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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,139 685 55.6 51.8-59.3 454 44.4 40.7-48.2
GENDER
Male 516 323 59.1 53.7-64.3 193 40.9 35.7-46.3
Female 623 362 52.2 46.9-57.5 261 47.8 42.5-53.1
AGE
18-34 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 178 78 42.8 33.6-52.6 100 57.2 47.4-66.4
55-64 268 174 64.2 56.5-71.2 94 35.8 28.8-43.5
65-74 319 237 75.0 68.5-80.5 82 25.0 19.5-31.5
75+ 222 174 78.9 71.2-84.9 48 21.1 15.1-28.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 279 184 63.9 56.5-70.7 95 36.1 29.3-43.5
Some Post-H.S. 320 179 50.9 44.0-57.8 141 49.1 42.2-56.0
College Graduate 449 261 47.9 42.3-53.5 188 52.1 46.5-57.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 170 105 56.4 46.4-65.9 65 43.6 34.1-53.6
$75,000+ 322 173 46.8 40.2-53.6 149 53.2 46.4-59.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 464 327 69.6 63.8-74.9 137 30.4 25.1-36.2
No 641 337 46.1 41.2-51.0 304 53.9 49.0-58.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 201 134 63.5 54.6-71.5 67 36.5 28.5-45.4
Non-Veteran 938 551 54.0 49.8-58.2 387 46.0 41.8-50.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 249 128 46.3 39.3-53.5 121 53.7 46.5-60.7
Regional City or Suburban County 206 111 50.7 42.2-59.2 95 49.3 40.8-57.8
Rural 684 446 63.5 58.5-68.3 238 36.5 31.7-41.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 428 195 40.2 34.7-45.9 233 59.8 54.1-65.3
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 489 359 73.3 67.9-78.1 130 26.7 21.9-32.1
Unable to Work 147 99 70.2 59.7-79.0 48 29.8 21.0-40.3
Other not in Labor Force 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 146 104 69.8 59.4-78.4 42 30.2 21.6-40.6
151% to 200% 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 624 362 50.9 45.9-55.9 262 49.1 44.1-54.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 248 167 68.4 60.1-75.7 81 31.6 24.3-39.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 429 263 60.2 54.1-65.9 166 39.8 34.1-45.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 462 255 48.6 43.0-54.2 207 51.4 45.8-57.0

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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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