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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County 546 205 35.5 30.7-40.7 341 64.5 59.3-69.3
GENDER
Male 200 80 38.0 30.5-46.1 120 62.0 53.9-69.5
Female 346 125 33.3 27.3-39.9 221 66.7 60.1-72.7
RACE
White 393 146 36.5 30.9-42.4 247 63.5 57.6-69.1
Other 147 56 34.5 25.7-44.6 91 65.5 55.4-74.3
AGE
18-44 150 35 24.5 17.1-33.9 115 75.5 66.1-82.9
45+ 388 165 43.6 37.9-49.4 223 56.4 50.6-62.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 121 53 42.8 31.5-54.9 68 57.2 45.1-68.5
Some College + 422 151 33.6 28.4-39.2 271 66.4 60.8-71.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 199 84 36.7 28.4-46.0 115 63.3 54.0-71.6
$50,000+ 265 88 33.0 26.9-39.7 177 67.0 60.3-73.1

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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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