2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,860 649 33.1 30.7-35.7 1,211 66.9 64.3-69.3
GENDER
Male 830 313 36.6 32.8-40.5 517 63.4 59.5-67.2
Female 1,030 336 30.1 26.9-33.4 694 69.9 66.6-73.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,228 450 34.9 31.9-38.0 778 65.1 62.0-68.1
Non-Hispanic Black 358 120 31.5 26.1-37.5 238 68.5 62.5-73.9
Other 274 79 26.2 20.5-32.7 195 73.8 67.3-79.5
AGE
18-34 408 54 13.0 9.7-17.1 354 87.0 82.9-90.3
35-44 281 82 28.4 22.8-34.8 199 71.6 65.2-77.2
45-54 337 108 33.7 27.9-40.0 229 66.3 60.0-72.1
55-64 347 161 48.2 42.0-54.4 186 51.8 45.6-58.0
65-74 278 137 46.4 39.6-53.4 141 53.6 46.6-60.4
75+ 182 95 55.3 46.4-63.8 87 44.7 36.2-53.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 144 63 41.5 32.6-50.9 81 58.5 49.1-67.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 418 163 34.0 29.0-39.4 255 66.0 60.6-71.0
Some Post-H.S. 465 164 32.8 28.2-37.7 301 67.2 62.3-71.8
College Graduate 827 258 29.8 26.5-33.4 569 70.2 66.6-73.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 154 56 34.3 26.0-43.6 98 65.7 56.4-74.0
$15,000- 24,999 227 100 38.7 31.6-46.4 127 61.3 53.6-68.4
$25,000- 34,999 158 58 31.2 23.6-39.9 100 68.8 60.1-76.4
$35,000- 49,999 206 67 32.8 25.7-40.8 139 67.2 59.2-74.3
$50,000- 74,999 256 83 30.2 24.1-37.2 173 69.8 62.8-75.9
$75,000+ 555 189 34.4 30.0-39.2 366 65.6 60.8-70.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 453 234 47.3 41.7-52.9 219 52.7 47.1-58.3
No 1,331 391 28.9 26.1-31.8 940 71.1 68.2-73.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 211 86 41.4 34.1-49.2 125 58.6 50.8-65.9
Non-Veteran 1,648 563 32.2 29.6-34.9 1,085 67.8 65.1-70.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,073 358 31.6 28.4-34.9 715 68.4 65.1-71.6
Regional City or Suburban County 420 149 31.6 26.7-36.9 271 68.4 63.1-73.3
Rural 367 142 40.1 34.2-46.3 225 59.9 53.7-65.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,068 302 28.3 25.3-31.6 766 71.7 68.4-74.7
Unemployed 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 433 217 48.7 43.1-54.4 216 51.3 45.6-56.9
Unable to Work 139 78 53.7 43.7-63.4 61 46.3 36.6-56.3
Other not in Labor Force 147 35 20.8 14.4-29.3 112 79.2 70.7-85.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 206 93 41.6 33.8-49.8 113 58.4 50.2-66.2
151% to 200% 112 42 30.9 22.4-40.9 70 69.1 59.1-77.6
More than 200% 974 334 33.6 30.2-37.1 640 66.4 62.9-69.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 555 199 35.4 30.8-40.3 356 64.6 59.7-69.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,214 413 31.7 28.7-34.8 801 68.3 65.2-71.3

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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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