BRFSS 2015 - Local Health Director Region 5 Demographics: (Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood. Have you EVER had your blood cholesterol checked?)

2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 5 Demographics

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
Region 5	810	692	82.8	79.4-85.8	118	17.2	14.2-20.6
GENDER
Male	348	289	81.1	75.8-85.5	59	18.9	14.5-24.2
Female	462	403	84.5	79.8-88.2	59	15.5	11.8-20.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	487	434	86.9	82.8-90.2	53	13.1	9.8-17.2
Non-Hispanic Black	186	165	83.5	75.4-89.3	21	16.5	10.7-24.6
Other	122	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-44	300	206	68.4	62.1-74.1	94	31.6	25.9-37.9
44-64	287	268	93.0	88.3-95.9	19	7.0	4.1-11.7
65+	210	205	97.5	93.8-99.0	***	***	***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	286	229	77.9	71.7-83.1	57	22.1	16.9-28.3
Some College +	519	458	86.1	81.9-89.4	61	13.9	10.6-18.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	345	285	80.6	75.1-85.2	60	19.4	14.8-24.9
$50,000+	294	268	90.0	85.1-93.4	26	10.0	6.6-14.9

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

Region 5

810

692

82.8

79.4-85.8

118

17.2

14.2-20.6

GENDER

Male

348

289

81.1

75.8-85.5

18.9

14.5-24.2

Female

462

403

84.5

79.8-88.2

15.5

11.8-20.2

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

487

434

86.9

82.8-90.2

13.1

9.8-17.2

Non-Hispanic Black

186

165

83.5

75.4-89.3

16.5

10.7-24.6

Other

122

***

AGE

18-44

300

206

68.4

62.1-74.1

31.6

25.9-37.9

44-64

287

268

93.0

88.3-95.9

7.0

4.1-11.7

65+

210

205

97.5

93.8-99.0

***

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

286

229

77.9

71.7-83.1

22.1

16.9-28.3

Some College +

519

458

86.1

81.9-89.4

13.9

10.6-18.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

345

285

80.6

75.1-85.2

19.4

14.8-24.9

$50,000+

294

268

90.0

85.1-93.4

10.0

6.6-14.9

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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.

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