BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (About how long has it been since you last had your blood cholesterol checked?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Past 12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	5+ years
North Carolina	11,528	9,149	74.4	73.0-75.9	1,210	13.0	12.0-14.2	775	8.4	7.5- 9.4	394	4.1	3.4- 4.9
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	321	268	76.2	67.8-82.9	26	11.9	7.1-19.3	16	7.5	4.3-12.7	11	4.5	1.6-11.6
Buncombe	351	280	77.0	70.8-82.2	39	12.1	8.4-17.1	20	6.9	4.0-11.7	12	4.0	2.0- 8.0
Cabarrus	303	231	69.3	61.1-76.4	37	18.9	12.5-27.5	20	6.7	4.1-10.6	15	5.2	3.0- 9.0
Catawba	326	258	73.5	67.1-79.0	31	11.0	7.5-15.8	27	12.3	8.3-17.9	10	3.3	1.7- 6.3
Cumberland	326	274	80.5	74.4-85.4	23	9.3	5.9-14.4	20	7.1	4.2-11.7	9	3.0	1.5- 6.1
Davidson	359	280	70.5	63.4-76.7	38	13.4	9.3-18.9	25	10.5	6.6-16.4	16	5.6	2.6-11.5
Durham	367	282	74.1	67.7-79.6	43	11.2	7.8-15.8	31	11.9	7.8-17.8	11	2.8	1.4- 5.5
Forsyth	340	273	76.7	70.2-82.2	40	13.2	9.2-18.7	18	7.3	4.0-12.7	9	2.8	1.3- 5.7
Gaston	312	239	74.2	67.3-80.1	29	8.9	5.7-13.4	28	12.9	8.4-19.4	16	4.0	2.3- 6.8
Guilford	369	300	75.4	68.7-81.0	37	13.1	8.9-18.9	23	8.8	5.3-14.2	9	2.7	1.3- 5.7
Iredell	387	321	78.2	71.9-83.4	33	12.0	7.9-17.7	22	7.1	4.4-11.2	11	2.7	1.4- 5.2
Johnston	311	241	70.8	63.0-77.6	38	16.9	11.0-24.9	23	9.4	6.0-14.3	9	2.9	1.4- 6.0
Mecklenburg	540	407	70.5	65.2-75.3	71	17.9	13.8-22.8	37	7.9	5.4-11.5	25	3.7	2.3- 5.8
New Hanover	370	307	79.7	72.7-85.4	34	9.1	5.9-13.9	22	6.5	3.7-11.4	7	4.6	1.7-11.8
Onslow	323	246	73.7	67.3-79.2	36	11.9	8.2-17.0	24	8.7	5.6-13.4	17	5.7	3.2- 9.7
Orange	327	258	73.8	67.2-79.5	41	13.1	9.2-18.4	17	8.3	4.9-13.7	11	4.8	2.4- 9.1
Pitt	325	261	76.3	68.8-82.5	40	13.6	9.2-19.7	17	7.6	3.8-14.6	7	2.4	1.0- 5.4
Randolph	303	246	72.9	64.6-79.9	22	13.6	7.9-22.4	22	8.6	5.3-13.6	13	4.9	2.4- 9.7
Robeson	308	257	82.4	76.6-87.0	26	8.1	5.2-12.2	17	6.5	3.7-11.2	8	3.1	1.4- 6.5
Rowan	378	313	76.5	70.2-81.9	27	9.9	6.2-15.3	25	9.2	5.9-14.1	13	4.4	2.4- 8.0
Union	328	257	77.7	71.9-82.6	40	12.3	8.7-17.2	24	7.2	4.6-11.0	7	2.8	1.2- 6.2
Wake	548	412	70.4	65.0-75.2	80	17.1	13.0-22.1	44	10.1	7.3-13.8	12	2.5	1.3- 4.6
Wayne	321	252	78.9	72.8-83.9	29	8.0	5.2-12.0	27	8.3	5.3-12.7	13	4.9	2.5- 9.5
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,127	2,528	77.0	73.8-79.9	306	10.8	8.9-13.0	201	7.6	5.9- 9.9	92	4.6	3.0- 7.0
Piedmont	5,968	4,703	73.2	71.2-75.0	651	14.4	12.9-16.1	410	8.7	7.7- 9.9	204	3.7	3.0- 4.6
Western NC	2,433	1,918	74.7	71.5-77.6	253	11.8	10.2-13.7	164	8.8	6.4-12.1	98	4.7	3.6- 6.0
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,680	1,309	73.8	70.8-76.6	183	13.1	11.0-15.5	117	8.1	6.4-10.1	71	5.1	3.8- 6.8
Northwest	2,613	2,113	76.4	73.4-79.2	246	11.6	9.8-13.7	166	8.6	6.5-11.3	88	3.4	2.6- 4.4
Charlotte	1,589	1,214	71.4	67.8-74.8	194	16.8	13.8-20.3	113	7.6	6.0- 9.6	68	4.2	3.0- 5.9
Greensboro	1,446	1,162	72.7	68.2-76.8	142	12.5	9.5-16.3	95	9.9	7.4-13.1	47	4.8	2.9- 8.0
Southern Regional	1,008	832	80.3	75.8-84.1	95	10.5	7.7-14.2	58	6.4	4.3- 9.4	23	2.8	1.6- 4.9
Coastal	509	425	79.7	72.0-85.7	43	9.3	5.2-16.1	29	7.8	4.4-13.4	12	3.2	1.5- 6.9
Wake	1,325	1,018	72.3	68.5-75.9	169	15.3	12.4-18.8	102	9.5	7.4-12.0	36	2.9	1.8- 4.5
Area L	119	98	73.3	58.1-84.5	12	14.5	7.4-26.3	9	12.2	4.2-30.6	0	0.0	. - .
Eastern	1,239	978	74.7	69.1-79.7	126	9.8	7.3-13.1	86	7.3	5.3-10.0	49	8.1	4.4-14.5

