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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Iredell County

Cholesterol Awareness

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%)
North Carolina 12,979 11,716 81.9 80.3-83.5 1,263 18.1 16.5-19.7
-Iredell County 431 394 81.5 73.8-87.3 37 18.5 12.7-26.2
GENDER
Male 163 152 87.0 76.7-93.1 11 13.0 6.9-23.3
Female 268 242 76.8 65.3-85.3 26 23.2 14.7-34.7
RACE
White 373 342 82.4 73.9-88.5 31 17.6 11.5-26.1
Other 57 51 76.3 54.3-89.7 6 23.7 10.3-45.7
AGE
18-44 128 98 66.9 54.7-77.2 30 33.1 22.8-45.3
45+ 302 295 98.6 96.8-99.3 7 1.4 0.7- 3.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 202 177 71.9 59.8-81.5 25 28.1 18.5-40.2
Some College + 229 217 90.5 81.2-95.5 12 9.5 4.5-18.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 204 186 86.1 77.0-91.9 18 13.9 8.1-23.0
$50,000+ 152 142 85.2 72.0-92.9 10 14.8 7.1-28.0

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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