BRFSS 2011 - Eastern North Carolina**: (About how long has it been since you last had your blood cholesterol checked?

2011 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Past 12 months	1-2 years
North Carolina	10,078	8,430	79.2	77.9-80.5	875	10.8	9.8-11.8
-Eastern NC	2,509	2,297	89.9	87.6-91.9	212	10.1	8.1-12.4
GENDER
Male	848	776	91.1	88.0-93.5	72	8.9	6.5-12.0
Female	1,661	1,521	88.9	85.4-91.6	140	11.1	8.4-14.6
RACE
White	1,710	1,560	89.5	86.7-91.8	150	10.5	8.2-13.3
African American	566	531	91.2	85.2-95.0	35	8.8	5.0-14.8
Other minorities	214	189	88.0	79.8-93.2	25	12.0	6.8-20.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	90	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic	2,410	2,209	90.1	87.7-92.0	201	9.9	8.0-12.3
AGE
18-34	206	171	83.8	75.1-89.8	35	16.2	10.2-24.9
35-54	733	639	87.4	83.0-90.8	94	12.6	9.2-17.0
55-64	613	569	92.4	88.3-95.1	44	7.6	4.9-11.7
65-74	514	493	95.9	92.4-97.9	21	4.1	2.1- 7.6
75+	412	396	96.0	90.7-98.3	16	4.0	1.7- 9.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	333	311	91.0	82.6-95.5	22	9.0	4.5-17.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	766	709	90.6	85.8-93.9	57	9.4	6.1-14.2
Some Post-H.S.	662	606	90.6	86.5-93.5	56	9.4	6.5-13.5
College Graduate	743	666	86.9	82.3-90.4	77	13.1	9.6-17.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	330	313	93.3	84.9-97.2	17	6.7	2.8-15.1
$15,000- 24,999	391	353	89.4	84.0-93.2	38	10.6	6.8-16.0
$25,000- 34,999	240	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	339	306	90.2	84.9-93.8	33	9.8	6.2-15.1
$50,000+	772	696	89.1	85.1-92.0	76	10.9	8.0-14.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	826	782	92.7	89.2-95.1	44	7.3	4.9-10.8
No	1,565	1,407	88.7	85.6-91.3	158	11.3	8.7-14.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	434	399	89.0	83.0-93.0	35	11.0	7.0-17.0
Non-Veteran	2,074	1,897	90.1	87.5-92.2	177	9.9	7.8-12.5

Total
Respond.^

Past 12 months

1-2 years

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

10,078

8,430

79.2

77.9-80.5

875

10.8

9.8-11.8

-Eastern NC

2,509

2,297

89.9

87.6-91.9

212

10.1

8.1-12.4

GENDER

Male

848

776

91.1

88.0-93.5

8.9

6.5-12.0

Female

1,661

1,521

88.9

85.4-91.6

140

11.1

8.4-14.6

RACE

White

1,710

1,560

89.5

86.7-91.8

150

10.5

8.2-13.3

African American

566

531

91.2

85.2-95.0

8.8

5.0-14.8

Other minorities

214

189

88.0

79.8-93.2

12.0

6.8-20.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

***

Non-Hispanic

2,410

2,209

90.1

87.7-92.0

201

9.9

8.0-12.3

AGE

18-34

206

171

83.8

75.1-89.8

16.2

10.2-24.9

35-54

733

639

87.4

83.0-90.8

12.6

9.2-17.0

55-64

613

569

92.4

88.3-95.1

7.6

4.9-11.7

65-74

514

493

95.9

92.4-97.9

4.1

2.1- 7.6

75+

412

396

96.0

90.7-98.3

4.0

1.7- 9.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

333

311

91.0

82.6-95.5

9.0

4.5-17.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

766

709

90.6

85.8-93.9

9.4

6.1-14.2

Some Post-H.S.

662

606

90.6

86.5-93.5

9.4

6.5-13.5

College Graduate

743

666

86.9

82.3-90.4

13.1

9.6-17.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

330

313

93.3

84.9-97.2

6.7

2.8-15.1

$15,000- 24,999

391

353

89.4

84.0-93.2

10.6

6.8-16.0

$25,000- 34,999

240

***

$35,000- 49,999

339

306

90.2

84.9-93.8

9.8

6.2-15.1

$50,000+

772

696

89.1

85.1-92.0

10.9

8.0-14.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

826

782

92.7

89.2-95.1

7.3

4.9-10.8

1,565

1,407

88.7

85.6-91.3

158

11.3

8.7-14.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

434

399

89.0

83.0-93.0

11.0

7.0-17.0

Non-Veteran

2,074

1,897

90.1

87.5-92.2

177

9.9

7.8-12.5

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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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