2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

Are you currently taking medicine prescribed by a doctor or other health professional for your blood cholesterol?*

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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
-Non-Hispanic Black 325 229 69.4 62.2-75.7 96 30.6 24.3-37.8
GENDER
Male 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 191 134 72.9 64.1-80.3 57 27.1 19.7-35.9
AGE
18-34 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 166 128 76.4 67.1-83.7 38 23.6 16.3-32.9
No 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 265 186 69.9 61.8-76.9 79 30.1 23.1-38.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 176 132 76.5 66.7-84.2 44 23.5 15.8-33.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 120 97 86.4 78.0-91.9 23 13.6 8.1-22.0
Unable to Work 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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