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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange County

Cholesterol Awareness

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 11,627 5,202 40.0 38.5-41.4 6,425 60.0 58.6-61.5
-Orange County 329 118 32.3 26.7-38.4 211 67.7 61.6-73.3
GENDER
Male 129 42 28.1 20.5-37.1 87 71.9 62.9-79.5
Female 200 76 35.6 28.1-44.0 124 64.4 56.0-71.9
RACE
White 272 99 34.6 28.3-41.5 173 65.4 58.5-71.7
Other 51 18 25.0 14.8-38.9 33 75.0 61.1-85.2
AGE
18-44 75 15 21.9 13.1-34.3 60 78.1 65.7-86.9
45+ 248 100 38.3 31.9-45.1 148 61.7 54.9-68.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 73 33 40.9 28.1-54.9 40 59.1 45.1-71.9
Some College + 254 85 30.1 24.1-37.0 169 69.9 63.0-75.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 87 31 32.4 21.9-45.1 56 67.6 54.9-78.1
$50,000+ 190 65 30.4 23.5-38.4 125 69.6 61.6-76.5

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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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