BRFSS 2009 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood. Have you EVER had your blood cholesterol checked?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
North Carolina	12,979	11,716	81.9	80.3-83.5	1,263	18.1	16.5-19.7
-Piedmont NC	6,630	6,062	82.6	80.4-84.6	568	17.4	15.4-19.6
GENDER
Male	2,506	2,252	80.9	77.4-84.0	254	19.1	16.0-22.6
Female	4,124	3,810	84.1	81.3-86.6	314	15.9	13.4-18.7
RACE
White	5,346	4,970	87.6	85.7-89.2	376	12.4	10.8-14.3
African American	908	811	80.8	75.3-85.3	97	19.2	14.7-24.7
Other Minorities	326	238	52.3	42.5-61.9	88	47.7	38.1-57.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	230	149	45.6	35.4-56.1	81	54.4	43.9-64.6
Non-Hispanic	6,378	5,892	85.9	84.0-87.6	486	14.1	12.4-16.0
AGE
18-24	163	67	34.3	25.9-43.8	96	65.7	56.2-74.1
25-34	603	442	70.3	64.4-75.6	161	29.7	24.4-35.6
35-44	1,066	942	86.7	82.9-89.7	124	13.3	10.3-17.1
45-54	1,335	1,245	93.0	90.7-94.8	90	7.0	5.2- 9.3
55-64	1,370	1,319	95.5	93.2-97.1	51	4.5	2.9- 6.8
65+	2,025	1,979	97.4	96.2-98.3	46	2.6	1.7- 3.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	797	667	58.8	50.4-66.7	130	41.2	33.3-49.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,819	1,620	78.1	73.7-82.0	199	21.9	18.0-26.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,596	1,475	84.3	80.2-87.7	121	15.7	12.3-19.8
College Graduate	2,406	2,289	93.1	91.3-94.6	117	6.9	5.4- 8.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	587	503	64.5	54.4-73.5	84	35.5	26.5-45.6
$15,000- 24,999	921	813	75.3	68.9-80.7	108	24.7	19.3-31.1
$25,000- 34,999	633	568	82.2	76.2-87.0	65	17.8	13.0-23.8
$35,000- 49,999	832	769	86.0	79.0-90.9	63	14.0	9.1-21.0
$50,000-74,999	942	875	88.8	84.1-92.2	67	11.2	7.8-15.9
$75,000+	1,691	1,618	93.0	90.7-94.7	73	7.0	5.3- 9.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,109	1,961	85.6	81.5-88.8	148	14.4	11.2-18.5
No	4,116	3,744	82.8	80.2-85.1	372	17.2	14.9-19.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	770	744	95.2	92.1-97.2	26	4.8	2.8- 7.9
Non-Veteran	5,311	4,815	81.0	78.6-83.3	496	19.0	16.7-21.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,979

11,716

81.9

80.3-83.5

1,263

18.1

16.5-19.7

-Piedmont NC

6,630

6,062

82.6

80.4-84.6

568

17.4

15.4-19.6

GENDER

Male

2,506

2,252

80.9

77.4-84.0

254

19.1

16.0-22.6

Female

4,124

3,810

84.1

81.3-86.6

314

15.9

13.4-18.7

RACE

White

5,346

4,970

87.6

85.7-89.2

376

12.4

10.8-14.3

African American

908

811

80.8

75.3-85.3

19.2

14.7-24.7

Other Minorities

326

238

52.3

42.5-61.9

47.7

38.1-57.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

230

149

45.6

35.4-56.1

54.4

43.9-64.6

Non-Hispanic

6,378

5,892

85.9

84.0-87.6

486

14.1

12.4-16.0

AGE

18-24

163

34.3

25.9-43.8

65.7

56.2-74.1

25-34

603

442

70.3

64.4-75.6

161

29.7

24.4-35.6

35-44

1,066

942

86.7

82.9-89.7

124

13.3

10.3-17.1

45-54

1,335

1,245

93.0

90.7-94.8

7.0

5.2- 9.3

55-64

1,370

1,319

95.5

93.2-97.1

4.5

2.9- 6.8

65+

2,025

1,979

97.4

96.2-98.3

2.6

1.7- 3.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

797

667

58.8

50.4-66.7

130

41.2

33.3-49.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,819

1,620

78.1

73.7-82.0

199

21.9

18.0-26.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,596

1,475

84.3

80.2-87.7

121

15.7

12.3-19.8

College Graduate

2,406

2,289

93.1

91.3-94.6

117

6.9

5.4- 8.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

587

503

64.5

54.4-73.5

35.5

26.5-45.6

$15,000- 24,999

921

813

75.3

68.9-80.7

108

24.7

19.3-31.1

$25,000- 34,999

633

568

82.2

76.2-87.0

17.8

13.0-23.8

$35,000- 49,999

832

769

86.0

79.0-90.9

14.0

9.1-21.0

$50,000-74,999

942

875

88.8

84.1-92.2

11.2

7.8-15.9

$75,000+

1,691

1,618

93.0

90.7-94.7

7.0

5.3- 9.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,109

1,961

85.6

81.5-88.8

148

14.4

11.2-18.5

4,116

3,744

82.8

80.2-85.1

372

17.2

14.9-19.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

770

744

95.2

92.1-97.2

4.8

2.8- 7.9

Non-Veteran

5,311

4,815

81.0

78.6-83.3

496

19.0

16.7-21.4

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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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