2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,985 1,425 32.9 31.3-34.6 2,560 67.1 65.4-68.7
-Eastern NC 1,311 494 33.0 30.1-36.0 817 67.0 64.0-69.9
GENDER
Male 578 208 32.3 28.0-36.8 370 67.7 63.2-72.0
Female 733 286 33.6 29.7-37.7 447 66.4 62.3-70.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 785 307 34.1 30.5-37.9 478 65.9 62.1-69.5
Non-Hispanic Black 317 112 32.1 26.3-38.5 205 67.9 61.5-73.7
Other 209 75 28.8 22.4-36.2 134 71.2 63.8-77.6
AGE
18-34 243 21 8.7 5.5-13.5 222 91.3 86.5-94.5
35-44 179 37 20.4 14.6-27.8 142 79.6 72.2-85.4
45-54 216 82 35.5 28.6-43.1 134 64.5 56.9-71.4
55-64 249 124 49.1 41.8-56.4 125 50.9 43.6-58.2
65-74 246 136 56.3 49.1-63.3 110 43.7 36.7-50.9
75+ 162 88 53.7 43.8-63.3 74 46.3 36.7-56.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 121 51 36.2 26.7-46.9 70 63.8 53.1-73.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 373 144 34.8 29.5-40.5 229 65.2 59.5-70.5
Some Post-H.S. 437 163 30.7 26.2-35.6 274 69.3 64.4-73.8
College Graduate 377 134 31.9 27.0-37.3 243 68.1 62.7-73.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 492 266 48.3 43.0-53.7 226 51.7 46.3-57.0
No 770 212 24.0 20.8-27.6 558 76.0 72.4-79.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 244 81 27.5 21.7-34.3 163 72.5 65.7-78.3
Non-Veteran 1,058 410 34.2 30.9-37.6 648 65.8 62.4-69.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 634 155 21.5 18.2-25.3 479 78.5 74.7-81.8
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 366 198 52.7 46.4-58.8 168 47.3 41.2-53.6
Unable to Work 160 99 54.3 44.4-63.9 61 45.7 36.1-55.6
Other not in Labor Force 82 23 21.0 13.2-31.7 59 79.0 68.3-86.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 130 55 38.3 29.1-48.4 75 61.7 51.6-70.9
$15,000- 24,999 175 75 36.3 28.5-44.8 100 63.7 55.2-71.5
$25,000- 34,999 109 37 28.0 19.5-38.5 72 72.0 61.5-80.5
$35,000- 49,999 167 59 33.6 26.0-42.1 108 66.4 57.9-74.0
$50,000- 74,999 147 54 32.7 24.9-41.7 93 67.3 58.3-75.1
$75,000+ 300 105 29.2 23.8-35.2 195 70.8 64.8-76.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 127 58 38.1 28.4-48.9 69 61.9 51.1-71.6
101% to 150% 128 46 31.1 23.2-40.4 82 68.9 59.6-76.8
151% to 200% 118 41 29.3 20.9-39.3 77 70.7 60.7-79.1
More than 200% 583 218 32.9 28.7-37.3 365 67.1 62.7-71.3
HOUSING
Own 839 341 35.9 32.3-39.7 498 64.1 60.3-67.7
Rent 375 115 27.2 22.4-32.7 260 72.8 67.3-77.6
Other arrangement 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 99 38 27.1 19.0-37.0 61 72.9 63.0-81.0
Regional City or Suburban County 416 143 29.8 25.0-35.0 273 70.2 65.0-75.0
Rural 796 313 35.5 31.7-39.5 483 64.5 60.5-68.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 727 264 31.6 27.8-35.7 463 68.4 64.3-72.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 319 118 35.1 29.3-41.3 201 64.9 58.7-70.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 265 112 33.7 27.6-40.3 153 66.3 59.7-72.4

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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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