2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

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  Total
Respond.^		 Never Past 12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years 5+ years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,860 258 8.5 7.4- 9.7 3,097 78.5 76.9-80.0 329 8.3 7.3- 9.3 117 3.2 2.6- 3.9 59 1.6 1.2- 2.2
GENDER
Male 1,776 157 11.1 9.4-13.1 1,389 75.7 73.2-78.0 149 8.6 7.2-10.2 51 2.9 2.1- 3.9 30 1.7 1.2- 2.6
Female 2,084 101 6.1 4.8- 7.6 1,708 81.0 78.9-82.9 180 8.0 6.8- 9.4 66 3.4 2.6- 4.5 29 1.5 1.0- 2.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,431 140 7.3 6.1- 8.8 1,993 80.2 78.3-82.1 186 7.6 6.5- 8.9 75 3.2 2.5- 4.1 37 1.6 1.1- 2.2
Non-Hispanic Black 784 38 6.5 4.6- 9.1 661 82.5 79.1-85.5 63 7.4 5.6- 9.8 17 2.7 1.6- 4.5 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 98 *** *** *** 82 85.7 77.0-91.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 136 14 15.6 8.5-27.0 98 65.1 54.2-74.6 14 10.4 5.8-18.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 342 62 21.3 16.6-26.9 203 57.0 50.8-62.9 53 15.4 11.5-20.4 17 4.4 2.6- 7.2 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 737 144 21.3 18.0-25.0 430 59.1 55.1-63.1 98 11.4 9.2-14.0 38 4.9 3.4- 6.8 27 3.3 2.2- 5.0
35-44 538 49 9.3 6.7-12.9 390 75.1 70.8-79.0 61 9.9 7.5-13.0 27 4.1 2.8- 6.2 11 1.5 0.8- 2.9
45-54 648 23 3.2 2.0- 5.1 529 81.8 78.2-84.9 61 9.6 7.4-12.5 27 4.0 2.6- 6.1 *** *** ***
55-64 736 17 2.4 1.4- 4.0 641 86.7 83.6-89.3 52 6.9 5.1- 9.3 18 2.7 1.6- 4.3 *** *** ***
65-74 678 19 3.1 1.9- 5.1 624 92.5 90.1-94.4 31 3.9 2.7- 5.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 461 *** *** *** 430 94.7 92.1-96.4 22 3.8 2.3- 6.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 349 55 17.1 12.9-22.4 256 73.6 67.8-78.6 26 6.3 4.1- 9.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 887 62 8.5 6.4-11.2 706 77.9 74.4-81.0 74 8.3 6.4-10.6 36 4.6 3.3- 6.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 1,150 81 8.4 6.6-10.6 941 80.1 77.2-82.6 82 7.3 5.8- 9.2 27 2.4 1.6- 3.7 19 1.8 1.1- 3.0
College Graduate 1,466 59 4.7 3.5- 6.3 1,188 79.3 76.9-81.6 147 10.3 8.7-12.1 44 3.3 2.4- 4.6 28 2.3 1.6- 3.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,240 67 6.8 5.2- 8.8 1,046 83.1 80.4-85.4 85 6.1 4.8- 7.8 30 2.7 1.8- 4.0 12 1.3 0.7- 2.6
No 2,495 185 9.3 7.9-10.9 1,948 76.2 74.2-78.1 232 9.2 8.0-10.6 84 3.5 2.7- 4.4 46 1.8 1.3- 2.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 554 25 5.4 3.6- 8.2 478 85.7 82.0-88.8 39 6.7 4.7- 9.5 11 2.0 1.0- 3.8 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 3,282 231 8.9 7.7-10.2 2,599 77.5 75.7-79.1 288 8.5 7.4- 9.6 106 3.4 2.7- 4.2 58 1.8 1.4- 2.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,009 173 9.9 8.4-11.6 1,499 73.6 71.3-75.7 223 10.8 9.4-12.4 71 3.5 2.7- 4.5 43 2.3 1.6- 3.2
Unemployed 138 16 15.2 8.2-26.5 93 63.4 52.8-72.8 12 10.3 5.7-17.7 14 9.4 5.3-16.1 *** *** ***
