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
-MALES 1,993 755 35.8 33.2-38.5 1,238 64.2 61.5-66.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,344 519 36.1 33.0-39.4 825 63.9 60.6-67.0
Non-Hispanic Black 323 134 39.9 33.2-47.1 189 60.1 52.9-66.8
Other 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 419 43 11.0 7.9-15.2 376 89.0 84.8-92.1
35-44 249 72 32.4 25.5-40.2 177 67.6 59.8-74.5
45-54 361 138 39.8 33.6-46.4 223 60.2 53.6-66.4
55-64 389 193 53.1 46.9-59.2 196 46.9 40.8-53.1
65-74 358 203 54.9 48.0-61.6 155 45.1 38.4-52.0
75+ 202 101 53.6 44.4-62.5 101 46.4 37.5-55.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 200 86 41.9 33.5-50.7 114 58.1 49.3-66.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 539 204 34.3 29.5-39.4 335 65.7 60.6-70.5
Some Post-H.S. 497 178 34.6 29.7-39.9 319 65.4 60.1-70.3
College Graduate 752 285 35.6 31.6-39.8 467 64.4 60.2-68.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 172 67 39.1 30.2-48.8 105 60.9 51.2-69.8
$15,000- 24,999 270 111 37.9 30.7-45.6 159 62.1 54.4-69.3
$25,000- 34,999 179 59 33.4 25.3-42.7 120 66.6 57.3-74.7
$35,000- 49,999 244 84 34.0 26.8-42.1 160 66.0 57.9-73.2
$50,000- 74,999 291 119 35.0 28.5-42.2 172 65.0 57.8-71.5
$75,000+ 568 225 39.0 34.2-44.1 343 61.0 55.9-65.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 579 304 51.9 46.5-57.2 275 48.1 42.8-53.5
No 1,337 426 29.7 26.7-32.8 911 70.3 67.2-73.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 606 260 42.7 37.9-47.7 346 57.3 52.3-62.1
Non-Veteran 1,383 495 33.6 30.5-36.8 888 66.4 63.2-69.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 549 203 35.9 31.3-40.7 346 64.1 59.3-68.7
Regional City or Suburban County 415 137 29.8 24.7-35.3 278 70.2 64.7-75.3
Rural 1,029 415 39.4 35.5-43.5 614 60.6 56.5-64.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,201 372 29.7 26.6-33.0 829 70.3 67.0-73.4
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 497 266 54.2 48.4-59.9 231 45.8 40.1-51.6
Unable to Work 158 87 61.6 51.3-70.9 71 38.4 29.1-48.7
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 261 98 34.9 27.9-42.6 163 65.1 57.4-72.1
151% to 200% 132 49 34.2 24.9-44.9 83 65.8 55.1-75.1
More than 200% 1,069 425 37.5 33.9-41.2 644 62.5 58.8-66.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 385 146 38.7 32.2-45.7 239 61.3 54.3-67.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 714 270 35.6 31.3-40.2 444 64.4 59.8-68.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 894 339 35.3 31.6-39.1 555 64.7 60.9-68.4

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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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