2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Cholesterol check within past five years*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Had cholesterol checked in past 5 years Did not have cholesterol checked in past 5 years Have never had cholesterol checked
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,647 4,134 86.8 85.3-88.1 172 3.9 3.2- 4.7 341 9.3 8.2-10.6
GENDER
Male 2,061 1,768 83.8 81.5-85.8 105 5.1 4.0- 6.5 188 11.1 9.3-13.1
Female 2,586 2,366 89.5 87.5-91.2 67 2.7 2.0- 3.8 153 7.8 6.3- 9.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,063 2,757 88.4 86.8-89.9 121 4.1 3.3- 5.2 185 7.4 6.2- 8.8
Non-Hispanic Black 899 803 86.4 82.8-89.4 17 2.1 1.2- 3.7 79 11.5 8.7-15.0
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 139 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 14.4 7.6-25.8
Non-Hispanic Other 173 146 81.8 73.5-87.9 *** *** *** 19 14.9 9.3-23.0
Hispanic 314 251 76.6 68.5-83.2 21 7.2 4.2-12.0 42 16.2 10.4-24.3
AGE
18-34 844 648 75.3 71.4-78.8 46 5.5 4.0- 7.7 150 19.1 16.0-22.8
35-44 628 528 84.9 81.1-88.1 35 4.6 3.0- 6.9 65 10.5 7.8-14.0
45-54 798 718 89.9 86.5-92.6 39 4.6 3.0- 6.9 41 5.5 3.5- 8.6
55-64 919 845 91.5 88.6-93.7 35 4.0 2.5- 6.3 39 4.5 3.0- 6.7
65-74 843 810 96.2 94.2-97.6 *** *** *** 23 2.9 1.7- 4.8
75+ 564 538 95.5 92.7-97.3 *** *** *** 21 3.9 2.2- 6.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 473 395 80.2 74.3-85.0 26 6.7 4.1-10.8 52 13.1 9.1-18.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,161 995 83.5 80.5-86.1 57 5.0 3.6- 6.8 109 11.5 9.3-14.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,281 1,151 89.1 86.6-91.2 36 2.3 1.5- 3.5 94 8.6 6.7-11.0
College Graduate 1,719 1,580 90.6 88.6-92.3 52 3.1 2.3- 4.3 87 6.3 4.9- 8.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 450 384 81.9 75.9-86.6 24 7.2 4.1-12.2 42 11.0 7.5-15.8
$15,000- 24,999 696 582 80.6 75.6-84.7 42 5.8 3.8- 8.8 72 13.6 10.0-18.3
$25,000- 34,999 451 395 85.9 81.1-89.7 20 5.1 2.9- 8.6 36 9.0 6.0-13.1
$35,000- 49,999 528 471 88.6 83.8-92.1 21 2.6 1.5- 4.3 36 8.9 5.6-13.7
$50,000-74,999 604 558 91.3 88.0-93.8 17 3.6 2.1- 6.2 29 5.0 3.3- 7.7
$75,000+ 1,123 1,048 92.0 89.5-93.9 23 1.7 1.1- 2.8 52 6.3 4.5- 8.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 796 696 83.0 79.1-86.3 25 4.0 2.5- 6.2 75 13.0 10.1-16.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,445 1,306 86.3 83.3-88.8 46 4.4 3.0- 6.4 93 9.3 7.2-11.9
No 3,045 2,691 87.1 85.3-88.7 120 3.6 2.9- 4.5 234 9.3 7.9-10.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 694 634 92.2 89.5-94.2 22 2.5 1.5- 4.1 38 5.4 3.7- 7.7
Non-Veteran 3,953 3,499 86.0 84.4-87.5 150 4.1 3.3- 5.0 304 9.9 8.6-11.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,225 1,082 86.6 84.1-88.8 41 3.5 2.5- 5.0 102 9.9 8.0-12.1
Regional City or Suburban County 940 841 88.3 85.4-90.6 40 5.0 3.4- 7.3 59 6.7 5.1- 8.9
Rural 2,483 2,211 86.0 83.6-88.2 91 3.5 2.7- 4.6 181 10.4 8.4-12.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,404 2,077 85.1 83.1-86.9 118 4.6 3.6- 5.7 209 10.3 8.8-12.1
Unemployed 168 134 76.3 66.1-84.1 11 11.7 5.8-22.3 23 12.0 7.3-19.1
Retired 1,293 1,238 95.9 94.3-97.0 12 0.7 0.4- 1.5 43 3.4 2.4- 4.9
Unable to Work 446 409 91.2 86.9-94.1 15 3.3 1.7- 6.6 22 5.5 3.3- 9.1
Other not in Labor Force 308 250 77.5 70.3-83.4 15 3.6 2.1- 6.3 43 18.8 13.2-26.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 21.5 13.1-33.3
50% to 100% 337 272 75.4 67.3-82.0 28 9.6 5.9-15.2 37 15.0 9.5-23.0
101% to 150% 658 567 85.6 81.7-88.8 34 4.8 3.0- 7.7 57 9.6 7.1-12.9
151% to 200% 316 280 89.4 84.1-93.0 13 2.8 1.4- 5.6 23 7.8 4.7-12.9
More than 200% 2,211 2,040 90.9 89.0-92.5 56 2.5 1.8- 3.4 115 6.7 5.3- 8.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 796 696 83.0 79.1-86.3 25 4.0 2.5- 6.2 75 13.0 10.1-16.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,024 902 83.9 79.5-87.5 45 5.2 3.5- 7.7 77 10.9 7.8-15.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,711 1,520 87.3 85.2-89.2 58 3.2 2.3- 4.4 133 9.4 7.8-11.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,913 1,712 87.1 84.8-89.0 69 4.1 3.0- 5.4 132 8.9 7.2-10.9

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*Data in this table were derived from the Cholesterol Awareness questions.

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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