Retired 1,055 18 1.7 1.0- 3.0 971 93.2 91.3-94.7 53 4.1 3.0- 5.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 357 11 4.3 2.2- 8.1 324 89.9 85.5-93.1 12 2.6 1.4- 4.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 244 33 16.3 11.3-23.0 166 69.0 62.0-75.3 25 7.4 4.8-11.1 16 5.6 3.2- 9.6 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 312 28 11.2 7.5-16.3 247 78.2 72.4-83.1 24 7.4 4.7-11.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 469 38 9.8 6.8-14.0 374 77.7 72.8-82.0 29 5.5 3.7- 8.1 19 4.6 2.8- 7.4 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 316 26 10.0 6.5-15.0 235 71.9 65.6-77.4 35 11.2 7.8-15.9 13 5.1 2.9- 9.0 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 430 33 7.8 5.4-11.2 341 78.2 73.3-82.4 34 8.2 5.6-11.7 11 2.9 1.6- 5.3 11 2.9 1.5- 5.6
$50,000-74,999 457 22 6.5 4.0-10.5 365 79.6 74.9-83.7 45 8.3 6.0-11.4 18 3.9 2.3- 6.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,067 40 5.0 3.5- 7.2 898 82.0 79.0-84.6 97 9.8 7.9-12.1 22 2.2 1.4- 3.6 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 809 71 12.0 9.3-15.2 637 76.6 72.8-79.9 65 7.1 5.4- 9.3 24 2.7 1.8- 4.2 12 1.6 0.9- 3.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 101 *** *** *** 75 72.7 61.8-81.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 336 37 10.9 7.7-15.2 252 76.7 71.2-81.4 26 7.2 4.6-11.2 15 3.9 2.2- 6.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 379 34 11.6 7.8-16.7 290 73.0 67.1-78.1 32 7.7 5.3-11.1 17 5.6 3.4- 9.1 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 271 17 8.1 4.8-13.4 220 80.5 74.4-85.4 20 6.4 3.9-10.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,889 84 5.5 4.2- 7.0 1,564 81.2 79.0-83.2 171 9.3 7.9-10.9 44 2.6 1.9- 3.6 26 1.4 0.9- 2.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 809 71 12.0 9.3-15.2 637 76.6 72.8-79.9 65 7.1 5.4- 9.3 24 2.7 1.8- 4.2 12 1.6 0.9- 3.1
HOUSING
Own 2,528 89 4.8 3.8- 6.1 2,168 84.0 82.1-85.6 181 7.3 6.2- 8.5 58 2.5 1.9- 3.3 32 1.4 1.0- 2.1
Rent 1,038 120 14.5 12.0-17.5 721 66.5 63.0-69.9 127 11.9 9.9-14.3 47 4.8 3.5- 6.5 23 2.2 1.4- 3.7
Other arrangement 260 48 24.7 18.8-31.9 178 61.8 54.6-68.6 19 7.4 4.5-11.9 11 4.4 2.3- 8.4 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,270 95 8.8 7.1-11.0 982 76.5 73.7-79.1 132 10.0 8.3-11.9 40 3.0 2.1- 4.2 21 1.8 1.1- 2.8
Regional City or Suburban County 1,051 67 8.9 6.8-11.5 855 78.5 75.4-81.4 80 7.3 5.8- 9.2 33 3.7 2.6- 5.4 16 1.6 0.8- 2.8
Rural 1,539 96 7.8 6.2- 9.8 1,260 80.3 77.8-82.7 117 7.4 6.0- 9.1 44 2.9 2.1- 4.1 22 1.5 0.9- 2.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 901 63 8.1 6.2-10.6 736 79.9 76.5-82.9 62 6.9 5.2- 9.2 27 3.6 2.3- 5.4 13 1.5 0.8- 2.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,263 66 6.7 5.1- 8.7 1,047 82.2 79.6-84.6 105 7.4 6.0- 9.1 29 2.5 1.7- 3.7 16 1.2 0.7- 2.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,696 129 9.9 8.1-11.9 1,314 75.1 72.6-77.5 162 9.4 8.0-11.1 61 3.5 2.7- 4.6 30 2.0 1.4- 3.0

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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