2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Cholesterol Awareness

Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood.
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  Total
Respond.^		 Never Past 12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years 5+ years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,647 341 9.3 8.2-10.6 3,510 71.3 69.5-73.1 382 9.4 8.3-10.6 242 6.1 5.2- 7.1 172 3.9 3.2- 4.7
-Eastern NC 1,834 147 11.9 9.6-14.6 1,404 70.7 67.6-73.6 131 8.5 6.9-10.6 85 5.5 4.2- 7.0 67 3.4 2.6- 4.6
GENDER
Male 808 83 13.0 10.0-16.7 580 68.7 64.4-72.8 60 7.8 5.8-10.5 44 6.0 4.2- 8.4 41 4.4 3.1- 6.4
Female 1,026 64 10.9 7.7-15.0 824 72.5 68.0-76.6 71 9.2 6.7-12.4 41 4.9 3.4- 7.2 26 2.5 1.6- 3.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,067 78 10.6 8.1-13.7 809 70.7 66.9-74.3 85 9.4 7.3-12.1 48 5.4 3.9- 7.5 47 3.8 2.7- 5.4
Non-Hispanic Black 490 36 12.6 7.8-19.7 403 73.5 66.5-79.6 28 8.3 5.2-13.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 277 33 17.4 11.7-25.1 192 63.2 54.9-70.9 18 4.2 2.4- 7.3 24 11.3 7.0-17.7 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 313 56 21.3 16.0-28.0 183 57.2 50.3-63.7 35 11.4 7.7-16.6 27 6.6 4.3-10.1 *** *** ***
35-44 238 35 18.7 12.0-27.9 147 57.7 48.9-66.1 24 11.0 6.5-18.0 17 7.1 4.0-12.5 *** *** ***
45-54 304 *** *** *** 225 71.2 63.4-78.0 25 8.1 5.0-13.0 18 8.1 4.6-13.6 18 4.5 2.6- 7.7
55-64 386 *** *** *** 318 80.6 75.0-85.3 29 9.2 6.0-13.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 356 *** *** *** 317 87.5 81.7-91.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 222 *** *** *** 202 88.7 81.8-93.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 227 26 14.5 8.8-22.9 166 66.9 57.8-74.9 *** *** *** 16 9.8 5.7-16.5 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 514 53 14.3 10.5-19.1 393 70.3 64.7-75.4 33 8.3 5.3-12.7 *** *** *** 20 3.9 2.4- 6.3
Some Post-H.S. 546 43 12.0 8.0-17.7 419 71.0 65.2-76.1 40 9.4 6.5-13.3 27 5.2 3.3- 8.0 17 2.4 1.4- 4.2
College Graduate 541 25 5.7 3.6- 8.9 421 73.9 69.0-78.2 49 11.1 8.2-14.9 27 6.0 3.8- 9.1 19 3.4 2.0- 5.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 198 *** *** *** 146 66.3 56.3-75.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 309 36 16.9 11.3-24.4 227 66.4 58.3-73.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 191 21 14.9 9.3-23.0 142 69.6 60.4-77.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 226 *** *** *** 165 62.6 52.3-71.9 21 10.9 6.6-17.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 221 *** *** *** 177 76.6 67.7-83.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 360 *** *** *** 284 79.1 73.4-83.8 34 9.4 6.3-13.8 18 4.4 2.6- 7.4 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 637 36 10.2 6.4-15.9 529 76.0 70.2-81.1 32 6.9 4.3-10.8 23 4.2 2.5- 6.9 *** *** ***
No 1,140 104 12.5 9.8-15.8 830 68.0 64.2-71.6 96 9.5 7.5-12.1 61 6.1 4.5- 8.1 49 3.9 2.8- 5.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 345 24 8.6 5.5-13.1 264 74.6 68.7-79.8 25 8.3 5.5-12.5 16 4.5 2.6- 7.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,488 123 12.7 10.1-15.9 1,140 69.8 66.2-73.1 106 8.6 6.7-11.0 68 5.6 4.2- 7.4 51 3.3 2.4- 4.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 123 *** *** *** 92 72.3 61.9-80.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 296 24 11.9 7.8-17.8 211 66.4 59.5-72.7 26 8.4 5.5-12.7 21 7.9 4.8-12.6 *** *** ***
Rural 1,415 114 12.3 9.6-15.6 1,101 71.5 67.8-74.9 94 8.4 6.4-10.8 58 4.9 3.6- 6.8 48 3.0 2.1- 4.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 909 92 14.3 10.9-18.5 634 65.3 60.9-69.5 81 9.7 7.3-12.7 54 6.3 4.6- 8.7 48 4.4 3.1- 6.2
Unemployed 82 14 15.2 8.2-26.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 531 20 5.3 3.1- 8.8 478 86.8 82.0-90.4 21 5.8 3.4- 9.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 207 *** *** *** 172 79.0 70.2-85.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 157 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 310 32 14.2 9.5-20.7 234 70.8 63.5-77.2 19 7.0 4.1-11.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 130 13 12.2 6.8-20.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 795 45 8.8 5.5-13.6 629 75.4 70.4-79.7 64 9.3 6.8-12.6 38 4.8 3.3- 7.1 19 1.7 1.0- 2.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 627 50 12.6 8.4-18.6 494 71.0 64.6-76.6 35 7.7 4.6-12.5 *** *** *** 28 5.0 3.2- 7.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 877 74 12.1 9.3-15.6 655 70.6 66.5-74.3 69 7.8 6.0-10.2 50 6.4 4.6- 8.7 29 3.1 2.0- 4.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 330 23 10.6 5.8-18.4 255 70.6 62.9-77.2 27 11.1 7.0-17.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Asked only of those who report being told they have high blood pressure.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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