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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Johnston 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
-Johnston County 368 319 77.5 68.3-84.6 49 22.5 15.4-31.7
GENDER
Male 136 109 69.1 55.1-80.4 27 30.9 19.6-44.9
Female 232 210 84.4 71.9-92.0 22 15.6 8.0-28.1
RACE
White 296 264 79.1 67.5-87.3 32 20.9 12.7-32.5
Other 70 55 74.0 58.2-85.3 15 26.0 14.7-41.8
AGE
18-44 129 101 66.3 52.3-77.9 28 33.7 22.1-47.7
45+ 236 215 91.1 86.1-94.4 21 8.9 5.6-13.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 182 154 76.1 65.2-84.4 28 23.9 15.6-34.8
Some College + 185 164 78.6 63.3-88.7 21 21.4 11.3-36.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 167 139 66.4 52.0-78.2 28 33.6 21.8-48.0
$50,000+ 155 143 86.9 71.0-94.8 12 13.1 5.2-29.0

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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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