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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wayne 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
-Wayne County 323 144 38.7 32.0-45.9 179 61.3 54.1-68.0
GENDER
Male 99 47 45.8 33.2-59.0 52 54.2 41.0-66.8
Female 224 97 33.3 26.8-40.5 127 66.7 59.5-73.2
RACE
White 199 90 40.6 31.5-50.4 109 59.4 49.6-68.5
Other 123 54 36.2 26.8-46.9 69 63.8 53.1-73.2
AGE
18-44 75 17 26.2 14.7-42.1 58 73.8 57.9-85.3
45+ 245 125 46.4 38.8-54.1 120 53.6 45.9-61.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 151 82 51.8 41.1-62.4 69 48.2 37.6-58.9
Some College + 172 62 27.9 20.9-36.3 110 72.1 63.7-79.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 180 85 43.9 33.9-54.5 95 56.1 45.5-66.1
$50,000+ 86 33 33.5 23.7-45.0 53 66.5 55.0-76.3

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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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