2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 899 79 11.5 8.7-15.0 708 74.1 69.9-77.9 68 9.2 6.9-12.2 27 3.1 1.9- 4.9 17 2.1 1.2- 3.7
GENDER
Male 345 42 14.4 10.0-20.3 257 71.2 64.4-77.1 26 8.3 5.2-12.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 554 37 9.1 5.9-13.6 451 76.5 71.0-81.2 42 10.0 6.9-14.3 16 2.6 1.5- 4.6 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 169 32 21.7 14.5-31.3 98 57.9 48.0-67.2 22 11.3 6.6-18.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 135 22 16.1 9.6-25.7 85 60.8 50.0-70.6 20 18.2 11.3-28.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 153 *** *** *** 125 80.5 71.1-87.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 199 *** *** *** 172 86.3 79.1-91.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 153 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 116 *** *** *** 98 81.3 70.4-88.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 282 30 12.6 8.3-18.7 224 75.9 68.8-81.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 242 20 12.3 7.1-20.7 183 68.3 59.4-76.0 27 14.0 8.9-21.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 257 21 9.8 5.6-16.6 202 75.2 67.4-81.6 22 11.0 6.8-17.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 196 17 11.2 6.3-18.9 152 69.8 60.4-77.8 18 13.8 8.2-22.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 306 22 11.5 6.6-19.0 254 76.8 68.8-83.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 559 53 11.4 8.1-15.7 430 73.3 68.0-78.0 49 10.8 7.7-14.8 17 2.8 1.6- 5.0 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 119 *** *** *** 100 85.4 76.3-91.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 780 72 12.3 9.2-16.2 608 72.6 68.0-76.8 60 9.7 7.1-13.0 26 3.5 2.2- 5.5 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 287 30 11.3 7.5-16.5 215 73.9 67.4-79.5 27 9.4 6.2-14.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 173 *** *** *** 138 77.5 68.1-84.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 439 36 13.5 8.5-20.8 355 72.4 65.0-78.7 29 9.2 5.7-14.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 457 49 13.2 9.3-18.6 334 69.5 63.3-75.0 49 11.0 7.7-15.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 223 *** *** *** 205 91.0 84.9-94.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 134 *** *** *** 116 84.2 74.2-90.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 181 16 10.8 6.3-18.2 141 75.0 66.3-82.2 15 8.7 4.9-15.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 318 25 9.9 5.6-17.1 263 79.2 71.5-85.2 21 8.7 5.1-14.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 255 23 11.8 7.3-18.5 202 72.6 63.6-80.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 332 25 10.3 6.4-16.1 266 72.9 65.8-79.1 26 10.9 6.9-16.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 312 31 12.3 8.0-18.4 240 75.5 68.9-81.1 26 7.7 4.9-11.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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