BRFSS 2011 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood. Have you EVER had your blood cholesterol checked?)

2011 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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	11,356	10,279	81.4	80.0-82.8	1,077	18.6	17.2-20.0
-Eastern NC	3,085	2,749	78.7	75.7-81.5	336	21.3	18.5-24.3
GENDER
Male	1,080	935	74.0	69.0-78.4	145	26.0	21.6-31.0
Female	2,005	1,814	83.2	79.5-86.3	191	16.8	13.7-20.5
RACE
White	2,057	1,887	83.2	79.7-86.2	170	16.8	13.8-20.3
African American	685	604	75.2	68.2-81.0	81	24.8	19.0-31.8
Other minorities	321	***	***	***	***	***	***
HISPANIC
Hispanic	161	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic	2,914	2,633	80.3	77.2-83.0	281	19.7	17.0-22.8
AGE
18-34	442	255	48.7	42.1-55.3	187	51.3	44.7-57.9
35-54	934	833	86.7	82.9-89.8	101	13.3	10.2-17.1
55-64	691	664	96.1	93.6-97.6	27	3.9	2.4- 6.4
65-74	540	530	98.5	96.9-99.3	***	***	***
75+	442	434	99.0	97.5-99.6	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	436	363	72.3	63.7-79.5	73	27.7	20.5-36.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	962	831	74.5	69.1-79.2	131	25.5	20.8-30.9
Some Post-H.S.	827	743	80.2	74.2-85.1	84	19.8	14.9-25.8
College Graduate	855	807	91.1	87.2-93.9	48	8.9	6.1-12.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	425	359	73.4	65.0-80.4	66	26.6	19.6-35.0
$15,000- 24,999	511	426	69.5	61.7-76.4	85	30.5	23.6-38.3
$25,000- 34,999	300	263	75.9	65.3-84.0	37	24.1	16.0-34.7
$35,000- 49,999	421	379	80.9	72.6-87.1	42	19.1	12.9-27.4
$50,000+	879	833	89.1	84.0-92.8	46	10.9	7.2-16.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	957	900	87.6	81.9-91.7	57	12.4	8.3-18.1
No	1,978	1,714	75.4	71.6-78.9	264	24.6	21.1-28.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	501	469	88.4	81.9-92.7	32	11.6	7.3-18.1
Non-Veteran	2,582	2,279	76.9	73.4-80.0	303	23.1	20.0-26.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,356

10,279

81.4

80.0-82.8

1,077

18.6

17.2-20.0

-Eastern NC

3,085

2,749

78.7

75.7-81.5

336

21.3

18.5-24.3

GENDER

Male

1,080

935

74.0

69.0-78.4

145

26.0

21.6-31.0

Female

2,005

1,814

83.2

79.5-86.3

191

16.8

13.7-20.5

RACE

White

2,057

1,887

83.2

79.7-86.2

170

16.8

13.8-20.3

African American

685

604

75.2

68.2-81.0

24.8

19.0-31.8

Other minorities

321

***

HISPANIC

Hispanic

161

***

Non-Hispanic

2,914

2,633

80.3

77.2-83.0

281

19.7

17.0-22.8

AGE

18-34

442

255

48.7

42.1-55.3

187

51.3

44.7-57.9

35-54

934

833

86.7

82.9-89.8

101

13.3

10.2-17.1

55-64

691

664

96.1

93.6-97.6

3.9

2.4- 6.4

65-74

540

530

98.5

96.9-99.3

***

75+

442

434

99.0

97.5-99.6

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

436

363

72.3

63.7-79.5

27.7

20.5-36.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

962

831

74.5

69.1-79.2

131

25.5

20.8-30.9

Some Post-H.S.

827

743

80.2

74.2-85.1

19.8

14.9-25.8

College Graduate

855

807

91.1

87.2-93.9

8.9

6.1-12.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

425

359

73.4

65.0-80.4

26.6

19.6-35.0

$15,000- 24,999

511

426

69.5

61.7-76.4

30.5

23.6-38.3

$25,000- 34,999

300

263

75.9

65.3-84.0

24.1

16.0-34.7

$35,000- 49,999

421

379

80.9

72.6-87.1

19.1

12.9-27.4

$50,000+

879

833

89.1

84.0-92.8

10.9

7.2-16.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

957

900

87.6

81.9-91.7

12.4

8.3-18.1

1,978

1,714

75.4

71.6-78.9

264

24.6

21.1-28.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

501

469

88.4

81.9-92.7

11.6

7.3-18.1

Non-Veteran

2,582

2,279

76.9

73.4-80.0

303

23.1

20.0-26.6

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2011 are NOT comparable to previous years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2011 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).

**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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