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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake 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
-Wake County 592 551 83.8 76.8-89.0 41 16.2 11.0-23.2
GENDER
Male 224 204 79.5 67.3-88.0 20 20.5 12.0-32.7
Female 368 347 88.1 80.7-92.9 21 11.9 7.1-19.3
RACE
White 453 432 91.7 86.4-95.1 21 8.3 4.9-13.6
Other 134 115 66.6 50.9-79.3 19 33.4 20.7-49.1
AGE
18-44 212 180 73.9 63.3-82.3 32 26.1 17.7-36.7
45+ 371 362 97.7 95.2-98.9 9 2.3 1.1- 4.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 127 107 57.0 40.9-71.8 20 43.0 28.2-59.1
Some College + 465 444 93.0 88.7-95.7 21 7.0 4.3-11.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 169 149 67.4 52.5-79.4 20 32.6 20.6-47.5
$50,000+ 336 324 94.9 90.5-97.3 12 5.1 2.7- 9.5

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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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