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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Pitt 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
-Pitt County 324 136 36.6 29.9-44.0 188 63.4 56.0-70.1
GENDER
Male 105 46 34.9 23.8-47.9 59 65.1 52.1-76.2
Female 219 90 38.0 30.3-46.3 129 62.0 53.7-69.7
RACE
White 225 101 37.7 29.4-46.9 124 62.3 53.1-70.6
Other 99 35 34.5 23.5-47.4 64 65.5 52.6-76.5
AGE
18-44 73 18 22.8 12.8-37.3 55 77.2 62.7-87.2
45+ 249 117 45.3 38.3-52.6 132 54.7 47.4-61.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 114 52 38.5 25.8-52.9 62 61.5 47.1-74.2
Some College + 210 84 35.7 28.1-44.0 126 64.3 56.0-71.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 153 72 39.5 28.9-51.3 81 60.5 48.7-71.1
$50,000+ 122 41 28.0 20.1-37.6 81 72.0 62.4-79.9

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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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