2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,419 901 60.4 57.3-63.4 518 39.6 36.6-42.7
-Eastern NC 491 333 66.1 60.9-70.9 158 33.9 29.1-39.1
GENDER
Male 206 144 70.0 62.0-76.9 62 30.0 23.1-38.0
Female 285 189 62.8 55.8-69.2 96 37.2 30.8-44.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 305 202 64.0 57.4-70.1 103 36.0 29.9-42.6
Non-Hispanic Black 111 83 73.2 62.3-81.9 28 26.8 18.1-37.7
Other 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 124 84 68.7 58.2-77.5 40 31.3 22.5-41.8
65-74 135 109 82.3 74.3-88.3 26 17.7 11.7-25.7
75+ 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 141 102 70.3 60.6-78.5 39 29.7 21.5-39.4
Some Post-H.S. 163 114 66.2 57.4-74.0 49 33.8 26.0-42.6
College Graduate 134 80 59.7 50.2-68.5 54 40.3 31.5-49.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 263 185 66.8 59.3-73.5 78 33.2 26.5-40.7
No 212 138 65.7 57.8-72.7 74 34.3 27.3-42.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 80 59 80.1 69.3-87.8 21 19.9 12.2-30.7
Non-Veteran 408 274 64.1 58.2-69.5 134 35.9 30.5-41.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 155 86 57.2 48.2-65.8 69 42.8 34.2-51.8
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 197 151 75.1 66.7-81.9 46 24.9 18.1-33.3
Unable to Work 97 79 79.1 67.0-87.5 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 218 149 70.7 63.4-77.0 69 29.3 23.0-36.6
HOUSING
Own 339 241 70.8 64.9-76.1 98 29.2 23.9-35.1
Rent 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 142 102 67.3 57.2-75.9 40 32.7 24.1-42.8
Rural 311 208 65.6 58.9-71.7 103 34.4 28.3-41.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 263 184 68.5 61.1-75.0 79 31.5 25.0-38.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 117 72 59.1 48.4-68.9 45 40.9 31.1-51.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 111 77 69.4 58.6-78.5 34 30.6 21.5-41.4

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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 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.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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