BRFSS 2015 - Western North Carolina**: (Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high?*)

2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Cholesterol Awareness

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	5,712	2,352	37.0	35.5-38.5	3,360	63.0	61.5-64.5
-Western	979	440	40.6	36.6-44.7	539	59.4	55.3-63.4
GENDER
Male	421	190	41.3	35.5-47.3	231	58.7	52.7-64.5
Female	558	250	39.9	34.5-45.7	308	60.1	54.3-65.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	872	394	40.6	36.4-45.0	478	59.4	55.0-63.6
Non-Hispanic Black	31	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	71	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-34	89	***	***	***	***	***	***
35-44	100	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-54	154	66	45.3	35.3-55.8	88	54.7	44.2-64.7
55-64	228	116	51.4	43.3-59.4	112	48.6	40.6-56.7
65-74	246	138	52.9	44.7-60.9	108	47.1	39.1-55.3
75+	151	82	49.0	39.4-58.6	69	51.0	41.4-60.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	96	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	265	130	41.5	34.4-48.9	135	58.5	51.1-65.6
Some Post-H.S.	275	126	39.9	33.1-47.2	149	60.1	52.8-66.9
College Graduate	340	130	32.7	27.3-38.7	210	67.3	61.3-72.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	96	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	160	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	98	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	134	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	137	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	179	72	29.7	22.3-38.4	107	70.3	61.6-77.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	333	212	63.8	56.7-70.3	121	36.2	29.7-43.3
No	630	225	29.4	24.9-34.2	405	70.6	65.8-75.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	146	73	45.5	35.8-55.6	73	54.5	44.4-64.2
Non-Veteran	832	367	39.8	35.4-44.3	465	60.2	55.7-64.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY
Regional City or Suburban	221	92	40.6	33.2-48.5	129	59.4	51.5-66.8
Rural	758	348	40.5	35.9-45.4	410	59.5	54.6-64.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,712

2,352

37.0

35.5-38.5

3,360

63.0

61.5-64.5

-Western

979

440

40.6

36.6-44.7

539

59.4

55.3-63.4

GENDER

Male

421

190

41.3

35.5-47.3

231

58.7

52.7-64.5

Female

558

250

39.9

34.5-45.7

308

60.1

54.3-65.5

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

872

394

40.6

36.4-45.0

478

59.4

55.0-63.6

Non-Hispanic Black

***

Other

***

AGE

18-34

***

35-44

100

***

45-54

154

45.3

35.3-55.8

54.7

44.2-64.7

55-64

228

116

51.4

43.3-59.4

112

48.6

40.6-56.7

65-74

246

138

52.9

44.7-60.9

108

47.1

39.1-55.3

75+

151

49.0

39.4-58.6

51.0

41.4-60.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

265

130

41.5

34.4-48.9

135

58.5

51.1-65.6

Some Post-H.S.

275

126

39.9

33.1-47.2

149

60.1

52.8-66.9

College Graduate

340

130

32.7

27.3-38.7

210

67.3

61.3-72.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

160

***

$25,000- 34,999

***

$35,000- 49,999

134

***

$50,000- 74,999

137

***

$75,000+

179

29.7

22.3-38.4

107

70.3

61.6-77.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

333

212

63.8

56.7-70.3

121

36.2

29.7-43.3

630

225

29.4

24.9-34.2

405

70.6

65.8-75.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

146

45.5

35.8-55.6

54.5

44.4-64.2

Non-Veteran

832

367

39.8

35.4-44.3

465

60.2

55.7-64.6

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY

Regional City or Suburban

221

40.6

33.2-48.5

129

59.4

51.5-66.8

Rural

758

348

40.5

35.9-45.4

410

59.5

54.6-64.1

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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 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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