2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 866 326 33.8 29.7-38.1 540 66.2 61.9-70.3
GENDER
Male 323 134 39.9 33.2-47.1 189 60.1 52.9-66.8
Female 543 192 28.9 24.2-34.2 351 71.1 65.8-75.8
AGE
18-34 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 194 95 51.3 42.3-60.1 99 48.7 39.9-57.7
65-74 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 272 104 29.8 23.2-37.3 168 70.2 62.7-76.8
Some Post-H.S. 235 84 31.9 24.8-39.9 151 68.1 60.1-75.2
College Graduate 245 76 27.8 21.3-35.4 169 72.2 64.6-78.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 186 77 42.7 33.6-52.4 109 57.3 47.6-66.4
$25,000- 34,999 81 24 20.2 12.0-32.0 57 79.8 68.0-88.0
$35,000- 49,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 297 167 56.0 48.1-63.6 130 44.0 36.4-51.9
No 537 153 25.5 21.0-30.5 384 74.5 69.5-79.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 750 266 31.4 27.1-36.0 484 68.6 64.0-72.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 276 90 32.2 26.0-39.2 186 67.8 60.8-74.0
Regional City or Suburban County 167 59 27.3 19.5-36.7 108 72.7 63.3-80.5
Rural 423 177 39.7 33.4-46.4 246 60.3 53.6-66.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 435 106 23.6 18.7-29.3 329 76.4 70.7-81.3
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 220 120 55.9 46.8-64.6 100 44.1 35.4-53.2
Unable to Work 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 170 70 38.5 29.2-48.8 100 61.5 51.2-70.8
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 305 106 32.3 25.7-39.6 199 67.7 60.4-74.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 240 100 42.2 33.1-51.8 140 57.8 48.2-66.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 326 124 34.1 27.8-41.1 202 65.9 58.9-72.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 300 102 30.8 24.9-37.5 198 69.2 62.5-75.1

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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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