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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange 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
-Orange County 361 333 87.4 81.1-91.9 28 12.6 8.1-18.9
GENDER
Male 139 130 87.2 76.1-93.6 9 12.8 6.4-23.9
Female 222 203 87.6 79.1-93.0 19 12.4 7.0-20.9
RACE
White 288 274 92.7 86.1-96.3 14 7.3 3.7-13.9
Other 67 53 73.4 57.7-84.8 14 26.6 15.2-42.3
AGE
18-44 92 75 76.6 63.9-85.9 17 23.4 14.1-36.1
45+ 263 252 95.4 91.1-97.7 11 4.6 2.3- 8.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 82 75 86.7 71.1-94.5 7 13.3 5.5-28.9
Some College + 277 256 87.5 80.1-92.5 21 12.5 7.5-19.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 105 89 76.7 63.2-86.4 16 23.3 13.6-36.8
$50,000+ 200 191 94.4 88.7-97.3 9 5.6 2.7-11.3

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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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