2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood.
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  Total
Respond.^		 Never Past 12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years 5+ years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,647 341 9.3 8.2-10.6 3,510 71.3 69.5-73.1 382 9.4 8.3-10.6 242 6.1 5.2- 7.1 172 3.9 3.2- 4.7
-FEMALES 2,586 153 7.8 6.3- 9.6 2,036 74.4 71.9-76.7 210 9.5 8.0-11.2 120 5.6 4.5- 7.0 67 2.7 2.0- 3.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,691 89 6.0 4.6- 7.7 1,332 75.2 72.3-77.9 136 9.5 7.7-11.6 84 6.1 4.8- 7.9 50 3.2 2.2- 4.6
Non-Hispanic Black 554 37 9.1 5.9-13.6 451 76.5 71.0-81.2 42 10.0 6.9-14.3 16 2.6 1.5- 4.6 *** *** ***
Other 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 423 70 18.1 13.6-23.7 250 57.5 51.4-63.3 49 12.1 8.5-16.8 37 8.8 5.9-12.9 17 3.5 2.0- 6.0
35-44 345 20 4.6 2.6- 8.1 233 67.0 60.5-73.0 53 16.5 12.1-22.0 25 7.7 4.9-11.9 14 4.2 2.1- 8.3
45-54 419 16 4.4 2.1- 9.1 319 77.6 72.0-82.3 42 8.5 5.8-12.2 26 6.4 4.1-10.0 16 3.1 1.7- 5.6
55-64 521 20 4.5 2.6- 7.8 431 78.4 72.8-83.0 38 9.3 6.3-13.5 18 4.5 2.5- 8.1 14 3.3 1.5- 7.0
65-74 481 13 3.3 1.8- 6.2 435 91.5 87.9-94.1 19 2.7 1.5- 4.7 11 2.1 1.0- 4.6 *** *** ***
75+ 362 13 3.8 1.9- 7.5 339 93.6 89.4-96.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 259 18 11.4 6.0-20.7 201 70.9 61.6-78.7 17 4.9 2.7- 8.8 16 9.2 5.0-16.2 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 601 40 8.7 6.2-12.2 479 74.9 69.8-79.4 40 9.2 6.1-13.5 18 3.1 1.7- 5.3 24 4.2 2.6- 6.7
Some Post-H.S. 764 49 7.7 5.4-11.0 600 74.8 70.4-78.7 67 10.5 7.9-13.9 31 5.0 3.3- 7.5 17 2.0 1.1- 3.6
College Graduate 952 46 5.2 3.7- 7.3 749 75.4 71.6-78.7 85 10.6 8.2-13.4 53 6.8 5.0- 9.3 19 2.0 1.2- 3.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 276 21 11.3 6.7-18.4 210 67.3 58.2-75.3 19 6.7 3.7-11.9 11 6.0 2.3-14.7 15 8.7 4.3-16.6
$15,000- 24,999 411 33 13.0 7.9-20.6 309 67.0 59.5-73.7 32 10.1 6.4-15.4 21 6.7 3.9-11.1 16 3.3 1.8- 5.8
$25,000- 34,999 269 18 7.6 4.3-13.2 215 75.1 66.9-81.8 17 9.9 5.4-17.6 11 4.9 2.3-10.1 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 273 14 6.9 2.9-15.6 212 71.4 62.6-78.8 25 12.6 7.7-20.1 13 6.0 3.1-11.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 309 11 3.2 1.6- 6.2 254 81.3 75.2-86.2 23 7.8 4.6-12.8 18 6.5 3.8-10.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 535 21 3.8 2.2- 6.3 419 77.3 72.5-81.5 59 11.7 8.6-15.6 28 5.9 3.7- 9.2 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 849 40 7.9 5.3-11.7 715 79.2 74.6-83.2 47 6.4 4.2- 9.5 27 3.1 1.9- 5.1 20 3.4 1.9- 6.2
No 1,657 104 7.5 5.7- 9.7 1,265 73.1 70.0-75.9 157 10.9 9.0-13.1 88 6.4 5.0- 8.1 43 2.2 1.5- 3.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** 59 78.0 66.2-86.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,508 144 7.7 6.2- 9.5 1,977 74.3 71.7-76.7 204 9.5 8.0-11.2 117 5.7 4.6- 7.2 66 2.8 2.0- 3.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 662 44 7.7 5.5-10.5 503 73.0 68.6-77.1 63 10.9 8.2-14.3 37 6.2 4.2- 9.2 15 2.2 1.1- 4.3
Regional City or Suburban County 519 33 6.4 4.4- 9.3 391 73.3 68.2-77.9 43 8.8 6.1-12.6 32 7.1 4.8-10.5 20 4.4 2.5- 7.3
Rural 1,405 76 8.7 6.1-12.3 1,142 76.2 72.3-79.7 104 8.6 6.6-11.1 51 4.2 2.9- 6.1 32 2.2 1.4- 3.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,139 73 7.3 5.4- 9.8 839 71.8 68.2-75.2 123 11.7 9.4-14.5 69 6.5 4.9- 8.5 35 2.7 1.7- 4.2
Unemployed 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 794 27 3.9 2.5- 6.1 720 90.2 87.0-92.7 33 4.6 2.9- 7.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 291 13 5.5 2.9-10.4 253 86.8 80.9-91.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 248 30 16.6 10.5-25.2 150 56.0 47.5-64.2 32 12.6 8.4-18.5 25 11.5 7.0-18.3 11 3.4 1.7- 6.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 210 21 17.0 9.2-29.2 *** *** *** 15 10.4 5.6-18.3 13 6.1 3.1-11.8 14 7.1 3.4-14.1
101% to 150% 389 25 7.5 4.8-11.7 312 77.9 71.5-83.2 25 8.4 4.8-14.1 12 4.0 1.9- 7.9 15 2.3 1.2- 4.1
151% to 200% 182 11 6.5 3.0-13.7 139 70.1 60.1-78.5 16 12.4 6.8-21.6 11 7.9 3.9-15.4 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,108 46 4.5 3.0- 6.7 902 79.4 75.9-82.5 91 9.2 7.1-11.9 53 5.6 4.0- 7.7 16 1.3 0.7- 2.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 610 26 7.5 4.0-13.5 511 80.0 73.8-85.0 38 7.2 4.3-11.6 18 2.7 1.4- 5.1 17 2.7 1.5- 4.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 971 73 9.0 7.0-11.6 740 72.7 69.0-76.2 81 9.3 7.1-12.0 49 6.0 4.4- 8.3 28 3.0 1.9- 4.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,005 54 6.9 4.7- 9.9 785 74.3 70.3-77.9 91 10.2 8.0-13.0 53 6.1 4.4- 8.5 22 2.6 1.5- 4.4

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*Asked only of those who report being told they have high blood pressure.

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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