BRFSS 2009 - Western North Carolina**: (Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood. Have you EVER had your blood cholesterol checked?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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
North Carolina	12,979	11,716	81.9	80.3-83.5	1,263	18.1	16.5-19.7
-Western NC	2,770	2,485	81.2	77.6-84.3	285	18.8	15.7-22.4
GENDER
Male	1,067	930	75.1	68.7-80.6	137	24.9	19.4-31.3
Female	1,703	1,555	86.8	83.7-89.3	148	13.2	10.7-16.3
RACE
White	2,546	2,314	83.6	79.9-86.8	232	16.4	13.2-20.1
African American	76	65	66.5	45.1-82.8	11	33.5	17.2-54.9
Other Minorities	136	98	53.6	39.2-67.5	38	46.4	32.5-60.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	57	40	57.7	37.3-75.8	17	42.3	24.2-62.7
Non-Hispanic	2,707	2,440	82.1	78.4-85.2	267	17.9	14.8-21.6
AGE
18-24	85	39	44.6	28.2-62.3	46	55.4	37.7-71.8
25-34	187	120	57.9	47.7-67.5	67	42.1	32.5-52.3
35-44	340	273	79.6	73.1-84.8	67	20.4	15.2-26.9
45-54	489	444	90.8	86.2-94.0	45	9.2	6.0-13.8
55-64	646	619	95.5	92.5-97.3	27	4.5	2.7- 7.5
65+	1,002	970	97.6	96.4-98.4	32	2.4	1.6- 3.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	383	321	63.2	49.6-75.1	62	36.8	24.9-50.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	904	802	80.6	75.7-84.7	102	19.4	15.3-24.3
Some Post-H.S.	680	608	83.9	78.6-88.0	72	16.1	12.0-21.4
College Graduate	799	750	88.5	81.3-93.2	49	11.5	6.8-18.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	359	308	73.0	61.4-82.1	51	27.0	17.9-38.6
$15,000- 24,999	512	444	78.9	72.0-84.5	68	21.1	15.5-28.0
$25,000- 34,999	345	315	86.0	79.5-90.6	30	14.0	9.4-20.5
$35,000- 49,999	367	333	84.1	77.2-89.2	34	15.9	10.8-22.8
$50,000-74,999	355	326	84.9	72.4-92.4	29	15.1	7.6-27.6
$75,000+	408	389	89.8	82.3-94.3	19	10.2	5.7-17.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,049	966	88.1	84.3-91.1	83	11.9	8.9-15.7
No	1,592	1,410	79.6	75.4-83.2	182	20.4	16.8-24.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	356	342	95.3	91.5-97.4	14	4.7	2.6- 8.5
Non-Veteran	2,179	1,922	78.8	74.6-82.5	257	21.2	17.5-25.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,979

11,716

81.9

80.3-83.5

1,263

18.1

16.5-19.7

-Western NC

2,770

2,485

81.2

77.6-84.3

285

18.8

15.7-22.4

GENDER

Male

1,067

930

75.1

68.7-80.6

137

24.9

19.4-31.3

Female

1,703

1,555

86.8

83.7-89.3

148

13.2

10.7-16.3

RACE

White

2,546

2,314

83.6

79.9-86.8

232

16.4

13.2-20.1

African American

66.5

45.1-82.8

33.5

17.2-54.9

Other Minorities

136

53.6

39.2-67.5

46.4

32.5-60.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

57.7

37.3-75.8

42.3

24.2-62.7

Non-Hispanic

2,707

2,440

82.1

78.4-85.2

267

17.9

14.8-21.6

AGE

18-24

44.6

28.2-62.3

55.4

37.7-71.8

25-34

187

120

57.9

47.7-67.5

42.1

32.5-52.3

35-44

340

273

79.6

73.1-84.8

20.4

15.2-26.9

45-54

489

444

90.8

86.2-94.0

9.2

6.0-13.8

55-64

646

619

95.5

92.5-97.3

4.5

2.7- 7.5

65+

1,002

970

97.6

96.4-98.4

2.4

1.6- 3.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

383

321

63.2

49.6-75.1

36.8

24.9-50.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

904

802

80.6

75.7-84.7

102

19.4

15.3-24.3

Some Post-H.S.

680

608

83.9

78.6-88.0

16.1

12.0-21.4

College Graduate

799

750

88.5

81.3-93.2

11.5

6.8-18.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

359

308

73.0

61.4-82.1

27.0

17.9-38.6

$15,000- 24,999

512

444

78.9

72.0-84.5

21.1

15.5-28.0

$25,000- 34,999

345

315

86.0

79.5-90.6

14.0

9.4-20.5

$35,000- 49,999

367

333

84.1

77.2-89.2

15.9

10.8-22.8

$50,000-74,999

355

326

84.9

72.4-92.4

15.1

7.6-27.6

$75,000+

408

389

89.8

82.3-94.3

10.2

5.7-17.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,049

966

88.1

84.3-91.1

11.9

8.9-15.7

1,592

1,410

79.6

75.4-83.2

182

20.4

16.8-24.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

356

342

95.3

91.5-97.4

4.7

2.6- 8.5

Non-Veteran

2,179

1,922

78.8

74.6-82.5

257

21.2

17.5-25.4

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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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
**Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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