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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	6,964	6,322	83.0	81.3-84.7	642	17.0	15.3-18.7
GENDER
Male	2,587	2,310	80.7	77.8-83.3	277	19.3	16.7-22.2
Female	4,377	4,012	85.3	83.1-87.2	365	14.7	12.8-16.9
RACE
White	5,563	5,174	87.2	85.3-88.9	389	12.8	11.1-14.7
African American	966	867	85.4	81.5-88.6	99	14.6	11.4-18.5
Other Minorities	410	258	53.4	46.3-60.3	152	46.6	39.7-53.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	307	177	45.8	38.1-53.6	130	54.2	46.4-61.9
Non-Hispanic	6,646	6,137	86.6	84.9-88.1	509	13.4	11.9-15.1
AGE
18-24	214	103	45.4	37.1-54.0	111	54.6	46.0-62.9
25-34	685	507	72.8	67.9-77.1	178	27.2	22.9-32.1
35-44	1,183	1,037	85.4	82.4-88.1	146	14.6	11.9-17.6
45-54	1,447	1,352	92.6	90.6-94.3	95	7.4	5.7- 9.4
55-64	1,424	1,374	96.0	94.4-97.2	50	4.0	2.8- 5.6
65-74	1,111	1,081	96.2	94.3-97.5	30	3.8	2.5- 5.7
75+	852	825	96.9	95.0-98.1	27	3.1	1.9- 5.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	915	748	65.1	59.1-70.6	167	34.9	29.4-40.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,936	1,726	78.8	75.1-82.1	210	21.2	17.9-24.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,752	1,619	85.9	82.2-88.9	133	14.1	11.1-17.8
College Graduate	2,355	2,223	91.7	89.6-93.4	132	8.3	6.6-10.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	629	551	78.6	72.0-84.0	78	21.4	16.0-28.0
$15,000- 24,999	979	833	69.6	63.9-74.8	146	30.4	25.2-36.1
$25,000- 34,999	705	625	77.7	71.7-82.7	80	22.3	17.3-28.3
$35,000- 49,999	959	881	88.2	83.8-91.5	78	11.8	8.5-16.2
$50,000-74,999	1,031	962	88.2	83.5-91.6	69	11.8	8.4-16.5
$75,000+	1,675	1,595	93.4	91.2-95.1	80	6.6	4.9- 8.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,321	2,168	86.8	83.9-89.2	153	13.2	10.8-16.1
No	4,347	3,898	82.0	79.7-84.1	449	18.0	15.9-20.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	935	882	90.8	85.3-94.4	53	9.2	5.6-14.7
Non-Veteran	6,026	5,437	82.0	80.1-83.8	589	18.0	16.2-19.9

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

-Piedmont NC

6,964

6,322

83.0

81.3-84.7

642

17.0

15.3-18.7

GENDER

Male

2,587

2,310

80.7

77.8-83.3

277

19.3

16.7-22.2

Female

4,377

4,012

85.3

83.1-87.2

365

14.7

12.8-16.9

RACE

White

5,563

5,174

87.2

85.3-88.9

389

12.8

11.1-14.7

African American

966

867

85.4

81.5-88.6

14.6

11.4-18.5

Other Minorities

410

258

53.4

46.3-60.3

152

46.6

39.7-53.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

307

177

45.8

38.1-53.6

130

54.2

46.4-61.9

Non-Hispanic

6,646

6,137

86.6

84.9-88.1

509

13.4

11.9-15.1

AGE

18-24

214

103

45.4

37.1-54.0

111

54.6

46.0-62.9

25-34

685

507

72.8

67.9-77.1

178

27.2

22.9-32.1

35-44

1,183

1,037

85.4

82.4-88.1

146

14.6

11.9-17.6

45-54

1,447

1,352

92.6

90.6-94.3

7.4

5.7- 9.4

55-64

1,424

1,374

96.0

94.4-97.2

4.0

2.8- 5.6

65-74

1,111

1,081

96.2

94.3-97.5

3.8

2.5- 5.7

75+

852

825

96.9

95.0-98.1

3.1

1.9- 5.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

915

748

65.1

59.1-70.6

167

34.9

29.4-40.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,936

1,726

78.8

75.1-82.1

210

21.2

17.9-24.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,752

1,619

85.9

82.2-88.9

133

14.1

11.1-17.8

College Graduate

2,355

2,223

91.7

89.6-93.4

132

8.3

6.6-10.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

629

551

78.6

72.0-84.0

21.4

16.0-28.0

$15,000- 24,999

979

833

69.6

63.9-74.8

146

30.4

25.2-36.1

$25,000- 34,999

705

625

77.7

71.7-82.7

22.3

17.3-28.3

$35,000- 49,999

959

881

88.2

83.8-91.5

11.8

8.5-16.2

$50,000-74,999

1,031

962

88.2

83.5-91.6

11.8

8.4-16.5

$75,000+

1,675

1,595

93.4

91.2-95.1

6.6

4.9- 8.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,321

2,168

86.8

83.9-89.2

153

13.2

10.8-16.1

4,347

3,898

82.0

79.7-84.1

449

18.0

15.9-20.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

935

882

90.8

85.3-94.4

9.2

5.6-14.7

Non-Veteran

6,026

5,437

82.0

80.1-83.8

589

18.0

16.2-19.9

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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.

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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