2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

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%)
TOTAL 3,762 3,648 96.6 95.8-97.2 114 3.4 2.8- 4.2
GENDER
Male 1,712 1,639 95.4 94.0-96.4 73 4.6 3.6- 6.0
Female 2,050 2,009 97.7 96.7-98.4 41 2.3 1.6- 3.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,388 2,325 97.0 96.1-97.7 63 3.0 2.3- 3.9
Non-Hispanic Black 769 750 97.4 95.7-98.4 19 2.6 1.6- 4.3
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 101 99 97.8 91.6-99.5 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 129 123 91.7 81.6-96.5 *** *** ***
Hispanic 306 284 92.4 87.5-95.5 22 7.6 4.5-12.5
AGE
18-34 645 608 94.2 91.7-95.9 37 5.8 4.1- 8.3
35-44 522 501 95.6 92.9-97.3 21 4.4 2.7- 7.1
45-54 660 633 96.5 94.7-97.7 27 3.5 2.3- 5.3
55-64 748 728 97.1 95.3-98.3 20 2.9 1.7- 4.7
65-74 666 661 99.0 97.6-99.6 *** *** ***
75+ 460 457 99.3 97.7-99.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 317 299 94.3 90.4-96.7 18 5.7 3.3- 9.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 864 832 96.1 94.3-97.4 32 3.9 2.6- 5.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,119 1,084 96.7 95.2-97.7 35 3.3 2.3- 4.8
College Graduate 1,455 1,426 97.8 96.7-98.5 29 2.2 1.5- 3.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,217 1,183 96.9 95.3-97.9 34 3.1 2.1- 4.7
No 2,419 2,344 96.5 95.5-97.3 75 3.5 2.7- 4.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 544 531 97.3 95.2-98.5 13 2.7 1.5- 4.8
Non-Veteran 3,195 3,095 96.5 95.6-97.2 100 3.5 2.8- 4.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,957 1,873 95.4 94.2-96.4 84 4.6 3.6- 5.8
Unemployed 130 124 96.4 91.7-98.5 *** *** ***
Retired 1,052 1,043 99.0 98.0-99.5 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 353 346 97.1 92.6-98.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 219 212 97.0 93.4-98.7 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 302 287 95.9 93.0-97.7 15 4.1 2.3- 7.0
$15,000- 24,999 458 434 94.3 91.1-96.4 24 5.7 3.6- 8.9
$25,000- 34,999 306 292 93.6 88.8-96.4 14 6.4 3.6-11.2
$35,000- 49,999 415 406 97.1 94.1-98.6 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 453 442 97.4 94.9-98.7 11 2.6 1.3- 5.1
$75,000+ 1,067 1,044 97.3 95.7-98.3 23 2.7 1.7- 4.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 761 743 97.9 96.5-98.7 18 2.1 1.3- 3.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 100 93 95.7 91.0-98.0 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 321 301 93.4 89.2-96.1 20 6.6 3.9-10.8
101% to 150% 366 348 94.4 90.6-96.7 18 5.6 3.3- 9.4
151% to 200% 265 256 95.0 90.3-97.5 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,876 1,836 97.5 96.4-98.2 40 2.5 1.8- 3.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 761 743 97.9 96.5-98.7 18 2.1 1.3- 3.5
HOUSING
Own 2,522 2,468 97.2 96.3-97.9 54 2.8 2.1- 3.7
Rent 981 930 94.6 92.7-96.0 51 5.4 4.0- 7.3
Other arrangement 225 217 96.1 91.9-98.2 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,222 1,188 97.2 96.0-98.1 34 2.8 1.9- 4.0
Regional City or Suburban County 1,028 996 96.7 95.2-97.8 32 3.3 2.2- 4.8
Rural 1,512 1,464 95.9 94.3-97.1 48 4.1 2.9- 5.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 880 849 95.1 92.6-96.8 31 4.9 3.2- 7.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,255 1,216 96.6 95.1-97.6 39 3.4 2.4- 4.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,627 1,583 97.3 96.3-98.0 44 2.7 2.0- 3.7

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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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