2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Cholesterol check within past five years*

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  Total
Respond.^
Had cholesterol checked in past 5 years Did not have cholesterol checked in past 5 years Have never had cholesterol checked
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,647 4,134 86.8 85.3-88.1 172 3.9 3.2- 4.7 341 9.3 8.2-10.6
-MALES 2,061 1,768 83.8 81.5-85.8 105 5.1 4.0- 6.5 188 11.1 9.3-13.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,371 1,205 85.8 83.1-88.1 71 5.2 3.8- 7.0 95 9.0 7.2-11.3
Non-Hispanic Black 345 294 83.1 77.1-87.8 *** *** *** 42 14.4 10.0-20.3
Other 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 421 312 72.2 66.7-77.1 29 7.6 5.0-11.4 80 20.2 16.0-25.2
35-44 283 217 78.3 71.9-83.6 21 5.0 3.0- 8.1 45 16.8 11.9-23.0
45-54 378 331 87.2 81.6-91.3 23 6.2 3.6-10.5 24 6.6 3.7-11.4
55-64 398 358 90.7 86.3-93.8 21 4.8 2.7- 8.4 19 4.5 2.5- 8.1
65-74 362 345 96.2 92.8-98.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 202 191 94.9 89.4-97.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 214 161 75.1 67.0-81.8 19 9.9 5.7-16.8 34 15.0 10.0-21.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 560 458 80.2 75.6-84.1 33 5.7 3.8- 8.6 69 14.1 10.7-18.3
Some Post-H.S. 516 453 87.5 83.4-90.8 19 2.8 1.6- 4.9 44 9.7 6.8-13.6
College Graduate 767 693 88.3 84.9-91.0 33 4.3 2.9- 6.4 41 7.4 5.1-10.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 174 144 84.3 76.0-90.1 *** *** *** 21 10.6 6.0-17.9
$15,000- 24,999 284 220 76.6 69.4-82.5 26 9.1 5.2-15.4 38 14.3 10.0-20.2
$25,000- 34,999 182 152 80.9 72.3-87.3 12 8.4 4.3-15.8 18 10.8 6.2-18.0
$35,000- 49,999 255 221 87.4 80.7-92.0 12 2.1 1.1- 4.1 22 10.5 6.2-17.3
$50,000- 74,999 295 263 86.5 80.5-90.9 14 6.3 3.5-11.2 18 7.1 4.1-12.2
$75,000+ 588 542 89.6 85.6-92.6 15 2.0 1.1- 3.6 31 8.4 5.6-12.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 596 517 83.5 78.9-87.3 26 5.4 3.3- 8.9 53 11.0 8.0-15.1
No 1,387 1,181 83.6 80.9-86.0 77 5.1 3.8- 6.7 129 11.3 9.2-13.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 616 566 92.5 89.7-94.6 21 2.7 1.6- 4.5 29 4.7 3.1- 7.2
Non-Veteran 1,444 1,201 81.0 78.2-83.5 84 5.9 4.5- 7.7 159 13.1 10.9-15.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 563 479 82.9 78.8-86.3 26 4.9 3.2- 7.5 58 12.2 9.3-15.9
Regional City or Suburban County 421 375 87.2 82.4-90.8 20 5.7 3.3- 9.7 26 7.1 4.6-10.8
Rural 1,077 914 82.7 79.1-85.7 59 5.0 3.6- 7.0 104 12.3 9.6-15.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,264 1,046 81.1 78.2-83.8 83 6.1 4.7- 7.9 135 12.8 10.5-15.4
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 15.1 8.0-26.8
Retired 499 476 96.2 93.6-97.8 *** *** *** 16 2.7 1.4- 5.1
Unable to Work 155 140 90.6 82.3-95.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 127 97 74.5 63.5-83.1 14 13.7 7.2-24.5 16 11.8 6.6-20.2
101% to 150% 269 218 80.3 73.4-85.8 19 7.7 4.2-13.6 32 12.0 8.0-17.6
151% to 200% 133 114 88.1 79.6-93.4 *** *** *** 11 9.3 4.6-18.0
More than 200% 1,103 994 87.8 84.9-90.3 40 3.5 2.4- 5.1 69 8.7 6.5-11.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 414 335 76.7 69.6-82.6 28 8.1 4.9-13.2 51 15.1 10.2-21.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 740 650 86.6 83.0-89.5 30 3.5 2.2- 5.6 60 9.9 7.4-13.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 907 783 83.4 80.1-86.3 47 5.6 4.0- 7.8 77 11.0 8.6-13.9

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*Data in this table were derived from the Cholesterol Awareness questions.

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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