BRFSS 2015 - Local Health Director Region 9 & 10 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 9 & 10 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 9 & 10	920	819	82.5	77.9-86.4	101	17.5	13.6-22.1
GENDER
Male	386	326	78.6	71.8-84.1	60	21.4	15.9-28.2
Female	534	493	86.2	79.3-91.1	41	13.8	8.9-20.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	596	538	84.0	78.1-88.5	58	16.0	11.5-21.9
Non-Hispanic Black	253	225	81.0	70.9-88.1	28	19.0	11.9-29.1
Other	61	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-44	228	166	65.6	56.8-73.5	62	34.4	26.5-43.2
44-64	380	354	94.7	91.5-96.7	26	5.3	3.3- 8.5
65+	302	289	96.6	93.9-98.1	13	3.4	1.9- 6.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	394	337	77.9	70.3-84.0	57	22.1	16.0-29.7
Some College +	521	479	86.9	81.0-91.1	42	13.1	8.9-19.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	440	377	77.6	70.1-83.6	63	22.4	16.4-29.9
$50,000+	287	267	90.2	83.8-94.2	20	9.8	5.8-16.2

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 9 & 10

920

819

82.5

77.9-86.4

101

17.5

13.6-22.1

GENDER

Male

386

326

78.6

71.8-84.1

21.4

15.9-28.2

Female

534

493

86.2

79.3-91.1

13.8

8.9-20.7

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

596

538

84.0

78.1-88.5

16.0

11.5-21.9

Non-Hispanic Black

253

225

81.0

70.9-88.1

19.0

11.9-29.1

Other

***

AGE

18-44

228

166

65.6

56.8-73.5

34.4

26.5-43.2

44-64

380

354

94.7

91.5-96.7

5.3

3.3- 8.5

65+

302

289

96.6

93.9-98.1

3.4

1.9- 6.1

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

394

337

77.9

70.3-84.0

22.1

16.0-29.7

Some College +

521

479

86.9

81.0-91.1

13.1

8.9-19.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

440

377

77.6

70.1-83.6

22.4

16.4-29.9

$50,000+

287

267

90.2

83.8-94.2

9.8

5.8-16.2

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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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