2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Cholesterol Awareness

Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,536 1,680 33.5 31.8-35.3 2,856 66.5 64.7-68.2
-Eastern NC 1,793 695 33.9 31.1-36.8 1,098 66.1 63.2-68.9
GENDER
Male 769 293 35.5 31.4-39.8 476 64.5 60.2-68.6
Female 1,024 402 32.4 28.6-36.4 622 67.6 63.6-71.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,042 416 35.1 31.5-38.8 626 64.9 61.2-68.5
Non-Hispanic Black 477 195 36.3 30.8-42.3 282 63.7 57.7-69.2
Other 274 84 21.2 15.8-27.9 190 78.8 72.1-84.2
AGE
18-34 318 30 9.5 6.4-14.0 288 90.5 86.0-93.6
35-44 214 44 24.1 16.9-33.0 170 75.9 67.0-83.1
45-54 294 118 37.8 31.3-44.7 176 62.2 55.3-68.7
55-64 381 192 48.6 42.2-55.1 189 51.4 44.9-57.8
65-74 349 197 60.5 53.2-67.3 152 39.5 32.7-46.8
75+ 223 111 50.4 41.5-59.2 112 49.6 40.8-58.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 218 103 43.8 35.0-53.0 115 56.2 47.0-65.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 501 196 34.2 29.3-39.6 305 65.8 60.4-70.7
Some Post-H.S. 529 191 30.9 26.3-36.0 338 69.1 64.0-73.7
College Graduate 539 204 30.8 26.5-35.5 335 69.2 64.5-73.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 201 90 41.0 32.5-50.1 111 59.0 49.9-67.5
$15,000- 24,999 290 117 36.7 29.4-44.7 173 63.3 55.3-70.6
$25,000- 34,999 181 68 32.2 23.9-41.9 113 67.8 58.1-76.1
$35,000- 49,999 219 71 27.0 20.5-34.6 148 73.0 65.4-79.5
$50,000- 74,999 221 86 32.0 25.1-39.7 135 68.0 60.3-74.9
$75,000+ 353 136 34.9 29.0-41.2 217 65.1 58.8-71.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 635 334 49.1 43.9-54.3 301 50.9 45.7-56.1
No 1,106 346 26.5 23.3-30.0 760 73.5 70.0-76.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 334 128 36.7 30.6-43.2 206 63.3 56.8-69.4
Non-Veteran 1,457 567 33.3 30.2-36.6 890 66.7 63.4-69.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 122 46 35.5 26.5-45.6 76 64.5 54.4-73.5
Regional City or Suburban County 288 83 23.3 18.0-29.8 205 76.7 70.2-82.0
Rural 1,383 566 36.2 32.9-39.7 817 63.8 60.3-67.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 872 247 24.5 21.2-28.2 625 75.5 71.8-78.8
Unemployed 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 528 273 53.0 47.2-58.7 255 47.0 41.3-52.8
Unable to Work 202 124 58.4 48.9-67.3 78 41.6 32.7-51.1
Other not in Labor Force 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 297 109 30.0 23.5-37.4 188 70.0 62.6-76.5
151% to 200% 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 775 305 33.5 29.6-37.7 470 66.5 62.3-70.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 610 267 39.0 33.5-44.7 343 61.0 55.3-66.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 860 297 29.7 26.1-33.6 563 70.3 66.4-73.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 323 131 39.2 32.8-45.9 192 60.8 54.1-67.2

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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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