Total
Respond.^

Past 12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

5+ years

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,528

9,149

74.4

73.0-75.9

1,210

13.0

12.0-14.2

775

8.4

7.5- 9.4

394

4.1

3.4- 4.9

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

321

268

76.2

67.8-82.9

11.9

7.1-19.3

7.5

4.3-12.7

4.5

1.6-11.6

Buncombe

351

280

77.0

70.8-82.2

12.1

8.4-17.1

6.9

4.0-11.7

4.0

2.0- 8.0

Cabarrus

303

231

69.3

61.1-76.4

18.9

12.5-27.5

6.7

4.1-10.6

5.2

3.0- 9.0

Catawba

326

258

73.5

67.1-79.0

11.0

7.5-15.8

12.3

8.3-17.9

3.3

1.7- 6.3

Cumberland

326

274

80.5

74.4-85.4

9.3

5.9-14.4

7.1

4.2-11.7

3.0

1.5- 6.1

Davidson

359

280

70.5

63.4-76.7

13.4

9.3-18.9

10.5

6.6-16.4

5.6

2.6-11.5

Durham

367

282

74.1

67.7-79.6

11.2

7.8-15.8

11.9

7.8-17.8

2.8

1.4- 5.5

Forsyth

340

273

76.7

70.2-82.2

13.2

9.2-18.7

7.3

4.0-12.7

2.8

1.3- 5.7

Gaston

312

239

74.2

67.3-80.1

8.9

5.7-13.4

12.9

8.4-19.4

4.0

2.3- 6.8

Guilford

369

300

75.4

68.7-81.0

13.1

8.9-18.9

8.8

5.3-14.2

2.7

1.3- 5.7

Iredell

387

321

78.2

71.9-83.4

12.0

7.9-17.7

7.1

4.4-11.2

2.7

1.4- 5.2

Johnston

311

241

70.8

63.0-77.6

16.9

11.0-24.9

9.4

6.0-14.3

2.9

1.4- 6.0

Mecklenburg

540

407

70.5

65.2-75.3

17.9

13.8-22.8

7.9

5.4-11.5

3.7

2.3- 5.8

New Hanover

370

307

79.7

72.7-85.4

9.1

5.9-13.9

6.5

3.7-11.4

4.6

1.7-11.8

Onslow

323

246

73.7

67.3-79.2

11.9

8.2-17.0

8.7

5.6-13.4

5.7

3.2- 9.7

Orange

327

258

73.8

67.2-79.5

13.1

9.2-18.4

8.3

4.9-13.7

4.8

2.4- 9.1

Pitt

325

261

76.3

68.8-82.5

13.6

9.2-19.7

7.6

3.8-14.6

2.4

1.0- 5.4

Randolph

303

246

72.9

64.6-79.9

13.6

7.9-22.4

8.6

5.3-13.6

4.9

2.4- 9.7

Robeson

308

257

82.4

76.6-87.0

8.1

5.2-12.2

6.5

3.7-11.2

3.1

1.4- 6.5

Rowan

378

313

76.5

70.2-81.9

9.9

6.2-15.3

9.2

5.9-14.1

4.4

2.4- 8.0

Union

328

257

77.7

71.9-82.6

12.3

8.7-17.2

7.2

4.6-11.0

2.8

1.2- 6.2

Wake

548

412

70.4

65.0-75.2

17.1

13.0-22.1

10.1

7.3-13.8

2.5

1.3- 4.6

Wayne

321

252

78.9

72.8-83.9

8.0

5.2-12.0

8.3

5.3-12.7

4.9

2.5- 9.5

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,127

2,528

77.0

73.8-79.9

306

10.8

8.9-13.0

201

7.6

5.9- 9.9

4.6

3.0- 7.0

Piedmont

5,968

4,703

73.2

71.2-75.0

651

14.4

12.9-16.1

410

8.7

7.7- 9.9

204

3.7

3.0- 4.6

Western NC

2,433

1,918

74.7

71.5-77.6

253

11.8

10.2-13.7

164

8.8

6.4-12.1

4.7

3.6- 6.0

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,680

1,309

73.8

70.8-76.6

183

13.1

11.0-15.5

117

8.1

6.4-10.1

5.1

3.8- 6.8

Northwest

2,613

2,113

76.4

73.4-79.2

246

11.6

9.8-13.7

166

8.6

6.5-11.3

3.4

2.6- 4.4

Charlotte

1,589

1,214

71.4

67.8-74.8

194

16.8

13.8-20.3

113

7.6

6.0- 9.6

4.2

3.0- 5.9

Greensboro

1,446

1,162

72.7

68.2-76.8

142

12.5

9.5-16.3

9.9

7.4-13.1

4.8

2.9- 8.0

Southern Regional

1,008

832

80.3

75.8-84.1

10.5

7.7-14.2

6.4

4.3- 9.4

2.8

1.6- 4.9

Coastal

509

425

79.7

72.0-85.7

9.3

5.2-16.1

7.8

4.4-13.4

3.2

1.5- 6.9

Wake

1,325

1,018

72.3

68.5-75.9

169

15.3

12.4-18.8

102

9.5

7.4-12.0

2.9

1.8- 4.5

Area L

119

73.3

58.1-84.5

14.5

7.4-26.3

12.2

4.2-30.6

0.0

. - .

Eastern

1,239

978

74.7

69.1-79.7

126

9.8

7.3-13.1

7.3

5.3-10.0

8.1

4.4-14.5

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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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