2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 808 266 31.5 27.8-35.4 542 68.5 64.6-72.2
GENDER
Male 330 100 31.0 25.3-37.3 230 69.0 62.7-74.7
Female 478 166 31.9 27.2-37.0 312 68.1 63.0-72.8
AGE
18-34 156 19 14.5 9.1-22.4 137 85.5 77.6-90.9
35-44 125 25 23.5 15.5-33.9 100 76.5 66.1-84.5
45-54 146 38 28.4 20.6-37.6 108 71.6 62.4-79.4
55-64 165 75 45.8 37.1-54.8 90 54.2 45.2-62.9
65-74 128 62 52.5 42.4-62.4 66 47.5 37.6-57.6
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 228 85 35.2 28.4-42.7 143 64.8 57.3-71.6
Some Post-H.S. 271 86 29.3 23.3-36.0 185 70.7 64.0-76.7
College Graduate 238 60 22.0 16.7-28.3 178 78.0 71.7-83.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 125 47 34.1 25.4-43.9 78 65.9 56.1-74.6
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 145 37 27.9 19.6-38.1 108 72.1 61.9-80.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 279 134 45.0 38.3-51.9 145 55.0 48.1-61.7
No 499 123 25.2 20.8-30.1 376 74.8 69.9-79.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 111 36 32.6 23.3-43.4 75 67.4 56.6-76.7
Non-Veteran 690 228 31.3 27.4-35.6 462 68.7 64.4-72.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 324 94 28.7 23.4-34.8 230 71.3 65.2-76.6
Regional City or Suburban County 196 69 33.6 26.0-42.1 127 66.4 57.9-74.0
Rural 288 103 34.0 27.9-40.7 185 66.0 59.3-72.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 396 77 22.4 17.7-27.8 319 77.6 72.2-82.3
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 207 106 53.1 44.9-61.1 101 46.9 38.9-55.1
Unable to Work 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 113 40 31.4 22.3-42.3 73 68.6 57.7-77.7
151% to 200% 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 302 98 32.1 26.1-38.8 204 67.9 61.2-73.9
HOUSING
Own 395 141 36.0 30.6-41.8 254 64.0 58.2-69.4
Rent 329 102 28.7 23.4-34.6 227 71.3 65.4-76.6
Other arrangement 77 21 19.4 11.6-30.7 56 80.6 69.3-88.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 271 93 31.3 25.1-38.3 178 68.7 61.7-74.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 236 78 29.7 23.4-36.9 158 70.3 63.1-76.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 301 95 33.0 27.1-39.4 206 67.0 60.6-72.9

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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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