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Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | 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 |
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 |
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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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