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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Robeson 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
-Robeson County 366 313 75.4 67.5-81.9 53 24.6 18.1-32.5
GENDER
Male 137 112 68.2 55.4-78.7 25 31.8 21.3-44.6
Female 229 201 82.9 74.8-88.8 28 17.1 11.2-25.2
RACE
White 131 115 77.8 60.2-89.1 16 22.2 10.9-39.8
Other 232 195 73.7 64.5-81.2 37 26.3 18.8-35.5
AGE
18-44 108 77 62.0 49.4-73.1 31 38.0 26.9-50.6
45+ 256 234 89.8 84.4-93.5 22 10.2 6.5-15.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 224 183 70.0 60.3-78.1 41 30.0 21.9-39.7
Some College + 141 129 84.3 68.6-93.0 12 15.7 7.0-31.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 264 220 71.9 62.3-79.9 44 28.1 20.1-37.7
$50,000+ 54 53 97.6 84.6-99.7 1 2.4 0.3-15.4

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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.

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