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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Rowan 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
-Rowan County 425 388 81.0 72.6-87.4 37 19.0 12.6-27.4
GENDER
Male 152 136 77.3 61.9-87.7 16 22.7 12.3-38.1
Female 273 252 84.2 74.8-90.5 21 15.8 9.5-25.2
RACE
White 375 348 88.9 82.9-93.0 27 11.1 7.0-17.1
Other 48 38 49.6 29.4-69.9 10 50.4 30.1-70.6
AGE
18-44 97 70 60.7 46.5-73.3 27 39.3 26.7-53.5
45+ 325 315 97.3 94.7-98.6 10 2.7 1.4- 5.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 212 185 69.0 55.8-79.6 27 31.0 20.4-44.2
Some College + 213 203 93.6 87.3-96.9 10 6.4 3.1-12.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 215 191 82.5 72.9-89.2 24 17.5 10.8-27.1
$50,000+ 128 124 96.2 89.4-98.7 4 3.8 1.3-10.6

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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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