2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,419 901 60.4 57.3-63.4 518 39.6 36.6-42.7
-FEMALES 783 487 58.5 54.3-62.6 296 41.5 37.4-45.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 515 310 58.3 53.2-63.2 205 41.7 36.8-46.8
Non-Hispanic Black 165 116 64.1 54.6-72.5 49 35.9 27.5-45.4
Other 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 122 60 47.5 37.4-57.8 62 52.5 42.2-62.6
55-64 216 147 67.6 59.4-74.9 69 32.4 25.1-40.6
65-74 186 141 74.9 66.9-81.5 45 25.1 18.5-33.1
75+ 145 101 66.6 56.6-75.2 44 33.4 24.8-43.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 195 136 63.8 55.2-71.6 59 36.2 28.4-44.8
Some Post-H.S. 261 168 57.3 50.1-64.1 93 42.7 35.9-49.9
College Graduate 239 119 45.5 38.4-52.7 120 54.5 47.3-61.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 121 *** *** *** 43 35.5 26.0-46.2
$25,000- 34,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 161 74 40.8 32.4-49.8 87 59.2 50.2-67.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 376 252 64.3 58.3-70.0 124 35.7 30.0-41.7
No 388 224 52.7 46.8-58.6 164 47.3 41.4-53.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 753 470 59.1 54.8-63.2 283 40.9 36.8-45.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 209 112 50.2 42.3-58.2 97 49.8 41.8-57.7
Regional City or Suburban County 211 143 62.0 53.9-69.4 68 38.0 30.6-46.1
Rural 363 232 62.3 56.2-68.0 131 37.7 32.0-43.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 243 108 42.6 35.5-49.9 135 57.4 50.1-64.5
Unemployed 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 323 233 70.1 63.7-75.7 90 29.9 24.3-36.3
Unable to Work 138 110 76.7 67.2-84.1 28 23.3 15.9-32.8
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 346 195 50.4 44.2-56.7 151 49.6 43.3-55.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 211 144 63.5 55.0-71.2 67 36.5 28.8-45.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 271 173 61.8 54.5-68.6 98 38.2 31.4-45.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 301 170 52.9 46.4-59.3 131 47.1 40.7-53.6

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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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