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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Union 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
-Union County 334 140 36.9 30.9-43.2 194 63.1 56.8-69.1
GENDER
Male 106 53 45.4 34.7-56.6 53 54.6 43.4-65.3
Female 228 87 31.5 25.0-38.7 141 68.5 61.3-75.0
RACE
White 292 128 38.1 31.7-44.9 164 61.9 55.1-68.3
Other 42 12 30.5 16.9-48.7 30 69.5 51.3-83.1
AGE
18-44 117 27 24.1 16.6-33.7 90 75.9 66.3-83.4
45+ 214 112 49.3 40.8-57.7 102 50.7 42.3-59.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 114 54 40.8 30.3-52.2 60 59.2 47.8-69.7
Some College + 219 85 34.8 27.8-42.5 134 65.2 57.5-72.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 121 63 46.4 35.7-57.3 58 53.6 42.7-64.3
$50,000+ 171 60 31.3 24.0-39.8 111 68.7 60.2-76.0

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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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