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

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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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
North Carolina	12,979	11,716	81.9	80.3-83.5	1,263	18.1	16.5-19.7
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	344	323	86.6	72.9-93.9	21	13.4	6.1-27.1
Buncombe	391	354	82.4	75.6-87.7	37	17.6	12.3-24.4
Cabarrus	344	309	83.2	75.8-88.7	35	16.8	11.3-24.2
Catawba	361	330	82.2	72.7-89.0	31	17.8	11.0-27.3
Cumberland	373	332	79.7	71.7-85.9	41	20.3	14.1-28.3
Davidson	407	366	79.9	72.5-85.7	41	20.1	14.3-27.5
Durham	407	372	76.3	66.7-83.8	35	23.7	16.2-33.3
Forsyth	375	344	85.0	77.9-90.1	31	15.0	9.9-22.1
Gaston	346	315	85.1	78.4-89.9	31	14.9	10.1-21.6
Guilford	414	378	82.8	71.2-90.4	36	17.2	9.6-28.8
Iredell	431	394	81.5	73.8-87.3	37	18.5	12.7-26.2
Johnston	368	319	77.5	68.3-84.6	49	22.5	15.4-31.7
Mecklenburg	599	547	81.8	75.4-86.8	52	18.2	13.2-24.6
New Hanover	406	373	77.2	67.3-84.7	33	22.8	15.3-32.7
Onslow	375	324	81.8	75.3-86.8	51	18.2	13.2-24.7
Orange	361	333	87.4	81.1-91.9	28	12.6	8.1-18.9
Pitt	362	327	86.5	80.8-90.8	35	13.5	9.2-19.2
Randolph	350	309	75.0	66.1-82.1	41	25.0	17.9-33.9
Robeson	366	313	75.4	67.5-81.9	53	24.6	18.1-32.5
Rowan	425	388	81.0	72.6-87.4	37	19.0	12.6-27.4
Union	361	335	83.2	73.6-89.8	26	16.8	10.2-26.4
Wake	592	551	83.8	76.8-89.0	41	16.2	11.0-23.2
Wayne	367	328	78.5	70.0-85.1	39	21.5	14.9-30.0
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,579	3,169	80.9	77.4-84.0	410	19.1	16.0-22.6
Piedmont	6,630	6,062	82.6	80.4-84.6	568	17.4	15.4-19.6
Western NC	2,770	2,485	81.2	77.6-84.3	285	18.8	15.7-22.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,891	1,710	83.2	79.8-86.0	181	16.8	14.0-20.2
Northwest	2,958	2,667	80.6	77.1-83.7	291	19.4	16.3-22.9
Charlotte	1,765	1,614	83.9	80.3-86.9	151	16.1	13.1-19.7
Greensboro	1,605	1,471	83.1	77.5-87.5	134	16.9	12.5-22.5
Southern Regional	1,166	1,022	84.2	80.2-87.6	144	15.8	12.4-19.8
Coastal	564	514	78.1	66.7-86.4	50	21.9	13.6-33.3
Wake	1,485	1,343	79.7	74.9-83.8	142	20.3	16.2-25.1
Area L	137	120	79.0	62.9-89.3	17	21.0	10.7-37.1
Eastern	1,408	1,255	83.0	77.2-87.6	153	17.0	12.4-22.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,979

11,716

81.9

80.3-83.5

1,263

18.1

16.5-19.7

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

344

323

86.6

72.9-93.9

13.4

6.1-27.1

Buncombe

391

354

82.4

75.6-87.7

17.6

12.3-24.4

Cabarrus

344

309

83.2

75.8-88.7

16.8

11.3-24.2

Catawba

361

330

82.2

72.7-89.0

17.8

11.0-27.3

Cumberland

373

332

79.7

71.7-85.9

20.3

14.1-28.3

Davidson

407

366

79.9

72.5-85.7

20.1

14.3-27.5

Durham

407

372

76.3

66.7-83.8

23.7

16.2-33.3

Forsyth

375

344

85.0

77.9-90.1

15.0

9.9-22.1

Gaston

346

315

85.1

78.4-89.9

14.9

10.1-21.6

Guilford

414

378

82.8

71.2-90.4

17.2

9.6-28.8

Iredell

431

394

81.5

73.8-87.3

18.5

12.7-26.2

Johnston

368

319

77.5

68.3-84.6

22.5

15.4-31.7

Mecklenburg

599

547

81.8

75.4-86.8

18.2

13.2-24.6

New Hanover

406

373

77.2

67.3-84.7

22.8

15.3-32.7

Onslow

375

324

81.8

75.3-86.8

18.2

13.2-24.7

Orange

361

333

87.4

81.1-91.9

12.6

8.1-18.9

Pitt

362

327

86.5

80.8-90.8

13.5

9.2-19.2

Randolph

350

309

75.0

66.1-82.1

25.0

17.9-33.9

Robeson

366

313

75.4

67.5-81.9

24.6

18.1-32.5

Rowan

425

388

81.0

72.6-87.4

19.0

12.6-27.4

Union

361

335

83.2

73.6-89.8

16.8

10.2-26.4

Wake

592

551

83.8

76.8-89.0

16.2

11.0-23.2

Wayne

367

328

78.5

70.0-85.1

21.5

14.9-30.0

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,579

3,169

80.9

77.4-84.0

410

19.1

16.0-22.6

Piedmont

6,630

6,062

82.6

80.4-84.6

568

17.4

15.4-19.6

Western NC

2,770

2,485

81.2

77.6-84.3

285

18.8

15.7-22.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,891

1,710

83.2

79.8-86.0

181

16.8

14.0-20.2

Northwest

2,958

2,667

80.6

77.1-83.7

291

19.4

16.3-22.9

Charlotte

1,765

1,614

83.9

80.3-86.9

151

16.1

13.1-19.7

Greensboro

1,605

1,471

83.1

77.5-87.5

134

16.9

12.5-22.5

Southern Regional

1,166

1,022

84.2

80.2-87.6

144

15.8

12.4-19.8

Coastal

564

514

78.1

66.7-86.4

21.9

13.6-33.3

Wake

1,485

1,343

79.7

74.9-83.8

142

20.3

16.2-25.1

Area L

137

120

79.0

62.9-89.3

21.0

10.7-37.1

Eastern

1,408

1,255

83.0

77.2-87.6

153

17.0

12.4-22.8

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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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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