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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness-WHITES

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 11,345 10,403 85.8 84.5-87.1 942 14.2 12.9-15.5
GENDER
Male 4,181 3,797 84.4 82.3-86.4 384 15.6 13.6-17.7
Female 7,164 6,606 87.1 85.5-88.6 558 12.9 11.4-14.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 113 104 88.9 78.5-94.6 9 11.1 5.4-21.5
-English Speaking 112 103 88.9 78.4-94.6 9 11.1 5.4-21.6
-Spanish Speaking 1 1 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 11,225 10,294 85.8 84.5-87.1 931 14.2 12.9-15.5
AGE
18-24 261 122 44.4 36.6-52.5 139 55.6 47.5-63.4
25-34 944 703 76.1 72.3-79.5 241 23.9 20.5-27.7
35-44 1,698 1,477 87.2 85.1-89.0 221 12.8 11.0-14.9
45-54 2,234 2,083 93.2 91.8-94.4 151 6.8 5.6- 8.2
55-64 2,488 2,403 96.5 95.5-97.3 85 3.5 2.7- 4.5
65-74 2,065 2,016 97.3 96.2-98.1 49 2.7 1.9- 3.8
75+ 1,608 1,553 96.9 95.7-97.8 55 3.1 2.2- 4.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,316 1,171 79.9 75.3-83.8 145 20.1 16.2-24.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 3,315 2,984 82.3 79.5-84.8 331 17.7 15.2-20.5
Some Post-H.S. 2,982 2,719 83.4 80.3-86.1 263 16.6 13.9-19.7
College Graduate 3,720 3,520 92.5 91.0-93.7 200 7.5 6.3- 9.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 994 904 86.4 81.7-90.0 90 13.6 10.0-18.3
$15,000- 24,999 1,611 1,436 78.1 73.3-82.2 175 21.9 17.8-26.7
$25,000- 34,999 1,177 1,063 83.4 79.5-86.6 114 16.6 13.4-20.5
$35,000- 49,999 1,660 1,490 84.1 80.6-87.0 170 15.9 13.0-19.4
$50,000-74,999 1,777 1,645 86.7 83.0-89.7 132 13.3 10.3-17.0
$75,000+ 2,623 2,488 92.8 90.9-94.3 135 7.2 5.7- 9.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 4,102 3,852 88.9 86.8-90.7 250 11.1 9.3-13.2
No 6,843 6,201 84.8 83.1-86.4 642 15.2 13.6-16.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,785 1,681 92.7 89.6-94.9 104 7.3 5.1-10.4
Non-Veteran 9,559 8,721 84.6 83.1-86.0 838 15.4 14.0-16.9

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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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