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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,997 1,142 34.8 32.7-37.0 1,855 65.2 63.0-67.3
GENDER
Male 1,344 519 36.1 33.0-39.4 825 63.9 60.6-67.0
Female 1,653 623 33.7 30.8-36.7 1,030 66.3 63.3-69.2
AGE
18-34 479 59 14.3 10.9-18.6 420 85.7 81.4-89.1
35-44 331 83 23.5 18.7-29.3 248 76.5 70.7-81.3
45-54 500 178 32.8 27.8-38.2 322 67.2 61.8-72.2
55-64 599 269 46.6 41.5-51.7 330 53.4 48.3-58.5
65-74 612 321 52.4 47.2-57.6 291 47.6 42.4-52.8
75+ 449 222 51.0 44.7-57.2 227 49.0 42.8-55.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 191 90 43.2 34.6-52.3 101 56.8 47.7-65.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 692 281 36.8 32.4-41.3 411 63.2 58.7-67.6
Some Post-H.S. 853 321 33.6 29.9-37.6 532 66.4 62.4-70.1
College Graduate 1,257 449 32.0 29.0-35.1 808 68.0 64.9-71.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 224 98 41.5 33.2-50.4 126 58.5 49.6-66.8
$15,000- 24,999 344 141 33.2 27.3-39.7 203 66.8 60.3-72.7
$25,000- 34,999 286 111 38.2 31.2-45.8 175 61.8 54.2-68.8
$35,000- 49,999 347 120 31.7 25.8-38.2 227 68.3 61.8-74.2
$50,000- 74,999 453 170 31.8 26.7-37.3 283 68.2 62.7-73.3
$75,000+ 878 322 34.8 31.0-38.8 556 65.2 61.2-69.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 922 466 47.2 42.9-51.5 456 52.8 48.5-57.1
No 1,989 642 29.7 27.3-32.3 1,347 70.3 67.7-72.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 474 202 41.8 36.3-47.4 272 58.2 52.6-63.7
Non-Veteran 2,520 940 33.8 31.4-36.1 1,580 66.2 63.9-68.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 687 249 33.8 29.8-37.9 438 66.2 62.1-70.2
Regional City or Suburban County 635 206 29.6 25.5-34.2 429 70.4 65.8-74.5
Rural 1,675 687 38.8 35.7-42.0 988 61.2 58.0-64.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,493 429 27.9 25.2-30.8 1,064 72.1 69.2-74.8
Unemployed 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 970 491 49.7 45.5-53.9 479 50.3 46.1-54.5
Unable to Work 251 147 54.9 46.3-63.3 104 45.1 36.7-53.7
Other not in Labor Force 184 45 23.1 16.3-31.7 139 76.9 68.3-83.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 141 57 37.1 27.5-47.9 84 62.9 52.1-72.5
101% to 150% 351 147 35.9 29.7-42.6 204 64.1 57.4-70.3
151% to 200% 219 83 36.8 29.1-45.2 136 63.2 54.8-70.9
More than 200% 1,645 625 34.5 31.7-37.4 1,020 65.5 62.6-68.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 576 249 38.7 33.4-44.3 327 61.3 55.7-66.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,131 430 35.3 31.8-38.9 701 64.7 61.1-68.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,290 463 33.6 30.5-36.9 827 66.4 63.1-69.5

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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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