Check if checkbox is checked with jQuery

How can I check if a checkbox in a checkbox array is checked using the id of the checkbox array?

I am using the following code, but it always returns the count of checked checkboxes regardless of id.

function isCheckedById(id) {
    alert(id);
    var checked = $("input[@id=" + id + "]:checked").length;
    alert(checked);

    if (checked == 0) {
        return false;
    } else {
        return true;
    }
}