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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Rowan 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
-Rowan County 387 188 44.2 38.2-50.5 199 55.8 49.5-61.8
GENDER
Male 136 71 49.0 38.6-59.5 65 51.0 40.5-61.4
Female 251 117 40.6 33.7-47.8 134 59.4 52.2-66.3
RACE
White 347 167 43.9 37.5-50.4 180 56.1 49.6-62.5
Other 38 20 47.2 28.8-66.4 18 52.8 33.6-71.2
AGE
18-44 70 15 27.8 16.7-42.6 55 72.2 57.4-83.3
45+ 314 173 53.2 46.9-59.5 141 46.8 40.5-53.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 185 92 47.0 38.5-55.7 93 53.0 44.3-61.5
Some College + 202 96 42.1 33.9-50.8 106 57.9 49.2-66.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 191 96 44.4 35.6-53.5 95 55.6 46.5-64.4
$50,000+ 124 58 44.0 34.0-54.5 66 56.0 45.5-66.0

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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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