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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Robeson 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
-Robeson County 311 148 40.7 34.1-47.7 163 59.3 52.3-65.9
GENDER
Male 111 52 41.7 30.8-53.5 59 58.3 46.5-69.2
Female 200 96 39.9 32.2-48.1 104 60.1 51.9-67.8
RACE
White 115 60 46.1 35.7-56.9 55 53.9 43.1-64.3
Other 193 86 36.5 28.8-45.0 107 63.5 55.0-71.2
AGE
18-44 77 21 29.2 18.5-43.0 56 70.8 57.0-81.5
45+ 232 126 49.5 42.2-56.8 106 50.5 43.2-57.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 182 83 37.1 29.2-45.7 99 62.9 54.3-70.8
Some College + 128 64 45.6 34.6-57.1 64 54.4 42.9-65.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 219 110 43.3 35.3-51.7 109 56.7 48.3-64.7
$50,000+ 53 24 39.7 26.8-54.3 29 60.3 45.7-73.2

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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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