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%)
North Carolina 3,985 1,425 32.9 31.3-34.6 2,560 67.1 65.4-68.7
-FEMALES 2,163 786 34.2 31.9-36.6 1,377 65.8 63.4-68.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,334 517 36.8 33.8-39.8 817 63.2 60.2-66.2
Non-Hispanic Black 478 166 31.9 27.2-37.0 312 68.1 63.0-72.8
Other 316 91 25.5 20.2-31.6 225 74.5 68.4-79.8
AGE
18-34 390 40 11.8 8.6-16.1 350 88.2 83.9-91.4
35-44 310 60 21.3 16.5-27.1 250 78.7 72.9-83.5
45-54 367 122 33.9 28.6-39.7 245 66.1 60.3-71.4
55-64 433 217 51.5 45.8-57.1 216 48.5 42.9-54.2
65-74 360 188 53.8 47.6-59.8 172 46.2 40.2-52.4
75+ 270 145 52.6 45.0-60.2 125 47.4 39.8-55.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 174 87 48.4 39.7-57.1 87 51.6 42.9-60.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 471 197 40.0 34.9-45.4 274 60.0 54.6-65.1
Some Post-H.S. 677 261 33.4 29.5-37.5 416 66.6 62.5-70.5
College Graduate 838 239 25.4 22.3-28.7 599 74.6 71.3-77.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 196 82 40.1 32.6-48.1 114 59.9 51.9-67.4
$15,000- 24,999 287 121 42.7 36.0-49.8 166 57.3 50.2-64.0
$25,000- 34,999 172 63 34.5 26.5-43.5 109 65.5 56.5-73.5
$35,000- 49,999 225 84 32.4 25.7-39.8 141 67.6 60.2-74.3
$50,000- 74,999 259 90 32.7 26.4-39.8 169 67.3 60.2-73.6
$75,000+ 526 161 28.8 24.6-33.4 365 71.2 66.6-75.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 740 379 49.7 45.3-54.1 361 50.3 45.9-54.7
No 1,367 388 26.5 23.9-29.2 979 73.5 70.8-76.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,080 756 34.1 31.8-36.5 1,324 65.9 63.5-68.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 678 209 30.7 26.8-34.8 469 69.3 65.2-73.2
Regional City or Suburban County 583 211 32.4 28.2-36.9 372 67.6 63.1-71.8
Rural 902 366 38.7 35.0-42.6 536 61.3 57.4-65.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,027 243 23.4 20.5-26.5 784 76.6 73.5-79.5
Unemployed 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 596 324 55.2 50.3-60.0 272 44.8 40.0-49.7
Unable to Work 229 140 59.9 51.8-67.5 89 40.1 32.5-48.2
Other not in Labor Force 204 52 22.9 16.9-30.1 152 77.1 69.9-83.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 207 91 39.5 32.0-47.6 116 60.5 52.4-68.0
101% to 150% 216 78 37.0 29.5-45.2 138 63.0 54.8-70.5
151% to 200% 143 51 34.9 26.2-44.7 92 65.1 55.3-73.8
More than 200% 995 346 32.1 28.8-35.5 649 67.9 64.5-71.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 545 213 36.9 32.1-41.9 332 63.1 58.1-67.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 704 271 37.4 33.1-41.8 433 62.6 58.2-66.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 914 302 30.7 27.5-34.2 612 69.3 65.8-72.5

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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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