2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

Adults who have had their cholesterol checked and have been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that it was high
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,730 1,402 35.0 33.3-36.8 2,328 65.0 63.2-66.7
-FEMALES 2,038 769 36.0 33.5-38.4 1,269 64.0 61.6-66.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,259 507 38.5 35.4-41.7 752 61.5 58.3-64.6
Non-Hispanic Black 455 161 33.2 28.3-38.4 294 66.8 61.6-71.7
Other 291 89 27.7 21.9-34.3 202 72.3 65.7-78.1
AGE
18-34 322 37 13.5 9.7-18.4 285 86.5 81.6-90.3
35-44 297 58 21.6 16.6-27.6 239 78.4 72.4-83.4
45-54 361 121 34.2 28.8-40.1 240 65.8 59.9-71.2
55-64 418 213 52.0 46.2-57.8 205 48.0 42.2-53.8
65-74 349 184 54.2 48.0-60.3 165 45.8 39.7-52.0
75+ 259 142 54.2 46.3-61.9 117 45.8 38.1-53.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 159 85 51.2 41.9-60.3 74 48.8 39.7-58.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 438 191 42.6 37.2-48.2 247 57.4 51.8-62.8
Some Post-H.S. 645 257 34.8 30.8-39.0 388 65.2 61.0-69.2
College Graduate 793 234 26.7 23.4-30.2 559 73.3 69.8-76.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 175 79 45.6 37.4-54.0 96 54.4 46.0-62.6
$15,000- 24,999 274 120 44.7 37.7-52.0 154 55.3 48.0-62.3
$25,000- 34,999 166 63 36.4 28.1-45.6 103 63.6 54.4-71.9
$35,000- 49,999 207 84 35.5 28.3-43.5 123 64.5 56.5-71.7
$50,000- 74,999 250 89 33.9 27.4-41.2 161 66.1 58.8-72.6
$75,000+ 511 159 29.1 24.9-33.7 352 70.9 66.3-75.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 693 366 52.0 47.4-56.5 327 48.0 43.5-52.6
No 1,293 385 28.0 25.3-30.9 908 72.0 69.1-74.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,964 741 35.8 33.4-38.3 1,223 64.2 61.7-66.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 646 206 31.8 27.7-36.1 440 68.2 63.9-72.3
Regional City or Suburban County 546 204 34.1 29.7-38.9 342 65.9 61.1-70.3
Rural 846 359 41.1 37.2-45.2 487 58.9 54.8-62.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 962 239 24.9 21.9-28.2 723 75.1 71.8-78.1
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 577 319 56.2 51.2-61.0 258 43.8 39.0-48.8
Unable to Work 217 135 60.9 52.6-68.7 82 39.1 31.3-47.4
Other not in Labor Force 186 50 23.9 17.6-31.6 136 76.1 68.4-82.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 192 89 42.4 34.4-50.8 103 57.6 49.2-65.6
101% to 150% 207 77 38.5 30.7-46.9 130 61.5 53.1-69.3
151% to 200% 134 51 38.3 29.0-48.7 83 61.7 51.3-71.0
More than 200% 958 343 33.0 29.7-36.5 615 67.0 63.5-70.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 508 206 39.0 34.0-44.2 302 61.0 55.8-66.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 661 266 39.6 35.1-44.2 395 60.4 55.8-64.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 869 297 32.0 28.6-35.6 572 68.0 64.4-71.4

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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 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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