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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Union 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
-Union County 361 335 83.2 73.6-89.8 26 16.8 10.2-26.4
GENDER
Male 116 106 80.2 66.4-89.2 10 19.8 10.8-33.6
Female 245 229 85.2 70.5-93.3 16 14.8 6.7-29.5
RACE
White 311 293 87.8 76.9-94.0 18 12.2 6.0-23.1
Other 49 42 68.4 45.3-85.0 7 31.6 15.0-54.7
AGE
18-44 138 117 72.4 58.2-83.2 21 27.6 16.8-41.8
45+ 220 215 97.1 92.6-98.9 5 2.9 1.1- 7.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 130 115 78.9 66.5-87.6 15 21.1 12.4-33.5
Some College + 230 219 85.4 70.6-93.5 11 14.6 6.5-29.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 137 122 77.3 64.5-86.4 15 22.7 13.6-35.5
$50,000+ 177 171 89.3 71.0-96.6 6 10.7 3.4-29.0

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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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