2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Cholesterol Awareness

Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood.
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  Total
Respond.^
Never Past 12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years 5+ years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,647 341 9.3 8.2-10.6 3,510 71.3 69.5-73.1 382 9.4 8.3-10.6 242 6.1 5.2- 7.1 172 3.9 3.2- 4.7
-Piedmont NC 1,906 136 8.2 6.8- 9.9 1,410 71.8 69.2-74.2 183 10.1 8.5-11.8 105 6.0 4.8- 7.4 72 4.0 3.0- 5.2
GENDER
Male 850 73 9.8 7.7-12.5 599 68.4 64.5-72.0 88 10.6 8.4-13.3 46 5.9 4.2- 8.2 44 5.3 3.8- 7.4
Female 1,056 63 6.8 5.0- 9.1 811 74.8 71.4-77.9 95 9.6 7.6-12.0 59 6.0 4.5- 8.0 28 2.8 1.8- 4.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,251 66 6.1 4.7- 7.9 948 73.3 70.3-76.2 116 9.8 8.0-11.9 74 6.5 5.0- 8.4 47 4.2 3.0- 5.9
Non-Hispanic Black 378 41 11.1 7.9-15.4 282 74.1 68.5-79.0 35 9.6 6.6-13.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 277 29 14.3 9.0-21.9 180 59.0 51.2-66.3 32 12.3 8.2-18.2 18 8.0 4.5-14.0 18 6.4 3.7-10.8
AGE
18-34 422 74 18.1 14.0-22.9 224 53.1 47.4-58.7 49 12.1 8.8-16.5 44 10.1 7.2-14.1 31 6.6 4.4- 9.8
35-44 295 22 7.1 4.5-11.0 193 65.9 59.5-71.7 48 16.1 11.9-21.4 19 7.0 4.3-11.1 *** *** ***
45-54 344 *** *** *** 256 75.8 70.1-80.6 41 10.5 7.4-14.8 22 6.0 3.8- 9.3 *** *** ***
55-64 357 15 4.8 2.8- 8.1 290 79.0 73.4-83.7 25 7.6 4.9-11.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 279 *** *** *** 256 93.1 89.4-95.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 181 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 154 18 12.1 7.0-20.3 104 66.5 57.0-74.8 13 6.6 3.6-11.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 418 38 10.2 7.3-14.2 307 72.2 66.8-76.9 32 8.1 5.4-12.1 16 4.1 2.4- 6.9 25 5.4 3.4- 8.4
Some Post-H.S. 480 34 7.1 4.9-10.2 362 73.0 68.2-77.4 44 10.8 7.9-14.7 28 6.7 4.5- 9.8 *** *** ***
College Graduate 848 46 6.4 4.6- 8.7 634 72.4 68.8-75.7 93 12.0 9.7-14.8 51 6.2 4.6- 8.3 24 3.0 2.0- 4.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 161 16 10.0 5.8-16.5 110 65.8 56.3-74.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 233 24 12.8 7.7-20.4 163 63.7 55.4-71.3 21 11.2 6.9-17.7 13 7.2 4.1-12.4 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 158 *** *** *** 108 65.3 55.7-73.7 19 13.9 8.2-22.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 207 *** *** *** 164 75.5 67.3-82.3 15 11.0 6.4-18.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 262 14 5.5 3.2- 9.5 202 77.2 71.0-82.4 20 7.1 4.3-11.3 15 5.5 3.2- 9.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 575 28 5.8 3.9- 8.6 441 75.7 71.4-79.6 68 11.6 8.9-14.9 28 5.3 3.5- 8.1 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 470 34 7.9 5.5-11.2 371 76.4 71.3-80.8 31 6.7 4.3-10.1 *** *** *** 20 5.9 3.6- 9.6
No 1,362 97 8.5 6.7-10.6 988 70.6 67.5-73.4 144 11.1 9.3-13.3 84 6.6 5.2- 8.4 49 3.3 2.3- 4.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 215 *** *** *** 184 87.5 81.8-91.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,691 127 8.8 7.2-10.6 1,226 70.0 67.3-72.6 172 10.6 9.0-12.5 98 6.3 5.0- 7.9 68 4.3 3.2- 5.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,102 93 9.9 8.0-12.3 797 69.8 66.5-73.0 116 11.0 9.0-13.5 60 5.8 4.3- 7.8 36 3.4 2.3- 5.0
Regional City or Suburban County 433 24 5.3 3.4- 8.1 321 72.4 67.2-77.1 38 8.8 6.2-12.5 32 8.5 5.8-12.2 18 4.9 2.9- 8.3
Rural 371 *** *** *** 292 77.0 70.7-82.2 29 8.7 5.7-13.0 *** *** *** 18 4.4 2.6- 7.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,104 82 8.3 6.6-10.4 769 68.8 65.5-71.9 135 11.8 9.8-14.2 70 6.7 5.2- 8.6 48 4.4 3.2- 6.0
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 431 *** *** *** 399 92.9 89.7-95.2 14 3.5 1.9- 6.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 136 *** *** *** 117 85.5 77.4-91.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 160 30 20.4 13.4-29.8 79 49.9 40.5-59.3 23 15.6 10.0-23.6 19 11.0 6.4-18.2 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 12.3 6.7-21.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 210 14 6.9 4.0-11.9 155 71.0 62.7-78.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 14.3 8.0-24.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 998 51 5.7 4.3- 7.7 779 76.7 73.4-79.7 92 9.7 7.8-12.2 48 5.1 3.7- 7.0 28 2.8 1.8- 4.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 95 *** *** *** 76 81.9 72.1-88.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 576 41 7.5 5.4-10.4 423 71.8 67.2-76.0 57 10.6 7.9-14.0 35 6.7 4.6- 9.7 20 3.4 2.0- 5.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,235 90 8.8 6.9-11.0 911 71.1 67.9-74.1 121 10.1 8.2-12.3 66 5.9 4.4- 7.7 47 4.2 3.0- 5.9

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*Asked only of those who report being told they have high blood pressure.

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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