Percentage of Adults Tested and Diagnosed with High Cholesterol

Subpopulation Unweighted Frequency Weighted Percentage Standard Error Lower 95% Confidence
Limit		 Upper 95% Confidence
Limit
TOTAL 488 33.6 0.8 32.0 35.1
  . . . . .
SEX . . . . .
Male 197 37.0 1.5 34.2 39.9
Female 291 30.3 1.4 27.7 33.0
AGE GROUP . . . . .
18-24 years 6 29.5 10.5 8.9 50.1
25-34 years 22 10.9 6.4 0.0 23.4
35-44 years 62 12.3 3.2 6.0 18.7
45-54 years 130 42.7 4.7 33.5 51.9
55-64 years 125 52.9 1.7 49.5 56.2
65+ years 130 41.0 1.8 37.5 44.6
ETHNICITY . . . . .
Hispanic 126 22.2 4.3 13.7 30.7
Non-Hispanic 362 34.1 0.8 32.5 35.6
RACE . . . . .
White Only 190 34.7 1.3 32.1 37.2
Black Only 183 28.8 4.9 19.2 38.4
Other Race Only 91 22.2 3.3 15.8 28.6
More than One Race 22 31.7 5.1 21.8 41.6
EDUCATION . . . . .
Less than High School 89 47.3 10.7 26.4 68.2
High School Graduate or G.E.D. 149 39.7 2.7 34.4 45.0
Some College 125 33.5 4.4 24.8 42.2
College Graduate 120 26.9 5.3 16.5 37.3
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME . . . . .
Less than $15,000 68 29.7 12.3 5.5 53.8
$15,000 - $24,999 120 45.0 10.6 24.2 65.8
$25,000 - $34,999 82 29.5 3.4 22.9 36.1
$35,000 - $49,999 74 30.7 4.7 21.5 40.0
$50,000+ 94 24.9 4.5 16.1 33.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS . . . . .
Employed for Wages / Self-Employed 241 30.4 2.8 25.0 35.9
Out of Work 29 42.0 17.5 7.7 76.4
Homemaker / Student 27 11.4 2.5 6.4 16.3
Retired 137 42.1 1.7 38.7 45.5
Unable to Work 52 57.0 8.6 40.2 73.9
AVERAGE HOURS WORKED . . . . .
None 122 39.7 4.7 30.5 48.9
1-19 Hours 18 45.4 27.2 0.0 98.6
20-39 Hours 36 20.2 7.9 4.8 35.6
40 + Hours 201 30.4 2.5 25.6 35.3
MARITAL STATUS . . . . .
Married / Member of Unmarried Couple 257 32.8 1.8 29.2 36.4
Divorced / Separated 112 43.0 5.4 32.3 53.6
POPULATION DENSITY . . . . .
Frontier 14 25.6 5.3 15.2 35.9
Rural 31 47.9 7.8 32.6 63.2
Densely-settled Rural 52 30.6 3.7 23.4 37.8
Semi-urban 55 36.7 6.1 24.8 48.6
Urban 333 31.0 3.6 23.9 38.1
SELF-PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS . . . . .
Fair or Poor 161 48.8 1.5 45.9 51.7
Excellent to Good 326 30.0 0.7 28.6 31.3
DIABETES STATUS . . . . .
Has Diabetes 134 71.0 10.5 50.5 91.5
No Diabetes 354 29.4 1.2 27.0 31.9
HYPERTENSION STATUS . . . . .
Hypertension 287 55.2 1.4 52.4 58.0
No Hypertension 200 21.8 0.6 20.6 23.0
ASTHMA STATUS . . . . .
Current Asthma 46 48.0 9.2 29.9 66.1
No Current Asthma 441 31.9 1.9 28.2 35.6
MENTAL HEALTH INDICATOR . . . . .
14+ days mental health not good 67 51.9 13.1 26.2 77.7
<14 days mental health not good 412 31.8 1.4 29.0 34.6
WEIGHT CATEGORY . . . . .
Normal or Underweight (BMI <25) 117 22.5 2.5 17.7 27.3
Overweight (25 <= BMI < 30) 169 37.9 3.2 31.6 44.2
Obese (BMI >= 30) 163 41.1 2.4 36.3 45.8
RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY . . . . .
Meets Recommendation 168 27.1 2.7 21.7 32.4
Insufficient 211 40.6 1.5 37.7 43.6
No Activity 93 35.2 5.4 24.6 45.8

Numerator: Respondents reporting they had been told by a doctor or
health care professional that they have high blood cholesterol.
Denominator: Respondents who had ever had their cholesterol checked,
excluding unknowns and refusals.
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