2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 Demographics

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
Region 8 657 259 33.5 29.2-38.0 398 66.5 62.0-70.8
GENDER
Male 277 108 35.5 29.2-42.4 169 64.5 57.6-70.8
Female 380 151 31.6 26.1-37.6 229 68.4 62.4-73.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 371 146 32.3 27.1-38.0 225 67.7 62.0-72.9
Non-Hispanic Black 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 157 55 25.9 17.9-35.8 102 74.1 64.2-82.1
AGE
18-44 193 24 11.5 7.3-17.6 169 88.5 82.4-92.7
45-64 236 112 45.5 37.9-53.4 124 54.5 46.6-62.1
65+ 225 122 57.3 48.9-65.2 103 42.7 34.8-51.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 272 107 34.5 27.8-42.0 165 65.5 58.0-72.2
Some College + 384 152 32.7 27.4-38.5 232 67.3 61.5-72.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 330 128 33.2 27.2-39.9 202 66.8 60.1-72.8
$50,000+ 194 81 37.4 29.9-45.6 113 62.6 54.4-70.1

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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.

^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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