2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 9 & 10 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 9 & 10 692 272 34.6 30.4-39.1 420 65.4 60.9-69.6
GENDER
Male 288 102 34.6 28.3-41.4 186 65.4 58.6-71.7
Female 404 170 34.6 29.1-40.6 234 65.4 59.4-70.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 444 173 33.8 28.7-39.4 271 66.2 60.6-71.3
Non-Hispanic Black 198 88 40.3 31.9-49.3 110 59.7 50.7-68.1
Other 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 182 28 15.2 10.1-22.1 154 84.8 77.9-89.9
45-64 253 113 44.3 37.0-51.8 140 55.7 48.2-63.0
65+ 250 130 52.5 44.8-60.2 120 47.5 39.8-55.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 275 117 39.8 33.1-46.9 158 60.2 53.1-66.9
Some College + 414 154 30.2 25.3-35.7 260 69.8 64.3-74.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 315 127 34.4 28.2-41.1 188 65.6 58.9-71.8
$50,000+ 242 88 32.2 25.6-39.5 154 67.8 60.5-74.4

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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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