BRFSS 2015 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood. Have you EVER had your blood cholesterol checked?)

2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
North Carolina	6,523	5,753	84.1	82.9-85.3	770	15.9	14.7-17.1
-Piedmont	3,270	2,896	85.3	83.6-86.8	374	14.7	13.2-16.4
GENDER
Male	1,399	1,200	82.7	80.0-85.2	199	17.3	14.8-20.0
Female	1,871	1,696	87.6	85.5-89.5	175	12.4	10.5-14.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	2,107	1,939	89.1	87.1-90.8	168	10.9	9.2-12.9
Non-Hispanic Black	672	600	85.6	81.8-88.6	72	14.4	11.4-18.2
Other	439	310	66.5	60.8-71.8	129	33.5	28.2-39.2
AGE
18-34	636	418	63.5	58.9-67.8	218	36.5	32.2-41.1
35-44	501	431	87.6	84.1-90.4	70	12.4	9.6-15.9
45-54	624	576	92.2	89.2-94.3	48	7.8	5.7-10.8
55-64	603	581	96.2	94.0-97.7	22	3.8	2.3- 6.0
65-74	513	***	***	***	***	***	***
75+	341	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	336	258	74.8	68.6-80.2	78	25.2	19.8-31.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	813	700	81.8	78.2-84.9	113	18.2	15.1-21.8
Some Post-H.S.	852	764	87.5	84.3-90.1	88	12.5	9.9-15.7
College Graduate	1,250	1,157	91.2	89.2-92.9	93	8.8	7.1-10.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	287	235	79.9	73.8-84.9	52	20.1	15.1-26.2
$15,000- 24,999	492	406	79.1	74.4-83.2	86	20.9	16.8-25.6
$25,000- 34,999	279	241	82.5	74.9-88.2	38	17.5	11.8-25.1
$35,000- 49,999	345	314	86.9	81.3-91.0	31	13.1	9.0-18.7
$50,000- 74,999	381	342	87.5	81.8-91.6	39	12.5	8.4-18.2
$75,000+	818	775	93.0	90.5-94.9	43	7.0	5.1- 9.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	734	693	93.2	90.5-95.2	41	6.8	4.8- 9.5
No	2,470	2,147	83.3	81.3-85.1	323	16.7	14.9-18.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	372	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	2,887	2,527	84.0	82.2-85.7	360	16.0	14.3-17.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY
Urban	1,756	1,529	84.1	81.8-86.1	227	15.9	13.9-18.2
Regional City or Suburban	872	784	85.6	82.1-88.6	88	14.4	11.4-17.9
Rural	642	583	88.1	84.1-91.2	59	11.9	8.8-15.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,523

5,753

84.1

82.9-85.3

770

15.9

14.7-17.1

-Piedmont

3,270

2,896

85.3

83.6-86.8

374

14.7

13.2-16.4

GENDER

Male

1,399

1,200

82.7

80.0-85.2

199

17.3

14.8-20.0

Female

1,871

1,696

87.6

85.5-89.5

175

12.4

10.5-14.5

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

2,107

1,939

89.1

87.1-90.8

168

10.9

9.2-12.9

Non-Hispanic Black

672

600

85.6

81.8-88.6

14.4

11.4-18.2

Other

439

310

66.5

60.8-71.8

129

33.5

28.2-39.2

AGE

18-34

636

418

63.5

58.9-67.8

218

36.5

32.2-41.1

35-44

501

431

87.6

84.1-90.4

12.4

9.6-15.9

45-54

624

576

92.2

89.2-94.3

7.8

5.7-10.8

55-64

603

581

96.2

94.0-97.7

3.8

2.3- 6.0

65-74

513

***

75+

341

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

336

258

74.8

68.6-80.2

25.2

19.8-31.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

813

700

81.8

78.2-84.9

113

18.2

15.1-21.8

Some Post-H.S.

852

764

87.5

84.3-90.1

12.5

9.9-15.7

College Graduate

1,250

1,157

91.2

89.2-92.9

8.8

7.1-10.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

287

235

79.9

73.8-84.9

20.1

15.1-26.2

$15,000- 24,999

492

406

79.1

74.4-83.2

20.9

16.8-25.6

$25,000- 34,999

279

241

82.5

74.9-88.2

17.5

11.8-25.1

$35,000- 49,999

345

314

86.9

81.3-91.0

13.1

9.0-18.7

$50,000- 74,999

381

342

87.5

81.8-91.6

12.5

8.4-18.2

$75,000+

818

775

93.0

90.5-94.9

7.0

5.1- 9.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

734

693

93.2

90.5-95.2

6.8

4.8- 9.5

2,470

2,147

83.3

81.3-85.1

323

16.7

14.9-18.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

372

***

Non-Veteran

2,887

2,527

84.0

82.2-85.7

360

16.0

14.3-17.8

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY

Urban

1,756

1,529

84.1

81.8-86.1

227

15.9

13.9-18.2

Regional City or Suburban

872

784

85.6

82.1-88.6

14.4

11.4-17.9

Rural

642

583

88.1

84.1-91.2

11.9

8.8-15.9

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2015 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2015 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).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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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