BRFSS 2011 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high?)

2011 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Cholesterol Awareness

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	10,188	4,571	38.5	37.0-40.0	5,617	61.5	60.0-63.0
-Eastern NC	2,716	1,203	37.3	34.4-40.2	1,513	62.7	59.8-65.6
GENDER
Male	925	418	37.4	32.8-42.2	507	62.6	57.8-67.2
Female	1,791	785	37.1	33.7-40.7	1,006	62.9	59.3-66.3
RACE
White	1,867	827	37.4	34.0-40.9	1,040	62.6	59.1-66.0
African American	596	267	38.1	32.2-44.3	329	61.9	55.7-67.8
Other minorities	235	104	31.4	22.7-41.5	131	68.6	58.5-77.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	106	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic	2,601	1,153	37.5	34.6-40.5	1,448	62.5	59.5-65.4
AGE
18-34	251	39	13.7	9.0-20.4	212	86.3	79.6-91.0
35-54	824	272	30.2	25.7-35.2	552	69.8	64.8-74.3
55-64	660	337	52.2	46.4-58.0	323	47.8	42.0-53.6
65-74	526	314	60.5	53.9-66.7	212	39.5	33.3-46.1
75+	423	226	48.9	40.8-56.9	197	51.1	43.1-59.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	358	204	47.2	38.8-55.7	154	52.8	44.3-61.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	820	392	38.5	33.4-43.9	428	61.5	56.1-66.6
Some Post-H.S.	731	299	31.9	27.2-37.0	432	68.1	63.0-72.8
College Graduate	802	305	35.3	30.5-40.4	497	64.7	59.6-69.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	355	200	50.4	42.1-58.7	155	49.6	41.3-57.9
$15,000- 24,999	422	205	40.6	33.1-48.5	217	59.4	51.5-66.9
$25,000- 34,999	258	119	38.3	28.9-48.7	139	61.7	51.3-71.1
$35,000- 49,999	375	156	35.6	29.0-42.8	219	64.4	57.2-71.0
$50,000+	829	304	32.6	27.9-37.7	525	67.4	62.3-72.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	887	518	55.3	49.9-60.6	369	44.7	39.4-50.1
No	1,694	630	30.7	27.4-34.2	1,064	69.3	65.8-72.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	464	206	35.2	29.3-41.6	258	64.8	58.4-70.7
Non-Veteran	2,251	997	37.7	34.6-41.0	1,254	62.3	59.0-65.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

10,188

4,571

38.5

37.0-40.0

5,617

61.5

60.0-63.0

-Eastern NC

2,716

1,203

37.3

34.4-40.2

1,513

62.7

59.8-65.6

GENDER

Male

925

418

37.4

32.8-42.2

507

62.6

57.8-67.2

Female

1,791

785

37.1

33.7-40.7

1,006

62.9

59.3-66.3

RACE

White

1,867

827

37.4

34.0-40.9

1,040

62.6

59.1-66.0

African American

596

267

38.1

32.2-44.3

329

61.9

55.7-67.8

Other minorities

235

104

31.4

22.7-41.5

131

68.6

58.5-77.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

106

***

Non-Hispanic

2,601

1,153

37.5

34.6-40.5

1,448

62.5

59.5-65.4

AGE

18-34

251

13.7

9.0-20.4

212

86.3

79.6-91.0

35-54

824

272

30.2

25.7-35.2

552

69.8

64.8-74.3

55-64

660

337

52.2

46.4-58.0

323

47.8

42.0-53.6

65-74

526

314

60.5

53.9-66.7

212

39.5

33.3-46.1

75+

423

226

48.9

40.8-56.9

197

51.1

43.1-59.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

358

204

47.2

38.8-55.7

154

52.8

44.3-61.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

820

392

38.5

33.4-43.9

428

61.5

56.1-66.6

Some Post-H.S.

731

299

31.9

27.2-37.0

432

68.1

63.0-72.8

College Graduate

802

305

35.3

30.5-40.4

497

64.7

59.6-69.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

355

200

50.4

42.1-58.7

155

49.6

41.3-57.9

$15,000- 24,999

422

205

40.6

33.1-48.5

217

59.4

51.5-66.9

$25,000- 34,999

258

119

38.3

28.9-48.7

139

61.7

51.3-71.1

$35,000- 49,999

375

156

35.6

29.0-42.8

219

64.4

57.2-71.0

$50,000+

829

304

32.6

27.9-37.7

525

67.4

62.3-72.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

887

518

55.3

49.9-60.6

369

44.7

39.4-50.1

1,694

630

30.7

27.4-34.2

1,064

69.3

65.8-72.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

464

206

35.2

29.3-41.6

258

64.8

58.4-70.7

Non-Veteran

2,251

997

37.7

34.6-41.0

1,254

62.3

59.0-65.4

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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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