2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Cholesterol Awareness

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,676 1,031 57.1 53.9-60.2 645 42.9 39.8-46.1
-Eastern NC 692 465 64.6 59.6-69.3 227 35.4 30.7-40.4
GENDER
Male 291 205 66.9 59.6-73.6 86 33.1 26.4-40.4
Female 401 260 62.2 55.3-68.7 141 37.8 31.3-44.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 414 269 61.8 55.4-67.8 145 38.2 32.2-44.6
Non-Hispanic Black 194 142 73.1 63.5-80.9 52 26.9 19.1-36.5
Other 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 190 131 69.5 60.2-77.4 59 30.5 22.6-39.8
65-74 196 156 82.2 73.6-88.4 40 17.8 11.6-26.4
75+ 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 193 137 67.1 57.7-75.3 56 32.9 24.7-42.3
Some Post-H.S. 191 118 58.7 49.4-67.4 73 41.3 32.6-50.6
College Graduate 204 130 58.3 49.9-66.3 74 41.7 33.7-50.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 136 85 60.1 49.5-69.9 51 39.9 30.1-50.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 331 238 69.1 61.9-75.5 93 30.9 24.5-38.1
No 346 216 59.5 52.4-66.3 130 40.5 33.7-47.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 565 377 64.2 58.6-69.5 188 35.8 30.5-41.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 563 387 66.4 60.8-71.5 176 33.6 28.5-39.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 246 136 53.1 45.0-61.1 110 46.9 38.9-55.0
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 271 210 77.4 69.6-83.6 61 22.6 16.4-30.4
Unable to Work 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 305 194 60.9 53.8-67.6 111 39.1 32.4-46.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 265 194 73.9 65.4-81.0 71 26.1 19.0-34.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 297 189 63.3 56.0-70.0 108 36.7 30.0-44.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 130 82 57.9 47.3-67.7 48 42.1 32.3-52.7

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*Asked of respondents who have ever had their blood cholesterol checked.

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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