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%)
TOTAL 3,985 1,425 32.9 31.3-34.6 2,560 67.1 65.4-68.7
GENDER
Male 1,822 639 31.5 29.1-33.9 1,183 68.5 66.1-70.9
Female 2,163 786 34.2 31.9-36.6 1,377 65.8 63.4-68.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,511 967 35.1 33.0-37.2 1,544 64.9 62.8-67.0
Non-Hispanic Black 808 266 31.5 27.8-35.4 542 68.5 64.6-72.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 141 40 22.7 16.2-31.0 101 77.3 69.0-83.8
Hispanic 341 81 22.5 17.8-28.0 260 77.5 72.0-82.2
AGE
18-34 777 72 10.4 8.1-13.1 705 89.6 86.9-91.9
35-44 553 109 21.1 17.4-25.3 444 78.9 74.7-82.6
45-54 671 228 33.6 29.6-37.8 443 66.4 62.2-70.4
55-64 760 375 49.0 44.8-53.2 385 51.0 46.8-55.2
65-74 679 369 56.1 51.6-60.4 310 43.9 39.6-48.4
75+ 480 252 51.9 46.3-57.6 228 48.1 42.4-53.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 347 153 41.2 35.3-47.4 194 58.8 52.6-64.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 935 355 35.9 32.4-39.5 580 64.1 60.5-67.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,184 428 31.2 28.3-34.2 756 68.8 65.8-71.7
College Graduate 1,511 486 28.8 26.3-31.3 1,025 71.2 68.7-73.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,292 638 46.6 43.3-49.9 654 53.4 50.1-56.7
No 2,558 746 26.6 24.7-28.6 1,812 73.4 71.4-75.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 584 227 35.0 30.6-39.6 357 65.0 60.4-69.4
Non-Veteran 3,374 1,189 32.6 30.8-34.5 2,185 67.4 65.5-69.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,092 510 23.3 21.3-25.4 1,582 76.7 74.6-78.7
Unemployed 145 44 28.8 21.0-38.1 101 71.2 61.9-79.0
Retired 1,083 585 54.2 50.6-57.7 498 45.8 42.3-49.4
Unable to Work 362 216 57.1 50.8-63.2 146 42.9 36.8-49.2
Other not in Labor Force 244 58 21.1 15.9-27.5 186 78.9 72.5-84.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 330 131 38.3 32.5-44.6 199 61.7 55.4-67.5
$15,000- 24,999 492 194 37.3 32.4-42.5 298 62.7 57.5-67.6
$25,000- 34,999 329 114 30.8 25.4-36.8 215 69.2 63.2-74.6
$35,000- 49,999 444 166 35.6 30.5-41.0 278 64.4 59.0-69.5
$50,000-74,999 465 165 31.7 27.0-36.7 300 68.3 63.3-73.0
$75,000+ 1,094 355 29.6 26.7-32.7 739 70.4 67.3-73.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 831 300 32.7 29.0-36.5 531 67.3 63.5-71.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 112 *** *** *** 74 62.9 52.0-72.6
50% to 100% 344 145 38.8 32.9-45.0 199 61.2 55.0-67.1
101% to 150% 390 137 33.7 28.3-39.5 253 66.3 60.5-71.7
151% to 200% 293 96 30.1 24.3-36.5 197 69.9 63.5-75.7
More than 200% 1,934 690 32.4 30.1-34.8 1,244 67.6 65.2-69.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 831 300 32.7 29.0-36.5 531 67.3 63.5-71.0
HOUSING
Own 2,595 1,023 36.7 34.6-38.9 1,572 63.3 61.1-65.4
Rent 1,101 313 25.3 22.5-28.3 788 74.7 71.7-77.5
Other arrangement 253 80 23.1 18.0-29.0 173 76.9 71.0-82.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,288 406 30.2 27.4-33.2 882 69.8 66.8-72.6
Regional City or Suburban County 1,100 395 32.0 29.0-35.2 705 68.0 64.8-71.0
Rural 1,597 624 36.1 33.4-38.9 973 63.9 61.1-66.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 948 348 33.3 29.9-37.0 600 66.7 63.0-70.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,335 506 35.1 32.1-38.1 829 64.9 61.9-67.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,702 571 31.1 28.7-33.6 1,131 68.9 66.4-71.3

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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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