2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Cholesterol check within past five years*

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  Total
Respond.^
Had cholesterol checked in past 5 years Did not have cholesterol checked in past 5 years Have never had cholesterol checked
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,647 4,134 86.8 85.3-88.1 172 3.9 3.2- 4.7 341 9.3 8.2-10.6
-Western 908 816 87.2 83.2-90.3 33 3.9 2.4- 6.3 59 8.9 6.3-12.5
GENDER
Male 403 351 82.0 75.0-87.3 *** *** *** 32 12.8 8.1-19.5
Female 505 465 91.6 87.5-94.4 *** *** *** 27 5.6 3.4- 9.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 805 732 87.8 83.5-91.0 28 3.9 2.3- 6.6 45 8.3 5.6-12.2
Non-Hispanic Black 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 109 86 76.9 65.0-85.6 *** *** *** 20 19.5 11.7-30.7
35-44 95 80 84.7 73.9-91.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 150 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 176 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 208 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 229 199 82.4 73.8-88.6 *** *** *** 18 11.8 6.7-19.8
Some Post-H.S. 255 231 91.5 85.6-95.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 330 305 89.9 83.6-94.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 154 127 80.0 69.4-87.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 188 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 338 306 85.4 76.9-91.1 *** *** *** 23 12.0 6.8-20.2
No 543 488 89.0 84.7-92.2 22 4.5 2.6- 7.6 33 6.5 4.1-10.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 774 689 86.1 81.7-89.6 31 4.3 2.6- 7.1 54 9.6 6.7-13.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 211 192 89.4 82.9-93.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 697 624 86.2 81.2-90.1 25 3.8 2.1- 6.7 48 10.0 6.7-14.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 391 334 82.2 75.5-87.3 22 5.4 3.0- 9.6 35 12.4 8.0-18.7
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 331 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 138 117 84.4 73.6-91.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 418 390 90.4 83.6-94.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 302 268 82.7 72.3-89.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 258 231 89.0 82.9-93.1 *** *** *** 18 8.2 4.6-14.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 348 317 88.8 82.9-92.9 *** *** *** 19 7.4 4.1-12.9

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*Data in this table were derived from the Cholesterol Awareness questions.

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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