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
-Non-Hispanic White 3,062 2,757 88.4 86.8-89.9 121 4.1 3.3- 5.2 184 7.4 6.2- 8.8
GENDER
Male 1,371 1,205 85.8 83.1-88.1 71 5.2 3.8- 7.0 95 9.0 7.2-11.3
Female 1,691 1,552 90.8 88.7-92.6 50 3.2 2.2- 4.6 89 6.0 4.6- 7.7
AGE
18-34 482 375 76.8 72.1-80.9 28 6.0 3.8- 9.1 79 17.2 13.7-21.5
35-44 340 295 88.3 83.5-91.8 24 5.9 3.6- 9.6 21 5.8 3.4- 9.8
45-54 518 466 89.6 85.0-92.9 27 4.9 3.0- 8.0 *** *** ***
55-64 622 568 90.7 86.9-93.4 26 4.4 2.5- 7.4 28 5.0 3.1- 7.8
65-74 622 596 96.4 94.1-97.8 *** *** *** 17 2.7 1.5- 4.8
75+ 450 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 194 170 83.2 74.4-89.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 704 604 83.1 79.1-86.4 41 5.8 4.0- 8.4 59 11.1 8.3-14.6
Some Post-H.S. 882 802 91.5 88.9-93.5 25 2.2 1.3- 3.7 55 6.3 4.5- 8.7
College Graduate 1,279 1,177 90.9 88.6-92.7 45 3.8 2.7- 5.3 57 5.4 4.0- 7.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 232 195 77.7 68.4-84.8 *** *** *** 22 11.9 6.9-19.6
$15,000- 24,999 355 297 83.2 77.2-87.9 29 7.5 4.4-12.4 29 9.3 5.9-14.3
$25,000- 34,999 287 258 88.7 82.8-92.8 *** *** *** 17 6.4 3.6-11.2
$35,000- 49,999 350 317 91.8 87.6-94.7 15 2.4 1.3- 4.3 18 5.8 3.2-10.0
$50,000- 74,999 456 422 91.4 87.4-94.1 *** *** *** 21 5.0 3.0- 8.2
$75,000+ 909 845 91.4 88.6-93.6 22 2.1 1.3- 3.4 42 6.5 4.5- 9.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 946 863 87.9 84.4-90.8 30 4.7 2.9- 7.5 53 7.4 5.2-10.3
No 2,032 1,817 88.5 86.5-90.2 87 3.9 3.0- 5.1 128 7.6 6.2- 9.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 488 445 92.1 88.9-94.4 *** *** *** 26 5.5 3.6- 8.4
Non-Veteran 2,575 2,312 87.8 86.0-89.5 104 4.4 3.4- 5.7 159 7.7 6.4- 9.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 705 631 87.4 84.0-90.1 26 3.8 2.4- 6.0 48 8.8 6.5-11.7
Regional City or Suburban County 648 584 89.5 86.1-92.1 29 5.2 3.2- 8.2 35 5.3 3.7- 7.6
Rural 1,710 1,542 88.5 86.0-90.5 66 3.8 2.8- 5.1 102 7.8 6.0-10.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,540 1,346 86.6 84.2-88.6 84 4.9 3.7- 6.3 110 8.6 6.9-10.6
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 980 939 96.2 94.5-97.5 *** *** *** 31 3.0 1.9- 4.7
Unable to Work 254 232 92.2 86.6-95.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 193 159 79.6 71.4-85.9 *** *** *** 24 16.2 10.5-24.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 119 75.9 64.7-84.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 358 307 86.9 81.5-90.8 *** *** *** 29 8.0 5.1-12.3
151% to 200% 221 196 91.2 86.2-94.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,683 1,561 91.4 89.4-93.1 46 2.7 1.9- 3.9 76 5.8 4.4- 7.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 591 524 83.6 77.2-88.4 31 6.4 4.0-10.1 36 10.0 6.0-16.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,163 1,050 90.2 87.9-92.1 40 3.0 2.0- 4.4 73 6.8 5.3- 8.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,309 1,183 88.2 85.6-90.3 50 4.5 3.2- 6.4 76 7.3 5.7- 9.4

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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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