2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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
-Western 884 336 33.9 29.8-38.2 548 66.1 61.8-70.2
GENDER
Male 394 149 31.9 26.1-38.4 245 68.1 61.6-73.9
Female 490 187 35.6 30.0-41.5 303 64.4 58.5-70.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 786 305 33.7 29.4-38.2 481 66.3 61.8-70.6
Non-Hispanic Black 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 143 50 33.3 24.2-43.8 93 66.7 56.2-75.8
55-64 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 204 111 54.7 45.5-63.5 93 45.3 36.5-54.5
75+ 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 223 90 33.0 25.9-41.0 133 67.0 59.0-74.1
Some Post-H.S. 250 91 28.6 22.2-36.0 159 71.4 64.0-77.8
College Graduate 318 115 34.2 28.0-40.9 203 65.8 59.1-72.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 148 56 29.6 21.1-39.7 92 70.4 60.3-78.9
$25,000- 34,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 120 49 30.6 21.6-41.5 71 69.4 58.5-78.4
$75,000+ 180 63 29.3 21.7-38.4 117 70.7 61.6-78.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 321 154 48.5 40.8-56.2 167 51.5 43.8-59.2
No 537 172 25.4 21.1-30.3 365 74.6 69.7-78.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 751 268 31.7 27.4-36.3 483 68.3 63.7-72.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 211 67 26.0 19.7-33.6 144 74.0 66.4-80.3
Rural 673 269 37.3 32.2-42.6 404 62.7 57.4-67.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 380 89 20.5 15.8-26.1 291 79.5 73.9-84.2
Unemployed 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 319 166 54.2 46.9-61.3 153 45.8 38.7-53.1
Unable to Work 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 408 157 32.5 26.9-38.7 251 67.5 61.3-73.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 288 105 37.0 29.0-45.8 183 63.0 54.2-71.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 246 117 40.4 32.7-48.6 129 59.6 51.4-67.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 350 114 26.1 20.8-32.3 236 73.9 67.7-79.2

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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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