About how long has it been since you last had
your blood cholesterol checked?

Response Unweighted Frequency Weighted Percentage Standard Error Lower 95% Confidence
Limit		 Upper 95% Confidence
Limit
Within the past year (anytime less than 12 months ago) 2595 73.2 0.9 71.6 74.9
Within the past 2 years (1 year but less than 2 years ago) 509 14.8 0.7 13.4 16.1
Within the past 5 years (2 years but less than 5 years ago) 221 6.5 0.5 5.6 7.4
5 or more years ago 195 5.5 0.4 4.7 6.3

Responses are among those who reported ever having their cholesterol checked.