BRFSS 2019 - Medicaid Region 2: (Adults who have had their cholesterol checked and have been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that it was high <br> (CDC calculated variable))

2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 2

Cholesterol Awareness

Adults who have had their cholesterol checked and have been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that it was high
(CDC calculated variable)

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,730	1,402	35.0	33.3-36.8	2,328	65.0	63.2-66.7
Medicaid Region 2	447	184	36.6	31.4-42.2	263	63.4	57.8-68.6
GENDER
Male	214	89	31.6	25.2-38.8	125	68.4	61.2-74.8
Female	233	95	40.9	33.3-48.9	138	59.1	51.1-66.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	345	154	41.8	35.7-48.1	191	58.2	51.9-64.3
Non-Hispanic Black	58	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	44	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-44	115	18	18.2	10.9-28.8	97	81.8	71.2-89.1
45-64	184	84	44.5	36.3-53.1	100	55.5	46.9-63.7
65+	141	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	141	62	41.1	31.9-51.1	79	58.9	48.9-68.1
Some Post-H.S.	143	57	32.1	24.4-40.9	86	67.9	59.1-75.6
College Graduate	163	65	35.3	27.7-43.8	98	64.7	56.2-72.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	175	76	39.9	31.5-48.9	99	60.1	51.1-68.5
$50,000+	174	67	34.8	26.7-43.8	107	65.2	56.2-73.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	93	***	***	***	***	***	***

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,730

1,402

35.0

33.3-36.8

2,328

65.0

63.2-66.7

Medicaid Region 2

447

184

36.6

31.4-42.2

263

63.4

57.8-68.6

GENDER

Male

214

31.6

25.2-38.8

125

68.4

61.2-74.8

Female

233

40.9

33.3-48.9

138

59.1

51.1-66.7

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

345

154

41.8

35.7-48.1

191

58.2

51.9-64.3

Non-Hispanic Black

***

Other

***

AGE

18-44

115

18.2

10.9-28.8

81.8

71.2-89.1

45-64

184

44.5

36.3-53.1

100

55.5

46.9-63.7

65+

141

***

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

141

41.1

31.9-51.1

58.9

48.9-68.1

Some Post-H.S.

143

32.1

24.4-40.9

67.9

59.1-75.6

College Graduate

163

35.3

27.7-43.8

64.7

56.2-72.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

175

39.9

31.5-48.9

60.1

51.1-68.5

$50,000+

174

34.8

26.7-43.8

107

65.2

56.2-73.3

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 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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2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 2

Cholesterol Awareness

Adults who have had their cholesterol checked and have been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that it was high (CDC calculated variable)

Adults who have had their cholesterol checked and have been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that it was high
(CDC calculated variable)