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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover County

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 12,979 11,716 81.9 80.3-83.5 1,263 18.1 16.5-19.7
-New Hanover County 406 373 77.2 67.3-84.7 33 22.8 15.3-32.7
GENDER
Male 158 137 63.4 49.1-75.8 21 36.6 24.2-50.9
Female 248 236 90.4 78.7-96.0 12 9.6 4.0-21.3
RACE
White 344 324 77.3 65.6-85.9 20 22.7 14.1-34.4
Other 60 47 76.2 58.9-87.7 13 23.8 12.3-41.1
AGE
18-44 86 63 54.6 39.6-68.9 23 45.4 31.1-60.4
45+ 314 305 97.2 94.3-98.7 9 2.8 1.3- 5.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 125 109 66.4 47.8-81.0 16 33.6 19.0-52.2
Some College + 281 264 82.3 70.9-89.9 17 17.7 10.1-29.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 169 153 73.3 57.0-85.0 16 26.7 15.0-43.0
$50,000+ 177 168 91.4 79.5-96.7 9 8.6 3.3-20.5

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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.

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