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

2011 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
TOTAL	11,356	10,279	81.4	80.0-82.8	1,077	18.6	17.2-20.0
GENDER
Male	4,251	3,771	78.1	75.8-80.2	480	21.9	19.8-24.2
Female	7,105	6,508	84.6	82.8-86.2	597	15.4	13.8-17.2
RACE
White	8,661	8,012	84.7	83.1-86.1	649	15.3	13.9-16.9
African American	1,797	1,592	79.4	75.9-82.6	205	20.6	17.4-24.1
Native American	265	***	***	***	44	31.3	22.0-42.4
Other Minorities	550	380	57.3	50.5-63.9	170	42.7	36.1-49.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	518	336	52.1	45.4-58.7	182	47.9	41.3-54.6
-English Speaking	229	195	76.8	65.7-85.1	34	23.2	14.9-34.3
-Spanish Speaking	289	141	39.1	31.3-47.4	148	60.9	52.6-68.7
Non-Hispanic	10,805	9,912	83.7	82.2-85.0	893	16.3	15.0-17.8
AGE
18-34	1,360	866	56.5	52.9-60.0	494	43.5	40.0-47.1
35-44	1,530	1,326	83.2	80.1-85.9	204	16.8	14.1-19.9
45-54	2,067	1,904	91.0	88.8-92.7	163	9.0	7.3-11.2
55-64	2,466	2,367	95.9	94.7-96.9	99	4.1	3.1- 5.3
65-74	2,114	2,063	97.9	96.9-98.5	51	2.1	1.5- 3.1
75+	1,682	1,623	97.2	96.2-98.0	59	2.8	2.0- 3.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,430	1,189	70.1	65.6-74.3	241	29.9	25.7-34.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,254	2,874	77.0	74.2-79.6	380	23.0	20.4-25.8
Some Post-H.S.	2,859	2,619	83.6	80.9-86.0	240	16.4	14.0-19.1
College Graduate	3,784	3,569	91.5	90.0-92.9	215	8.5	7.1-10.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,353	1,149	72.2	67.5-76.4	204	27.8	23.6-32.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,927	1,656	72.4	68.5-75.9	271	27.6	24.1-31.5
$25,000- 34,999	1,105	998	81.3	76.4-85.3	107	18.7	14.7-23.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,394	1,276	84.7	80.9-87.9	118	15.3	12.1-19.1
$50,000-74,999	1,333	1,258	89.7	86.1-92.5	75	10.3	7.5-13.9
$75,000+	2,249	2,153	91.1	88.4-93.3	96	8.9	6.7-11.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,374	3,178	88.2	85.7-90.4	196	11.8	9.6-14.3
No	7,433	6,614	79.4	77.7-81.1	819	20.6	18.9-22.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,577	1,500	90.7	87.4-93.1	77	9.3	6.9-12.6
Non-Veteran	9,775	8,776	80.1	78.6-81.6	999	19.9	18.4-21.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,356

10,279

81.4

80.0-82.8

1,077

18.6

17.2-20.0

GENDER

Male

4,251

3,771

78.1

75.8-80.2

480

21.9

19.8-24.2

Female

7,105

6,508

84.6

82.8-86.2

597

15.4

13.8-17.2

RACE

White

8,661

8,012

84.7

83.1-86.1

649

15.3

13.9-16.9

African American

1,797

1,592

79.4

75.9-82.6

205

20.6

17.4-24.1

Native American

265

***

31.3

22.0-42.4

Other Minorities

550

380

57.3

50.5-63.9

170

42.7

36.1-49.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

518

336

52.1

45.4-58.7

182

47.9

41.3-54.6

-English Speaking

229

195

76.8

65.7-85.1

23.2

14.9-34.3

-Spanish Speaking

289

141

39.1

31.3-47.4

148

60.9

52.6-68.7

Non-Hispanic

10,805

9,912

83.7

82.2-85.0

893

16.3

15.0-17.8

AGE

18-34

1,360

866

56.5

52.9-60.0

494

43.5

40.0-47.1

35-44

1,530

1,326

83.2

80.1-85.9

204

16.8

14.1-19.9

45-54

2,067

1,904

91.0

88.8-92.7

163

9.0

7.3-11.2

55-64

2,466

2,367

95.9

94.7-96.9

4.1

3.1- 5.3

65-74

2,114

2,063

97.9

96.9-98.5

2.1

1.5- 3.1

75+

1,682

1,623

97.2

96.2-98.0

2.8

2.0- 3.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,430

1,189

70.1

65.6-74.3

241

29.9

25.7-34.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,254

2,874

77.0

74.2-79.6

380

23.0

20.4-25.8

Some Post-H.S.

2,859

2,619

83.6

80.9-86.0

240

16.4

14.0-19.1

College Graduate

3,784

3,569

91.5

90.0-92.9

215

8.5

7.1-10.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,353

1,149

72.2

67.5-76.4

204

27.8

23.6-32.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,927

1,656

72.4

68.5-75.9

271

27.6

24.1-31.5

$25,000- 34,999

1,105

998

81.3

76.4-85.3

107

18.7

14.7-23.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,394

1,276

84.7

80.9-87.9

118

15.3

12.1-19.1

$50,000-74,999

1,333

1,258

89.7

86.1-92.5

10.3

7.5-13.9

$75,000+

2,249

2,153

91.1

88.4-93.3

8.9

6.7-11.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,374

3,178

88.2

85.7-90.4

196

11.8

9.6-14.3

7,433

6,614

79.4

77.7-81.1

819

20.6

18.9-22.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,577

1,500

90.7

87.4-93.1

9.3

6.9-12.6

Non-Veteran

9,775

8,776

80.1

78.6-81.6

999

19.9

18.4-21.4

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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).

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