2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,676 1,031 57.1 53.9-60.2 645 42.9 39.8-46.1
GENDER
Male 752 473 59.2 54.6-63.6 279 40.8 36.4-45.4
Female 924 558 55.0 50.5-59.3 366 45.0 40.7-49.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,139 685 55.6 51.8-59.3 454 44.4 40.7-48.2
Non-Hispanic Black 325 229 69.4 62.2-75.7 96 30.6 24.3-37.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 93 11 11.7 6.2-20.9 82 88.3 79.1-93.8
35-44 145 32 23.6 15.9-33.6 113 76.4 66.4-84.1
45-54 276 136 49.3 41.7-57.0 140 50.7 43.0-58.3
55-64 421 282 66.6 60.4-72.2 139 33.4 27.8-39.6
65-74 443 334 75.8 70.3-80.6 109 24.2 19.4-29.7
75+ 282 228 82.1 75.9-87.0 54 17.9 13.0-24.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 146 69.4 60.7-76.8 59 30.6 23.2-39.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 446 294 61.9 55.9-67.6 152 38.1 32.4-44.1
Some Post-H.S. 445 261 53.1 47.0-59.0 184 46.9 41.0-53.0
College Graduate 577 328 48.2 43.1-53.3 249 51.8 46.7-56.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 183 122 65.6 55.4-74.6 61 34.4 25.4-44.6
$15,000- 24,999 272 170 59.1 51.1-66.7 102 40.9 33.3-48.9
$25,000- 34,999 162 100 51.5 41.7-61.2 62 48.5 38.8-58.3
$35,000- 49,999 172 98 51.6 41.7-61.4 74 48.4 38.6-58.3
$50,000-74,999 218 139 57.5 48.6-65.9 79 42.5 34.1-51.4
$75,000+ 388 211 48.9 42.7-55.1 177 51.1 44.9-57.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 281 191 69.5 62.2-75.9 90 30.5 24.1-37.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 719 513 70.5 65.8-74.8 206 29.5 25.2-34.2
No 908 488 47.6 43.4-51.8 420 52.4 48.2-56.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 281 191 64.8 57.3-71.6 90 35.2 28.4-42.7
Non-Veteran 1,395 840 55.6 52.1-59.1 555 44.4 40.9-47.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 404 218 50.4 44.6-56.2 186 49.6 43.8-55.4
Regional City or Suburban County 299 165 52.0 44.8-59.1 134 48.0 40.9-55.2
Rural 973 648 64.5 60.3-68.5 325 35.5 31.5-39.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 636 300 42.4 37.7-47.3 336 57.6 52.7-62.3
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 654 490 76.3 71.9-80.3 164 23.7 19.7-28.1
Unable to Work 264 191 71.3 63.4-78.1 73 28.7 21.9-36.6
Other not in Labor Force 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 256 175 64.0 55.7-71.5 81 36.0 28.5-44.3
151% to 200% 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 795 469 52.9 48.4-57.4 326 47.1 42.6-51.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 281 191 69.5 62.2-75.9 90 30.5 24.1-37.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 407 284 70.8 64.2-76.5 123 29.2 23.5-35.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 612 374 59.0 53.8-64.0 238 41.0 36.0-46.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 657 373 51.7 47.0-56.4 284 48.3 43.6-53.0

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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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