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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County 599 547 81.8 75.4-86.8 52 18.2 13.2-24.6
GENDER
Male 224 201 81.6 72.4-88.2 23 18.4 11.8-27.6
Female 375 346 82.0 72.3-88.8 29 18.0 11.2-27.7
RACE
White 417 393 88.2 81.4-92.7 24 11.8 7.3-18.6
Other 172 147 72.8 60.3-82.5 25 27.2 17.5-39.7
AGE
18-44 182 151 71.2 60.4-80.0 31 28.8 20.0-39.6
45+ 409 388 92.3 87.6-95.4 21 7.7 4.6-12.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 144 121 65.0 51.4-76.4 23 35.0 23.6-48.6
Some College + 452 423 88.0 80.9-92.7 29 12.0 7.3-19.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 222 199 77.1 64.4-86.2 23 22.9 13.8-35.6
$50,000+ 281 265 89.7 82.1-94.3 16 10.3 5.7-17.9

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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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