2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Cholesterol check within past five years
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Had cholesterol checked in past 5 years Did not have cholesterol checked in past 5 years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,762 3,648 96.6 95.8-97.2 114 3.4 2.8- 4.2
-Eastern NC 1,222 1,181 96.1 94.4-97.2 41 3.9 2.8- 5.6
GENDER
Male 534 506 94.1 91.3-96.1 28 5.9 3.9- 8.7
Female 688 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 729 706 96.7 95.0-97.9 23 3.3 2.1- 5.0
Non-Hispanic Black 304 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 191 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 212 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 243 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 242 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 332 318 94.8 90.9-97.1 14 5.2 2.9- 9.1
Some Post-H.S. 415 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 358 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 467 453 96.7 94.1-98.2 14 3.3 1.8- 5.9
No 711 686 95.7 93.3-97.3 25 4.3 2.7- 6.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 221 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 993 962 96.5 94.7-97.7 31 3.5 2.3- 5.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 576 542 93.4 90.4-95.5 34 6.6 4.5- 9.6
Unemployed 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 358 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 286 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 561 547 97.3 95.2-98.5 14 2.7 1.5- 4.8
HOUSING
Own 811 791 96.6 94.5-97.9 20 3.4 2.1- 5.5
Rent 324 304 93.8 90.1-96.2 20 6.2 3.8- 9.9
Other arrangement 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 377 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 755 729 95.9 93.7-97.4 26 4.1 2.6- 6.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 672 647 95.0 92.1-96.8 25 5.0 3.2- 7.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 299 287 96.0 92.9-97.8 12 4.0 2.2- 7.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 251 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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.

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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