BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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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
North Carolina	11,627	5,202	40.0	38.5-41.4	6,425	60.0	58.6-61.5
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	323	156	37.5	30.8-44.8	167	62.5	55.2-69.2
Buncombe	351	149	40.3	34.2-46.6	202	59.7	53.4-65.8
Cabarrus	303	137	40.3	33.2-47.9	166	59.7	52.1-66.8
Catawba	330	153	38.7	32.9-44.8	177	61.3	55.2-67.1
Cumberland	329	147	40.3	34.1-46.8	182	59.7	53.2-65.9
Davidson	359	175	42.9	36.8-49.3	184	57.1	50.7-63.2
Durham	370	134	32.0	26.5-38.1	236	68.0	61.9-73.5
Forsyth	343	159	44.6	38.0-51.4	184	55.4	48.6-62.0
Gaston	311	152	43.5	36.4-50.9	159	56.5	49.1-63.6
Guilford	377	167	40.2	34.3-46.3	210	59.8	53.7-65.7
Iredell	389	183	38.0	32.1-44.3	206	62.0	55.7-67.9
Johnston	315	140	40.7	33.7-48.1	175	59.3	51.9-66.3
Mecklenburg	546	205	35.5	30.7-40.7	341	64.5	59.3-69.3
New Hanover	369	172	43.4	36.6-50.5	197	56.6	49.5-63.4
Onslow	321	140	39.3	33.0-45.9	181	60.7	54.1-67.0
Orange	329	118	32.3	26.7-38.4	211	67.7	61.6-73.3
Pitt	324	136	36.6	29.9-44.0	188	63.4	56.0-70.1
Randolph	309	135	39.9	33.2-47.1	174	60.1	52.9-66.8
Robeson	311	148	40.7	34.1-47.7	163	59.3	52.3-65.9
Rowan	387	188	44.2	38.2-50.5	199	55.8	49.5-61.8
Union	334	140	36.9	30.9-43.2	194	63.1	56.8-69.1
Wake	548	210	36.1	31.1-41.5	338	63.9	58.5-68.9
Wayne	323	144	38.7	32.0-45.9	179	61.3	54.1-68.0
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,138	1,433	40.6	37.5-43.7	1,705	59.4	56.3-62.5
Piedmont	6,022	2,637	39.3	37.4-41.3	3,385	60.7	58.7-62.6
Western NC	2,467	1,132	41.4	38.6-44.4	1,335	58.6	55.6-61.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,695	766	40.7	37.7-43.8	929	59.3	56.2-62.3
Northwest	2,650	1,260	43.1	40.1-46.1	1,390	56.9	53.9-59.9
Charlotte	1,601	693	39.6	36.1-43.1	908	60.4	56.9-63.9
Greensboro	1,465	628	39.1	35.0-43.5	837	60.9	56.5-65.0
Southern Regional	1,013	474	40.3	35.4-45.4	539	59.7	54.6-64.6
Coastal	509	245	46.0	37.7-54.5	264	54.0	45.5-62.3
Wake	1,334	534	36.7	33.1-40.5	800	63.3	59.5-66.9
Area L	120	53	32.4	23.5-42.8	67	67.6	57.2-76.5
Eastern	1,240	549	40.5	35.4-46.0	691	59.5	54.0-64.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,627

5,202

40.0

38.5-41.4

6,425

60.0

58.6-61.5

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

323

156

37.5

30.8-44.8

167

62.5

55.2-69.2

Buncombe

351

149

40.3

34.2-46.6

202

59.7

53.4-65.8

Cabarrus

303

137

40.3

33.2-47.9

166

59.7

52.1-66.8

Catawba

330

153

38.7

32.9-44.8

177

61.3

55.2-67.1

Cumberland

329

147

40.3

34.1-46.8

182

59.7

53.2-65.9

Davidson

359

175

42.9

36.8-49.3

184

57.1

50.7-63.2

Durham

370

134

32.0

26.5-38.1

236

68.0

61.9-73.5

Forsyth

343

159

44.6

38.0-51.4

184

55.4

48.6-62.0

Gaston

311

152

43.5

36.4-50.9

159

56.5

49.1-63.6

Guilford

377

167

40.2

34.3-46.3

210

59.8

53.7-65.7

Iredell

389

183

38.0

32.1-44.3

206

62.0

55.7-67.9

Johnston

315

140

40.7

33.7-48.1

175

59.3

51.9-66.3

Mecklenburg

546

205

35.5

30.7-40.7

341

64.5

59.3-69.3

New Hanover

369

172

43.4

36.6-50.5

197

56.6

49.5-63.4

Onslow

321

140

39.3

33.0-45.9

181

60.7

54.1-67.0

Orange

329

118

32.3

26.7-38.4

211

67.7

61.6-73.3

Pitt

324

136

36.6

29.9-44.0

188

63.4

56.0-70.1

Randolph

309

135

39.9

33.2-47.1

174

60.1

52.9-66.8

Robeson

311

148

40.7

34.1-47.7

163

59.3

52.3-65.9

Rowan

387

188

44.2

38.2-50.5

199

55.8

49.5-61.8

Union

334

140

36.9

30.9-43.2

194

63.1

56.8-69.1

Wake

548

210

36.1

31.1-41.5

338

63.9

58.5-68.9

Wayne

323

144

38.7

32.0-45.9

179

61.3

54.1-68.0

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,138

1,433

40.6

37.5-43.7

1,705

59.4

56.3-62.5

Piedmont

6,022

2,637

39.3

37.4-41.3

3,385

60.7

58.7-62.6

Western NC

2,467

1,132

41.4

38.6-44.4

1,335

58.6

55.6-61.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,695

766

40.7

37.7-43.8

929

59.3

56.2-62.3

Northwest

2,650

1,260

43.1

40.1-46.1

1,390

56.9

53.9-59.9

Charlotte

1,601

693

39.6

36.1-43.1

908

60.4

56.9-63.9

Greensboro

1,465

628

39.1

35.0-43.5

837

60.9

56.5-65.0

Southern Regional

1,013

474

40.3

35.4-45.4

539

59.7

54.6-64.6

Coastal

509

245

46.0

37.7-54.5

264

54.0

45.5-62.3

Wake

1,334

534

36.7

33.1-40.5

800

63.3

59.5-66.9

Area L

120

32.4

23.5-42.8

67.6

57.2-76.5

Eastern

1,240

549

40.5

35.4-46.0

691

59.5

54.0-64.6

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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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