2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Cholesterol Awareness

Are you currently taking medicine prescribed by a doctor or other health professional for your blood cholesterol?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,676 1,031 57.1 53.9-60.2 645 42.9 39.8-46.1
-Western 336 206 57.1 49.9-64.1 130 42.9 35.9-50.1
GENDER
Male 149 86 59.9 49.5-69.5 63 40.1 30.5-50.5
Female 187 120 55.0 45.1-64.4 67 45.0 35.6-54.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 305 189 57.5 50.0-64.7 116 42.5 35.3-50.0
Non-Hispanic Black 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 154 110 72.9 62.3-81.4 44 27.1 18.6-37.7
No 172 92 43.6 34.5-53.2 80 56.4 46.8-65.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 268 160 54.7 46.6-62.6 108 45.3 37.4-53.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 269 169 60.2 52.0-67.9 100 39.8 32.1-48.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 166 115 69.4 59.8-77.7 51 30.6 22.3-40.2
Unable to Work 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 157 *** *** *** 59 42.7 33.0-53.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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