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Data Table |
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 | 1099 | 29.4 | 0.9 | 27.7 | 31.1 |
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SEX | . | . | . | . | . |
Male | 441 | 30.3 | 1.4 | 27.6 | 33.0 |
Female | 658 | 28.7 | 1.1 | 26.6 | 30.8 |
AGE GROUP | . | . | . | . | . |
18-24 years | 10 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 13.8 |
25-34 years | 61 | 15.1 | 2.0 | 11.3 | 18.9 |
35-44 years | 140 | 23.0 | 1.9 | 19.3 | 26.6 |
45-54 years | 284 | 33.2 | 1.8 | 29.8 | 36.7 |
55-64 years | 230 | 40.6 | 2.3 | 36.1 | 45.1 |
65+ years | 363 | 38.8 | 1.8 | 35.3 | 42.3 |
RACE/ETHNICITY | . | . | . | . | . |
White Only, Non-Hispanic | 1006 | 30.5 | 0.9 | 28.7 | 32.3 |
Black Only, Non-Hispanic | 33 | 25.1 | 4.3 | 16.7 | 33.5 |
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic | 29 | 26.1 | 4.8 | 16.8 | 35.4 |
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 7 | 20.8 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 36.1 |
Hispanic | 21 | 15.4 | 3.6 | 8.4 | 22.4 |
EDUCATION | . | . | . | . | . |
Less than High School | 70 | 32.3 | 3.9 | 24.7 | 40.0 |
High School Graduate or G.E.D. | 315 | 29.7 | 1.6 | 26.5 | 32.9 |
Some College | 330 | 29.5 | 1.6 | 26.5 | 32.6 |
College Graduate | 383 | 28.7 | 1.4 | 26.0 | 31.4 |
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME | . | . | . | . | . |
Less than $15,000 | 91 | 41.2 | 3.9 | 33.6 | 48.8 |
$15,000 - $24,999 | 177 | 30.4 | 2.3 | 25.9 | 34.9 |
$25,000 - $34,999 | 160 | 28.7 | 2.3 | 24.2 | 33.1 |
$35,000 - $49,999 | 176 | 26.8 | 1.9 | 23.1 | 30.6 |
$50,000+ | 332 | 28.8 | 1.5 | 25.9 | 31.7 |
EMPLOYMENT STATUS | . | . | . | . | . |
Employed for Wages / Self-Employed | 590 | 26.5 | 1.1 | 24.4 | 28.6 |
Out of Work | 29 | 30.0 | 5.4 | 19.5 | 40.5 |
Homemaker / Student | 52 | 16.0 | 2.2 | 11.6 | 20.4 |
Retired | 373 | 40.1 | 1.8 | 36.6 | 43.6 |
Unable to Work | 54 | 45.3 | 5.2 | 35.1 | 55.5 |
MARITAL STATUS | . | . | . | . | . |
Married / Member of Unmarried Couple | 635 | 29.6 | 1.1 | 27.5 | 31.7 |
Divorced / Separated | 201 | 33.3 | 2.3 | 28.8 | 37.7 |
Widowed | 178 | 37.9 | 2.5 | 33.0 | 42.8 |
Never Married | 85 | 17.7 | 2.3 | 13.3 | 22.1 |
DISABILITY STATUS | . | . | . | . | . |
Living with a Disability | 317 | 41.5 | 2.1 | 37.4 | 45.6 |
Living without a Disability | 770 | 26.4 | 0.9 | 24.5 | 28.2 |
POPULATION DENSITY | . | . | . | . | . |
Frontier | 43 | 27.9 | 4.3 | 19.4 | 36.4 |
Rural | 143 | 35.5 | 2.6 | 30.4 | 40.7 |
Densely-settled Rural | 167 | 29.1 | 2.2 | 24.8 | 33.5 |
Semi-urban | 224 | 28.6 | 1.8 | 25.0 | 32.2 |
Urban | 515 | 28.6 | 1.2 | 26.2 | 31.0 |
SELF-PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS | . | . | . | . | . |
Fair or Poor | 248 | 45.1 | 2.5 | 40.2 | 49.9 |
Excellent to Good | 848 | 26.8 | 0.9 | 25.0 | 28.6 |
HEALTH INSURANCE STATUS | . | . | . | . | . |
Uninsured | 68 | 21.0 | 2.6 | 15.9 | 26.2 |
Insured | 1030 | 30.2 | 0.9 | 28.5 | 32.0 |
DIABETES STATUS | . | . | . | . | . |
Has Diabetes | 126 | 45.8 | 3.3 | 39.3 | 52.3 |
No Diabetes | 973 | 28.1 | 0.9 | 26.4 | 29.9 |
HYPERTENSION STATUS | . | . | . | . | . |
Hypertension | 504 | 46.4 | 1.7 | 43.1 | 49.8 |
No Hypertension | 593 | 22.6 | 0.9 | 20.8 | 24.4 |
ASTHMA STATUS | . | . | . | . | . |
Current Asthma | 95 | 31.6 | 3.1 | 25.5 | 37.8 |
No Current Asthma | 1002 | 29.3 | 0.9 | 27.6 | 31.1 |
MENTAL HEALTH INDICATOR | . | . | . | . | . |
14+ days mental health not good | 118 | 40.0 | 3.5 | 33.2 | 46.8 |
<14 days mental health not good | 965 | 28.4 | 0.9 | 26.7 | 30.2 |
SMOKING STATUS | . | . | . | . | . |
Current Smoker | 203 | 30.5 | 2.2 | 26.3 | 34.8 |
Non-Smoker | 896 | 29.2 | 0.9 | 27.4 | 31.0 |
WEIGHT CATEGORY | . | . | . | . | . |
Normal or Underweight (BMI <25) | 295 | 21.9 | 1.3 | 19.4 | 24.5 |
Overweight (25 <= BMI < 30) | 446 | 33.3 | 1.5 | 30.4 | 36.2 |
Obese (BMI >= 30) | 304 | 35.0 | 1.9 | 31.3 | 38.6 |
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. |