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Appendix A

Table A–3. Prevalence of Self–Reported Cholesterol Screening Among the Total U.S. Population, by State, BRFSS, 2001 and 2003 Combined*

State	Respondents	%	95% C.I.^†
Alabama	5919	73.0	71.7–74.2
Alaska	5268	68.9	67.2–70.6
Arizona	6254	71.1	69.4–72.7
Arkansas	6826	69.6	68.4–70.9
California	8581	71.5	70.4–72.6
Colorado	5885	71.5	70.2–72.8
Connecticut	12493	78.5	77.6–79.4
Delaware	7347	77.8	76.5–79.0
District of Columbia	3744	81.2	79.6–82.7
Florida	9356	77.0	75.7–78.2
Georgia	11602	75.5	74.4–76.5
Hawaii	8599	73.3	72.1–74.5
Idaho	9412	66.5	65.4–67.5
Illinois	7249	70.5	69.3–71.7
Indiana	9131	71.7	70.0–72.7
Iowa	8308	70.0	68.9–71.2
Kansas	8821	70.3	69.3–71.4
Kentucky	14483	72.7	71.6–73.8
Louisiana	9634	72.3	71.3–73.3
Maine	4610	75.5	74.0–76.9
Maryland	8529	78.6	77.5–79.7
Massachusetts	15466	80.9	80.1–81.6
Michigan	7107	74.1	72.9–75.2
Minnesota	7549	75.6	74.6–76.7
Mississippi	7059	70.6	69.4–71.8
Missouri	8114	70.9	69.6–72.2
Montana	7136	68.2	66.8–69.7
Nebraska	8353	66.7	65.6–67.9
Nevada	5347	69.3	67.6–71.0
New Hampshire	8740	77.5	76.5–78.5
New Jersey	16633	77.9	77.1–78.8
New Mexico	8865	67.9	66.8–69.1
New York	9048	76.2	75.1–77.3
North Carolina	15074	74.7	73.5–75.8
North Dakota	5323	69.8	68.5–71.1
Ohio	6951	72.0	70.8–73.3
Oklahoma	11637	70.6	69.6–71.7
Oregon	6283	68.4	67.1–69.6
Pennsylvania	7070	73.7	72.5–74.8
Rhode Island	7829	80.7	79.5–81.8
South Carolina	8768	77.8	76.7–78.9
South Dakota	9994	68.7	67.7–69.6
Tennessee	5320	72.0	70.6–73.4
Texas	11565	70.3	69.4–71.2
Utah	7391	69.2	68.0–70.5
Vermont	8241	75.4	74.4–76.5
Virginia	8065	76.2	75.0–77.5
Washington	22014	71.3	70.5–72.1
West Virginia	6208	74.2	73.0–75.5
Wisconsin	7206	72.5	71.3–73.7
Wyoming	6829	72.1	70.9–73.2
National Average	443236	73.3	73.1–73.6

* Data are based on "yes" responses to the following BRFSS question: "Have you ever had your blood cholesterol checked?" Data are for adults >18 years, are age–adjusted to the 2000 U.S. population, and are weighted for the probability of sampling.
^†Confidence interval.

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Date last reviewed: 05/12/2006
Content source: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion



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