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
-MALES 752 473 59.2 54.6-63.6 279 40.8 36.4-45.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 516 323 59.1 53.7-64.3 193 40.9 35.7-46.3
Non-Hispanic Black 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 192 135 69.5 60.9-76.9 57 30.5 23.1-39.1
65-74 201 163 80.1 72.5-86.0 38 19.9 14.0-27.5
75+ 101 83 84.1 73.5-91.0 18 15.9 9.0-26.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 202 133 63.0 54.2-71.0 69 37.0 29.0-45.8
Some Post-H.S. 177 107 53.7 44.6-62.6 70 46.3 37.4-55.4
College Graduate 285 166 52.1 45.0-59.0 119 47.9 41.0-55.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 225 132 53.7 45.6-61.6 93 46.3 38.4-54.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 302 221 71.7 64.7-77.9 81 28.3 22.1-35.3
No 425 236 50.2 44.2-56.1 189 49.8 43.9-55.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 259 177 65.8 58.1-72.8 82 34.2 27.2-41.9
Non-Veteran 493 296 56.4 50.7-61.9 197 43.6 38.1-49.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 203 119 53.0 45.0-60.9 84 47.0 39.1-55.0
Regional City or Suburban County 137 78 55.0 44.6-64.9 59 45.0 35.1-55.4
Rural 412 276 66.4 60.1-72.1 136 33.6 27.9-39.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 371 186 45.0 38.9-51.3 185 55.0 48.7-61.1
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 264 212 82.6 76.5-87.4 52 17.4 12.6-23.5
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 424 261 57.1 51.0-63.1 163 42.9 36.9-49.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 145 101 69.9 59.3-78.8 44 30.1 21.2-40.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 269 167 62.4 54.7-69.5 102 37.6 30.5-45.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 338 205 54.5 48.0-60.8 133 45.5 39.2-52.0

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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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