38.9

37.2-40.7

3,529

61.1

59.3-62.8

Western NC

2,510

1,197

43.0

40.5-45.5

1,313

57.0

54.5-59.5

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,651

782

43.4

40.2-46.5

869

56.6

53.5-59.8

Northwest

2,738

1,268

40.5

38.0-43.1

1,470

59.5

56.9-62.0

Charlotte

1,817

827

40.1

37.1-43.3

990

59.9

56.7-62.9

Greensboro

1,447

601

38.7

35.2-42.4

846

61.3

57.6-64.8

Southern Regional

1,124

518

38.4

34.6-42.4

606

61.6

57.6-65.4

Coastal

680

344

42.3

36.9-47.9

336

57.7

52.1-63.1

Wake

1,395

591

37.8

34.1-41.6

804

62.2

58.4-65.9

Area L

348

167

44.6

38.3-51.1

181

55.4

48.9-61.7

Eastern

1,659

705

36.8

33.8-39.9

954

63.2

60.1-66.2

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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.

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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