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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Johnston County

Cholesterol Awareness

Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 11,627 5,202 40.0 38.5-41.4 6,425 60.0 58.6-61.5
-Johnston County 315 140 40.7 33.7-48.1 175 59.3 51.9-66.3
GENDER
Male 105 53 44.7 34.3-55.7 52 55.3 44.3-65.7
Female 210 87 38.0 28.8-48.3 123 62.0 51.7-71.2
RACE
White 260 126 43.9 36.7-51.4 134 56.1 48.6-63.3
Other 55 14 29.4 12.6-54.5 41 70.6 45.5-87.4
AGE
18-44 101 27 29.5 18.6-43.4 74 70.5 56.6-81.4
45+ 211 113 51.5 43.0-59.9 98 48.5 40.1-57.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 152 70 41.7 32.0-52.1 82 58.3 47.9-68.0
Some College + 162 69 39.7 30.0-50.4 93 60.3 49.6-70.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 137 64 41.8 31.7-52.7 73 58.2 47.3-68.3
$50,000+ 143 64 43.7 33.4-54.5 79 56.3 45.5-66.6

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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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