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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Pitt 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
-Pitt County 362 327 86.5 80.8-90.8 35 13.5 9.2-19.2
GENDER
Male 119 106 87.4 77.7-93.2 13 12.6 6.8-22.3
Female 243 221 85.9 78.0-91.3 22 14.1 8.7-22.0
RACE
White 246 228 90.6 84.5-94.5 18 9.4 5.5-15.5
Other 116 99 79.3 67.4-87.7 17 20.7 12.3-32.6
AGE
18-44 93 74 77.8 65.8-86.4 19 22.2 13.6-34.2
45+ 267 251 93.4 88.7-96.2 16 6.6 3.8-11.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 130 115 81.8 69.5-89.9 15 18.2 10.1-30.5
Some College + 232 212 89.3 82.9-93.5 20 10.7 6.5-17.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 179 154 80.1 70.3-87.3 25 19.9 12.7-29.7
$50,000+ 130 124 94.7 87.2-97.9 6 5.3 2.1-12.8

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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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