2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,419 901 60.4 57.3-63.4 518 39.6 36.6-42.7
GENDER
Male 636 414 62.7 58.1-67.1 222 37.3 32.9-41.9
Female 783 487 58.5 54.3-62.6 296 41.5 37.4-45.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 963 609 61.1 57.5-64.7 354 38.9 35.3-42.5
Non-Hispanic Black 264 183 63.5 55.9-70.4 81 36.5 29.6-44.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 72 11 16.4 8.8-28.6 61 83.6 71.4-91.2
35-44 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 228 127 55.5 48.1-62.6 101 44.5 37.4-51.9
55-64 374 247 64.7 58.6-70.4 127 35.3 29.6-41.4
65-74 367 283 77.5 72.2-82.0 84 22.5 18.0-27.8
75+ 249 177 70.4 63.1-76.8 72 29.6 23.2-36.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 152 104 66.8 57.7-74.8 48 33.2 25.2-42.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 351 251 68.6 62.6-74.1 100 31.4 25.9-37.4
Some Post-H.S. 428 271 56.5 50.9-61.9 157 43.5 38.1-49.1
College Graduate 485 273 51.9 46.8-57.0 212 48.1 43.0-53.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 633 434 66.6 62.0-70.9 199 33.4 29.1-38.0
No 745 438 54.5 50.2-58.7 307 45.5 41.3-49.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 225 162 72.2 64.4-78.9 63 27.8 21.1-35.6
Non-Veteran 1,185 736 58.6 55.2-61.9 449 41.4 38.1-44.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 510 252 46.9 41.9-51.9 258 53.1 48.1-58.1
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 582 431 73.3 68.8-77.3 151 26.7 22.7-31.2
Unable to Work 213 166 76.3 68.9-82.5 47 23.7 17.5-31.1
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 129 88 65.2 54.9-74.3 41 34.8 25.7-45.1
$15,000- 24,999 193 130 66.4 58.0-73.9 63 33.6 26.1-42.0
$25,000- 34,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 166 118 71.6 62.4-79.4 48 28.4 20.6-37.6
$50,000-74,999 164 98 53.0 43.9-62.0 66 47.0 38.0-56.1
$75,000+ 355 191 50.1 44.2-56.1 164 49.9 43.9-55.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 298 197 62.1 55.3-68.4 101 37.9 31.6-44.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 144 94 61.3 51.2-70.5 50 38.7 29.5-48.8
101% to 150% 136 96 71.5 61.3-79.8 40 28.5 20.2-38.7
151% to 200% 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 689 419 56.6 52.2-61.0 270 43.4 39.0-47.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 298 197 62.1 55.3-68.4 101 37.9 31.6-44.7
HOUSING
Own 1,020 660 62.3 58.7-65.7 360 37.7 34.3-41.3
Rent 310 185 54.5 47.9-61.0 125 45.5 39.0-52.1
Other arrangement 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 405 225 51.6 45.9-57.3 180 48.4 42.7-54.1
Regional City or Suburban County 394 267 63.9 58.1-69.4 127 36.1 30.6-41.9
Rural 620 409 64.7 60.1-69.1 211 35.3 30.9-39.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 345 238 65.4 58.9-71.4 107 34.6 28.6-41.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 504 332 65.0 59.9-69.8 172 35.0 30.2-40.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 570 331 53.9 49.1-58.6 239 46.1 41.4-50.9

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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 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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