2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 908 59 8.9 6.3-12.5 696 71.0 66.3-75.3 68 8.6 6.1-11.9 52 7.6 5.4-10.6 33 3.9 2.4- 6.3
GENDER
Male 403 32 12.8 8.1-19.5 295 64.3 57.0-71.1 *** *** *** 32 10.6 7.0-15.7 *** *** ***
Female 505 27 5.6 3.4- 9.3 401 76.7 70.9-81.7 44 9.9 6.8-14.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 805 45 8.3 5.6-12.2 633 71.7 66.7-76.3 54 8.3 5.7-12.0 45 7.7 5.3-11.0 28 3.9 2.3- 6.6
Non-Hispanic Black 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 109 20 19.5 11.7-30.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 14.6 8.3-24.4 *** *** ***
35-44 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 16.6 9.7-27.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 150 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 10.8 5.9-18.9 17 12.3 6.9-20.9 *** *** ***
55-64 176 *** *** *** 142 81.9 71.9-88.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 208 *** *** *** 190 93.9 89.4-96.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 229 18 11.8 6.7-19.8 171 68.3 58.8-76.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 255 *** *** *** 194 71.7 63.5-78.6 22 10.9 6.5-17.8 15 8.9 4.9-15.6 *** *** ***
College Graduate 330 *** *** *** 263 73.3 66.0-79.5 24 9.4 5.8-14.9 18 7.1 4.1-12.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 154 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 102 *** *** *** 83 82.0 70.2-89.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 121 *** *** *** 102 81.4 69.6-89.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 188 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 338 23 12.0 6.8-20.2 274 75.3 66.8-82.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 543 33 6.5 4.1-10.2 402 68.5 62.5-73.9 49 11.5 7.9-16.6 37 9.0 6.1-13.1 22 4.5 2.6- 7.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 774 54 9.6 6.7-13.6 577 68.3 63.2-73.0 63 9.4 6.7-13.2 49 8.3 5.9-11.7 31 4.3 2.6- 7.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 211 *** *** *** 160 69.6 61.0-77.1 *** *** *** 17 10.7 6.3-17.6 *** *** ***
Rural 697 48 10.0 6.7-14.7 536 71.6 65.9-76.6 53 8.4 5.6-12.4 35 6.3 4.0- 9.8 25 3.8 2.1- 6.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 391 35 12.4 8.0-18.7 261 61.3 54.1-68.0 37 10.1 6.4-15.7 36 10.8 7.2-15.9 22 5.4 3.0- 9.6
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 331 *** *** *** 298 91.8 87.3-94.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 418 *** *** *** 336 73.4 65.8-79.8 29 8.8 5.1-14.7 25 8.2 5.0-13.3 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 302 *** *** *** 237 74.4 64.5-82.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 258 18 8.2 4.6-14.2 198 72.6 64.2-79.6 22 9.4 5.2-16.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 348 19 7.4 4.1-12.9 261 67.0 59.6-73.7 27 10.8 6.7-17.1 29 11.0 7.1-16.5 *** *** ***

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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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