2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,906 1,698 87.8 85.8-89.5 72 4.0 3.0- 5.2 136 8.2 6.8- 9.9
GENDER
Male 850 733 84.9 81.8-87.5 44 5.3 3.8- 7.4 73 9.8 7.7-12.5
Female 1,056 965 90.4 87.8-92.5 28 2.8 1.8- 4.4 63 6.8 5.0- 9.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,251 1,138 89.7 87.4-91.5 47 4.2 3.0- 5.9 66 6.1 4.7- 7.9
Non-Hispanic Black 378 330 86.8 82.2-90.3 *** *** *** 41 11.1 7.9-15.4
Other 277 230 79.3 71.7-85.3 18 6.4 3.7-10.8 29 14.3 9.0-21.9
AGE
18-34 422 317 75.3 70.1-79.9 31 6.6 4.4- 9.8 74 18.1 14.0-22.9
35-44 295 260 88.9 84.3-92.3 *** *** *** 22 7.1 4.5-11.0
45-54 344 319 92.2 88.0-95.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 357 330 91.1 86.6-94.1 *** *** *** 15 4.8 2.8- 8.1
65-74 279 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 181 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 154 125 79.7 70.6-86.5 *** *** *** 18 12.1 7.0-20.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 418 355 84.4 79.9-88.0 25 5.4 3.4- 8.4 38 10.2 7.3-14.2
Some Post-H.S. 480 434 90.5 87.2-93.1 *** *** *** 34 7.1 4.9-10.2
College Graduate 848 778 90.6 88.0-92.7 24 3.0 2.0- 4.6 46 6.4 4.6- 8.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 161 132 80.4 71.6-86.9 *** *** *** 16 10.0 5.8-16.5
$15,000- 24,999 233 197 82.1 74.2-88.0 *** *** *** 24 12.8 7.7-20.4
$25,000- 34,999 158 138 86.2 78.2-91.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 207 191 93.7 89.2-96.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 262 237 89.8 84.8-93.2 *** *** *** 14 5.5 3.2- 9.5
$75,000+ 575 537 92.6 89.7-94.8 *** *** *** 28 5.8 3.9- 8.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 470 416 86.2 81.8-89.6 20 5.9 3.6- 9.6 34 7.9 5.5-11.2
No 1,362 1,216 88.3 86.0-90.3 49 3.3 2.3- 4.5 97 8.5 6.7-10.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 215 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,691 1,496 86.9 84.8-88.8 68 4.3 3.2- 5.6 127 8.8 7.2-10.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,102 973 86.7 84.0-88.9 36 3.4 2.3- 5.0 93 9.9 8.0-12.3
Regional City or Suburban County 433 391 89.7 85.9-92.7 18 4.9 2.9- 8.3 24 5.3 3.4- 8.1
Rural 371 334 88.4 82.6-92.4 18 4.4 2.6- 7.6 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,104 974 87.3 84.8-89.5 48 4.4 3.2- 6.0 82 8.3 6.6-10.4
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 431 416 96.9 94.5-98.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 160 121 76.5 67.2-83.8 *** *** *** 30 20.4 13.4-29.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 210 184 87.7 81.5-92.1 *** *** *** 14 6.9 4.0-11.9
151% to 200% 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 998 919 91.5 89.2-93.3 28 2.8 1.8- 4.2 51 5.7 4.3- 7.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 576 515 89.1 85.7-91.7 20 3.4 2.0- 5.7 41 7.5 5.4-10.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,235 1,098 87.0 84.4-89.3 47 4.2 3.0- 5.9 90 8.8 6.9-11.0

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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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