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%)
TOTAL 4,536 1,680 33.5 31.8-35.3 2,856 66.5 64.7-68.2
GENDER
Male 1,993 755 35.8 33.2-38.5 1,238 64.2 61.5-66.8
Female 2,543 925 31.5 29.2-33.9 1,618 68.5 66.1-70.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,997 1,142 34.8 32.7-37.0 1,855 65.2 63.0-67.3
Non-Hispanic Black 866 326 33.8 29.7-38.1 540 66.2 61.9-70.3
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 139 51 24.4 16.0-35.2 88 75.6 64.8-84.0
Non-Hispanic Other 166 51 22.4 16.2-30.0 115 77.6 70.0-83.8
Hispanic 310 81 26.3 20.5-33.0 229 73.7 67.0-79.5
AGE
18-34 843 93 11.7 9.3-14.6 750 88.3 85.4-90.7
35-44 584 145 26.6 22.4-31.4 439 73.4 68.6-77.6
45-54 774 276 34.7 30.5-39.1 498 65.3 60.9-69.5
55-64 893 423 48.1 43.9-52.4 470 51.9 47.6-56.1
65-74 831 445 51.9 47.2-56.5 386 48.1 43.5-52.8
75+ 563 282 52.9 47.2-58.5 281 47.1 41.5-52.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 452 205 42.5 36.6-48.6 247 57.5 51.4-63.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,142 449 34.2 30.8-37.7 693 65.8 62.3-69.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,244 446 31.8 28.7-35.1 798 68.2 64.9-71.3
College Graduate 1,684 577 30.6 28.0-33.3 1,107 69.4 66.7-72.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 443 184 37.2 31.3-43.5 259 62.8 56.5-68.7
$15,000- 24,999 665 273 36.6 31.9-41.6 392 63.4 58.4-68.1
$25,000- 34,999 441 162 33.7 28.2-39.6 279 66.3 60.4-71.8
$35,000- 49,999 520 173 30.9 26.0-36.3 347 69.1 63.7-74.0
$50,000-74,999 597 218 31.1 26.6-35.9 379 68.9 64.1-73.4
$75,000+ 1,088 388 34.1 30.7-37.8 700 65.9 62.2-69.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 783 282 31.5 27.4-36.0 501 68.5 64.0-72.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,409 722 48.0 44.5-51.6 687 52.0 48.4-55.5
No 2,974 909 28.0 26.0-30.1 2,065 72.0 69.9-74.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 677 282 40.6 36.1-45.3 395 59.4 54.7-63.9
Non-Veteran 3,856 1,398 32.5 30.6-34.4 2,458 67.5 65.6-69.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,195 404 31.5 28.5-34.7 791 68.5 65.3-71.5
Regional City or Suburban County 919 299 29.3 25.7-33.0 620 70.7 67.0-74.3
Rural 2,423 977 37.9 35.3-40.6 1,446 62.1 59.4-64.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,320 638 26.5 24.3-28.8 1,682 73.5 71.2-75.7
Unemployed 165 52 26.1 18.7-35.2 113 73.9 64.8-81.3
Retired 1,280 656 50.8 47.0-54.5 624 49.2 45.5-53.0
Unable to Work 443 264 56.5 50.0-62.8 179 43.5 37.2-50.0
Other not in Labor Force 299 64 20.1 14.9-26.5 235 79.9 73.5-85.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 123 44 28.2 19.2-39.2 79 71.8 60.8-80.8
50% to 100% 328 130 37.9 31.2-45.1 198 62.1 54.9-68.8
101% to 150% 640 257 36.5 31.7-41.6 383 63.5 58.4-68.3
151% to 200% 308 118 34.6 28.2-41.6 190 65.4 58.4-71.8
More than 200% 2,157 796 33.6 31.1-36.2 1,361 66.4 63.8-68.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 783 282 31.5 27.4-36.0 501 68.5 64.0-72.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 989 409 38.5 34.2-42.9 580 61.5 57.1-65.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,661 613 34.0 31.2-37.0 1,048 66.0 63.0-68.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,887 658 32.0 29.5-34.6 1,229 68.0 65.4-70.5

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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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