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%)
North Carolina 4,536 1,680 33.5 31.8-35.3 2,856 66.5 64.7-68.2
-FEMALES 2,543 925 31.5 29.2-33.9 1,618 68.5 66.1-70.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,653 623 33.7 30.8-36.7 1,030 66.3 63.3-69.2
Non-Hispanic Black 543 192 28.9 24.2-34.2 351 71.1 65.8-75.8
Other 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 424 50 12.4 9.1-16.6 374 87.6 83.4-90.9
35-44 334 73 22.0 17.1-27.8 261 78.0 72.2-82.9
45-54 413 138 29.9 24.5-35.9 275 70.1 64.1-75.5
55-64 504 230 43.5 37.8-49.3 274 56.5 50.7-62.2
65-74 473 242 49.3 42.9-55.7 231 50.7 44.3-57.1
75+ 361 181 52.4 45.1-59.5 180 47.6 40.5-54.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 252 119 43.1 35.0-51.6 133 56.9 48.4-65.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 602 245 34.2 29.6-39.1 357 65.8 60.9-70.4
Some Post-H.S. 747 268 29.8 25.8-34.1 479 70.2 65.9-74.2
College Graduate 932 292 26.0 22.7-29.6 640 74.0 70.4-77.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 271 117 35.7 28.1-44.1 154 64.3 55.9-71.9
$15,000- 24,999 394 162 35.8 29.8-42.4 232 64.2 57.6-70.2
$25,000- 34,999 262 103 33.9 26.9-41.6 159 66.1 58.4-73.1
$35,000- 49,999 276 89 27.5 21.3-34.7 187 72.5 65.3-78.7
$50,000- 74,999 306 99 27.5 21.7-34.2 207 72.5 65.8-78.3
$75,000+ 520 163 28.4 23.7-33.5 357 71.6 66.5-76.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 830 418 44.8 40.1-49.5 412 55.2 50.5-59.9
No 1,636 483 26.6 23.9-29.4 1,153 73.4 70.6-76.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,472 903 31.8 29.4-34.2 1,569 68.2 65.8-70.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 646 201 27.6 23.7-31.8 445 72.4 68.2-76.3
Regional City or Suburban County 504 162 28.8 24.1-34.1 342 71.2 65.9-75.9
Rural 1,393 562 36.6 33.2-40.2 831 63.4 59.8-66.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,119 266 22.7 19.8-26.0 853 77.3 74.0-80.2
Unemployed 99 27 19.8 11.6-31.7 72 80.2 68.3-88.4
Retired 783 390 48.2 43.3-53.1 393 51.8 46.9-56.7
Unable to Work 285 177 52.9 44.7-61.0 108 47.1 39.0-55.3
Other not in Labor Force 240 61 24.4 18.1-32.0 179 75.6 68.0-81.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 206 79 33.5 25.4-42.8 127 66.5 57.2-74.6
101% to 150% 379 159 37.9 31.5-44.7 220 62.1 55.3-68.5
151% to 200% 176 69 34.9 26.5-44.4 107 65.1 55.6-73.5
More than 200% 1,088 371 29.5 26.1-33.1 717 70.5 66.9-73.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 604 263 38.3 32.7-44.2 341 61.7 55.8-67.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 946 343 32.8 29.1-36.7 603 67.2 63.3-70.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 993 319 28.8 25.4-32.4 674 71.2 67.6-74.6

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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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