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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wayne 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
-Wayne County 367 328 78.5 70.0-85.1 39 21.5 14.9-30.0
GENDER
Male 119 102 74.6 60.4-85.0 17 25.4 15.0-39.6
Female 248 226 81.8 71.1-89.1 22 18.2 10.9-28.9
RACE
White 224 202 78.3 66.3-86.9 22 21.7 13.1-33.7
Other 142 125 78.6 65.9-87.5 17 21.4 12.5-34.1
AGE
18-44 103 75 60.4 46.8-72.6 28 39.6 27.4-53.2
45+ 261 250 95.1 90.6-97.5 11 4.9 2.5- 9.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 178 153 67.8 54.7-78.5 25 32.2 21.5-45.3
Some College + 189 175 90.2 82.5-94.7 14 9.8 5.3-17.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 207 182 80.1 69.2-87.8 25 19.9 12.2-30.8
$50,000+ 95 87 80.3 62.0-91.0 8 19.7 9.0-38.0

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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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