BRFSS 2011 - 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: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	10,188	4,571	38.5	37.0-40.0	5,617	61.5	60.0-63.0
GENDER
Male	3,737	1,732	39.5	37.1-41.9	2,005	60.5	58.1-62.9
Female	6,451	2,839	37.6	35.8-39.4	3,612	62.4	60.6-64.2
RACE
White	7,948	3,616	40.0	38.3-41.7	4,332	60.0	58.3-61.7
African American	1,573	685	34.9	31.4-38.4	888	65.1	61.6-68.6
Native American	218	105	35.4	26.5-45.5	113	64.6	54.5-73.5
Other Minorities	377	144	32.7	25.7-40.5	233	67.3	59.5-74.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	334	130	34.2	26.5-42.9	204	65.8	57.1-73.5
-English Speaking	194	***	***	***	***	***	***
-Spanish Speaking	140	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic	9,824	4,430	38.7	37.2-40.2	5,394	61.3	59.8-62.8
AGE
18-34	860	133	16.6	13.5-20.2	727	83.4	79.8-86.5
35-44	1,317	355	27.4	24.0-31.1	962	72.6	68.9-76.0
45-54	1,890	734	38.0	34.7-41.3	1,156	62.0	58.7-65.3
55-64	2,354	1,260	54.1	51.1-57.1	1,094	45.9	42.9-48.9
65-74	2,049	1,196	59.6	56.3-62.8	853	40.4	37.2-43.7
75+	1,594	846	52.3	48.5-56.1	748	47.7	43.9-51.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,171	636	48.0	43.3-52.6	535	52.0	47.4-56.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,845	1,425	41.6	38.8-44.5	1,420	58.4	55.5-61.2
Some Post-H.S.	2,592	1,149	37.4	34.6-40.3	1,443	62.6	59.7-65.4
College Graduate	3,553	1,352	31.8	29.7-34.0	2,201	68.2	66.0-70.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,134	635	47.0	42.4-51.6	499	53.0	48.4-57.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,645	807	41.1	37.3-45.1	838	58.9	54.9-62.7
$25,000- 34,999	988	474	41.4	36.6-46.3	514	58.6	53.7-63.4
$35,000- 49,999	1,269	592	41.1	37.0-45.2	677	58.9	54.8-63.0
$50,000-74,999	1,253	509	34.7	30.7-38.9	744	65.3	61.1-69.3
$75,000+	2,142	763	31.8	29.0-34.8	1,379	68.2	65.2-71.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,144	1,795	54.4	51.5-57.2	1,349	45.6	42.8-48.5
No	6,558	2,583	33.1	31.4-34.9	3,975	66.9	65.1-68.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,484	752	46.5	42.7-50.4	732	53.5	49.6-57.3
Non-Veteran	8,701	3,818	37.2	35.6-38.8	4,883	62.8	61.2-64.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

10,188

4,571

38.5

37.0-40.0

5,617

61.5

60.0-63.0

GENDER

Male

3,737

1,732

39.5

37.1-41.9

2,005

60.5

58.1-62.9

Female

6,451

2,839

37.6

35.8-39.4

3,612

62.4

60.6-64.2

RACE

White

7,948

3,616

40.0

38.3-41.7

4,332

60.0

58.3-61.7

African American

1,573

685

34.9

31.4-38.4

888

65.1

61.6-68.6

Native American

218

105

35.4

26.5-45.5

113

64.6

54.5-73.5

Other Minorities

377

144

32.7

25.7-40.5

233

67.3

59.5-74.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

334

130

34.2

26.5-42.9

204

65.8

57.1-73.5

-English Speaking

194

***

-Spanish Speaking

140

***

Non-Hispanic

9,824

4,430

38.7

37.2-40.2

5,394

61.3

59.8-62.8

AGE

18-34

860

133

16.6

13.5-20.2

727

83.4

79.8-86.5

35-44

1,317

355

27.4

24.0-31.1

962

72.6

68.9-76.0

45-54

1,890

734

38.0

34.7-41.3

1,156

62.0

58.7-65.3

55-64

2,354

1,260

54.1

51.1-57.1

1,094

45.9

42.9-48.9

65-74

2,049

1,196

59.6

56.3-62.8

853

40.4

37.2-43.7

75+

1,594

846

52.3

48.5-56.1

748

47.7

43.9-51.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,171

636

48.0

43.3-52.6

535

52.0

47.4-56.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,845

1,425

41.6

38.8-44.5

1,420

58.4

55.5-61.2

Some Post-H.S.

2,592

1,149

37.4

34.6-40.3

1,443

62.6

59.7-65.4

College Graduate

3,553

1,352

31.8

29.7-34.0

2,201

68.2

66.0-70.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,134

635

47.0

42.4-51.6

499

53.0

48.4-57.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,645

807

41.1

37.3-45.1

838

58.9

54.9-62.7

$25,000- 34,999

988

474

41.4

36.6-46.3

514

58.6

53.7-63.4

$35,000- 49,999

1,269

592

41.1

37.0-45.2

677

58.9

54.8-63.0

$50,000-74,999

1,253

509

34.7

30.7-38.9

744

65.3

61.1-69.3

$75,000+

2,142

763

31.8

29.0-34.8

1,379

68.2

65.2-71.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,144

1,795

54.4

51.5-57.2

1,349

45.6

42.8-48.5

6,558

2,583

33.1

31.4-34.9

3,975

66.9

65.1-68.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,484

752

46.5

42.7-50.4

732

53.5

49.6-57.3

Non-Veteran

8,701

3,818

37.2

35.6-38.8

4,883

62.8

61.2-64.4

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*Asked of respondents who have ever had their blood cholesterol checked.

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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