Table 1.40
Percent of adults age 18 and over who had their blood cholesterol checked within the preceding 5 years, by State, 2001 and 2005 |
| State |
2005 |
2001 |
| Percenta |
Standard error |
Percenta |
Standard error |
| Total (all reporting States) |
72.8 |
0.2 |
73.3 |
0.2 |
| Alabama |
72.1 |
1.0 |
73.2 |
0.9 |
| Alaska |
68.2 |
1.3 |
69.3 |
1.3 |
| Arizona |
66.5 |
1.3 |
72.0 |
1.1 |
| Arkansas |
66.7 |
0.8 |
69.6 |
1.0 |
| California |
72.5 |
0.7 |
71.6 |
0.8 |
| Colorado |
71.5 |
0.7 |
71.4 |
1.1 |
| Connecticut |
77.9 |
0.9 |
78.5 |
0.6 |
| Delaware |
77.9 |
0.9 |
78.2 |
0.9 |
| District of Columbia |
80.1 |
0.9 |
80.0 |
1.1 |
| Florida |
74.3 |
0.8 |
75.6 |
0.8 |
| Georgia |
75.5 |
0.8 |
75.0 |
0.8 |
| Hawaii |
71.7 |
0.8 |
75.2 |
0.9 |
| Idaho |
66.5 |
0.8 |
65.1 |
0.8 |
| Illinois |
71.3 |
0.8 |
70.8 |
1.1 |
| Indiana |
70.8 |
0.7 |
71.9 |
0.8 |
| Iowa |
70.9 |
0.8 |
70.3 |
0.9 |
| Kansas |
69.8 |
0.6 |
71.6 |
0.7 |
| Kentucky |
73.2 |
0.8 |
71.9 |
0.8 |
| Louisiana |
73.8 |
1.0 |
73.0 |
0.7 |
| Maine |
76.5 |
0.9 |
75.7 |
1.0 |
| Maryland |
78.7 |
0.7 |
79.4 |
0.8 |
| Massachusetts |
78.2 |
0.7 |
80.8 |
0.5 |
| Michigan |
75.1 |
0.5 |
73.8 |
0.8 |
| Minnesota |
74.9 |
1.0 |
75.5 |
0.8 |
| Mississippi |
69.9 |
0.9 |
70.7 |
0.9 |
| Missouri |
72.1 |
0.9 |
71.2 |
0.9 |
| Montana |
66.7 |
0.9 |
68.4 |
1.1 |
| Nebraska |
70.3 |
0.7 |
65.0 |
0.9 |
| Nevada |
66.2 |
1.3 |
71.5 |
1.2 |
| New Hampshire |
79.0 |
0.7 |
76.8 |
0.7 |
| New Jersey |
76.1 |
0.6 |
78.5 |
0.7 |
| New Mexico |
66.5 |
0.8 |
68.3 |
0.9 |
| New York |
76.7 |
0.7 |
76.6 |
0.8 |
| North Carolina |
71.6 |
0.5 |
74.8 |
0.9 |
| North Dakota |
71.0 |
0.8 |
70.9 |
0.9 |
| Ohio |
71.9 |
0.8 |
71.2 |
0.9 |
| Oklahoma |
70.4 |
0.7 |
70.9 |
0.9 |
| Oregon |
67.3 |
0.5 |
69.3 |
1.0 |
| Pennsylvania |
73.1 |
0.6 |
73.7 |
0.9 |
| Rhode Island |
79.7 |
0.9 |
80.1 |
0.8 |
| South Carolina |
78.0 |
0.6 |
78.1 |
0.9 |
| South Dakota |
69.9 |
0.7 |
68.7 |
0.7 |
| Tennessee |
75.4 |
1.0 |
69.0 |
1.0 |
| Texas |
67.1 |
0.7 |
70.8 |
0.6 |
| Utah |
67.1 |
0.8 |
70.0 |
0.9 |
| Vermont |
74.2 |
0.7 |
75.4 |
0.7 |
| Virginia |
77.4 |
0.8 |
76.2 |
0.9 |
| Washington |
70.8 |
0.4 |
70.3 |
0.8 |
| West Virginia |
74.2 |
0.9 |
73.7 |
0.9 |
| Wisconsin |
71.7 |
0.8 |
70.8 |
0.9 |
| Wyoming |
73.0 |
0.8 |
71.9 |
0.9 |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population using 5 age groups: 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-64, 65 and over.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
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