BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood. Have you EVER had your blood cholesterol checked?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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
TOTAL	12,979	11,716	81.9	80.3-83.5	1,263	18.1	16.5-19.7
GENDER
Male	4,870	4,303	79.3	76.6-81.8	567	20.7	18.2-23.4
Female	8,109	7,413	84.4	82.3-86.2	696	15.6	13.8-17.7
RACE
White	10,273	9,439	86.0	84.4-87.4	834	14.0	12.6-15.6
African American	1,822	1,603	79.8	75.5-83.4	219	20.2	16.6-24.5
Asian	101	83	81.1	67.8-89.7	18	18.9	10.3-32.2
Native American	306	258	72.7	59.9-82.6	48	27.3	17.4-40.1
Other Minorities	392	262	48.7	39.3-58.2	130	51.3	41.8-60.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	426	287	49.2	40.3-58.1	139	50.8	41.9-59.7
-English Speaking	224	194	83.0	71.8-90.3	30	17.0	9.7-28.2
-Spanish Speaking	202	93	30.7	21.4-41.8	109	69.3	58.2-78.6
Non-Hispanic	12,518	11,396	84.4	83.0-85.8	1,122	15.6	14.2-17.0
AGE
18-24	371	166	40.6	33.5-48.3	205	59.4	51.7-66.5
25-34	1,163	813	66.5	61.7-70.9	350	33.5	29.1-38.3
35-44	1,951	1,676	85.3	82.5-87.7	275	14.7	12.3-17.5
45-54	2,537	2,331	92.4	90.7-93.8	206	7.6	6.2- 9.3
55-64	2,752	2,646	95.8	94.3-96.9	106	4.2	3.1- 5.7
65-74	2,329	2,271	97.4	95.9-98.4	58	2.6	1.6- 4.1
75+	1,759	1,700	96.7	95.2-97.7	59	3.3	2.3- 4.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,659	1,385	62.4	56.5-68.0	274	37.6	32.0-43.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,866	3,414	78.2	74.9-81.2	452	21.8	18.8-25.1
Some Post-H.S.	3,273	2,966	83.9	80.8-86.6	307	16.1	13.4-19.2
College Graduate	4,159	3,931	92.0	90.3-93.4	228	8.0	6.6- 9.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,405	1,187	65.8	58.8-72.2	218	34.2	27.8-41.2
$15,000- 24,999	2,040	1,777	77.3	73.2-81.0	263	22.7	19.0-26.8
$25,000- 34,999	1,343	1,199	80.5	75.8-84.5	144	19.5	15.5-24.2
$35,000- 49,999	1,676	1,532	86.4	81.9-89.9	144	13.6	10.1-18.1
$50,000-74,999	1,782	1,643	87.8	84.4-90.6	139	12.2	9.4-15.6
$75,000+	2,776	2,650	91.8	89.1-93.9	126	8.2	6.1-10.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,484	4,141	85.5	82.6-88.1	343	14.5	11.9-17.4
No	7,723	6,920	81.8	79.8-83.7	803	18.2	16.3-20.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,701	1,616	94.2	92.2-95.8	85	5.8	4.2- 7.8
Non-Veteran	10,189	9,104	80.2	78.2-81.9	1,085	19.8	18.1-21.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

12,979

11,716

81.9

80.3-83.5

1,263

18.1

16.5-19.7

GENDER

Male

4,870

4,303

79.3

76.6-81.8

567

20.7

18.2-23.4

Female

8,109

7,413

84.4

82.3-86.2

696

15.6

13.8-17.7

RACE

White

10,273

9,439

86.0

84.4-87.4

834

14.0

12.6-15.6

African American

1,822

1,603

79.8

75.5-83.4

219

20.2

16.6-24.5

Asian

101

81.1

67.8-89.7

18.9

10.3-32.2

Native American

306

258

72.7

59.9-82.6

27.3

17.4-40.1

Other Minorities

392

262

48.7

39.3-58.2

130

51.3

41.8-60.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

426

287

49.2

40.3-58.1

139

50.8

41.9-59.7

-English Speaking

224

194

83.0

71.8-90.3

17.0

9.7-28.2

-Spanish Speaking

202

30.7

21.4-41.8

109

69.3

58.2-78.6

Non-Hispanic

12,518

11,396

84.4

83.0-85.8

1,122

15.6

14.2-17.0

AGE

18-24

371

166

40.6

33.5-48.3

205

59.4

51.7-66.5

25-34

1,163

813

66.5

61.7-70.9

350

33.5

29.1-38.3

35-44

1,951

1,676

85.3

82.5-87.7

275

14.7

12.3-17.5

45-54

2,537

2,331

92.4

90.7-93.8

206

7.6

6.2- 9.3

55-64

2,752

2,646

95.8

94.3-96.9

106

4.2

3.1- 5.7

65-74

2,329

2,271

97.4

95.9-98.4

2.6

1.6- 4.1

75+

1,759

1,700

96.7

95.2-97.7

3.3

2.3- 4.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,659

1,385

62.4

56.5-68.0

274

37.6

32.0-43.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,866

3,414

78.2

74.9-81.2

452

21.8

18.8-25.1

Some Post-H.S.

3,273

2,966

83.9

80.8-86.6

307

16.1

13.4-19.2

College Graduate

4,159

3,931

92.0

90.3-93.4

228

8.0

6.6- 9.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,405

1,187

65.8

58.8-72.2

218

34.2

27.8-41.2

$15,000- 24,999

2,040

1,777

77.3

73.2-81.0

263

22.7

19.0-26.8

$25,000- 34,999

1,343

1,199

80.5

75.8-84.5

144

19.5

15.5-24.2

$35,000- 49,999

1,676

1,532

86.4

81.9-89.9

144

13.6

10.1-18.1

$50,000-74,999

1,782

1,643

87.8

84.4-90.6

139

12.2

9.4-15.6

$75,000+

2,776

2,650

91.8

89.1-93.9

126

8.2

6.1-10.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,484

4,141

85.5

82.6-88.1

343

14.5

11.9-17.4

7,723

6,920

81.8

79.8-83.7

803

18.2

16.3-20.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,701

1,616

94.2

92.2-95.8

5.8

4.2- 7.8

Non-Veteran

10,189

9,104

80.2

78.2-81.9

1,085

19.8

18.1-21.8

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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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