2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,676 1,031 57.1 53.9-60.2 645 42.9 39.8-46.1
-FEMALES 924 558 55.0 50.5-59.3 366 45.0 40.7-49.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 623 362 52.2 46.9-57.5 261 47.8 42.5-53.1
Non-Hispanic Black 191 134 72.9 64.1-80.3 57 27.1 19.7-35.9
Other 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 229 147 63.3 54.2-71.5 82 36.7 28.5-45.8
65-74 242 171 71.6 63.3-78.7 71 28.4 21.3-36.7
75+ 181 145 80.8 72.6-87.0 36 19.2 13.0-27.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 244 161 60.7 52.3-68.5 83 39.3 31.5-47.7
Some Post-H.S. 268 154 52.5 44.5-60.4 114 47.5 39.6-55.5
College Graduate 292 162 43.4 36.4-50.6 130 56.6 49.4-63.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 163 79 41.1 32.0-50.8 84 58.9 49.2-68.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 417 292 69.2 62.7-75.0 125 30.8 25.0-37.3
No 483 252 45.0 39.2-50.9 231 55.0 49.1-60.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 902 544 55.1 50.6-59.5 358 44.9 40.5-49.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 201 99 47.3 39.1-55.6 102 52.7 44.4-60.9
Regional City or Suburban County 162 87 49.2 39.3-59.2 75 50.8 40.8-60.7
Rural 561 372 62.8 56.9-68.3 189 37.2 31.7-43.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 265 114 38.5 31.2-46.2 151 61.5 53.8-68.8
Unemployed 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 390 278 71.1 64.6-76.8 112 28.9 23.2-35.4
Unable to Work 177 128 73.8 64.7-81.3 49 26.2 18.7-35.3
Other not in Labor Force 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 159 107 63.3 52.5-72.9 52 36.7 27.1-47.5
151% to 200% 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 371 208 47.3 40.6-54.0 163 52.7 46.0-59.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 262 183 71.4 63.0-78.6 79 28.6 21.4-37.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 343 207 55.9 48.9-62.6 136 44.1 37.4-51.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 319 168 48.5 41.6-55.5 151 51.5 44.5-58.4

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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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