2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

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  Total
Respond.^		 Never Past 12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years 5+ years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,860 258 8.5 7.4- 9.7 3,097 78.5 76.9-80.0 329 8.3 7.3- 9.3 117 3.2 2.6- 3.9 59 1.6 1.2- 2.2
-MALES 1,776 157 11.1 9.4-13.1 1,389 75.7 73.2-78.0 149 8.6 7.2-10.2 51 2.9 2.1- 3.9 30 1.7 1.2- 2.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,154 87 9.7 7.7-12.1 931 77.7 74.7-80.5 85 8.1 6.4-10.1 33 3.1 2.1- 4.4 18 1.4 0.9- 2.3
Non-Hispanic Black 315 19 8.0 5.0-12.6 257 79.8 74.1-84.5 27 8.3 5.4-12.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 269 49 22.7 16.9-29.8 167 58.2 51.0-65.2 36 12.3 8.5-17.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 375 87 25.9 21.0-31.5 208 54.4 48.7-60.0 50 12.4 9.3-16.4 16 3.7 2.2- 6.4 14 3.5 1.9- 6.3
35-44 236 29 11.2 7.5-16.3 164 72.9 66.4-78.6 25 9.9 6.4-14.9 11 4.2 2.2- 7.8 *** *** ***
45-54 293 17 5.6 3.3- 9.3 238 81.8 76.5-86.1 24 8.0 5.2-11.9 12 4.0 2.2- 7.2 *** *** ***
55-64 320 *** *** *** 275 85.0 79.9-88.9 21 7.3 4.5-11.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 322 *** *** *** 296 92.5 88.7-95.1 15 3.5 2.0- 5.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 200 *** *** *** 183 93.3 88.6-96.2 11 4.3 2.1- 8.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 175 36 22.2 15.7-30.2 122 69.1 60.7-76.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 437 41 11.2 8.0-15.5 343 76.9 71.9-81.2 37 8.4 5.9-11.9 13 3.1 1.7- 5.3 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 487 44 10.2 7.5-13.8 375 74.9 70.2-79.0 42 9.4 6.8-12.9 16 3.4 2.0- 5.8 *** *** ***
College Graduate 672 35 6.3 4.4- 9.0 546 78.8 75.1-82.1 60 9.8 7.5-12.6 17 2.7 1.6- 4.4 14 2.4 1.4- 4.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 130 17 15.8 9.6-24.9 97 73.7 64.0-81.5 13 9.0 4.9-16.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 194 25 16.9 10.9-25.1 144 69.0 60.4-76.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 143 14 12.7 7.2-21.4 105 71.4 62.0-79.2 15 11.4 6.5-19.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 214 20 9.2 5.7-14.4 161 74.9 67.8-80.8 19 8.8 5.3-14.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 209 17 10.4 6.3-16.6 163 76.6 69.4-82.6 18 8.4 5.0-13.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 561 28 7.0 4.5-10.7 464 80.0 75.5-83.8 54 10.0 7.5-13.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 537 44 10.0 7.3-13.6 440 79.1 74.7-83.0 33 6.0 4.1- 8.6 15 3.4 2.0- 5.9 *** *** ***
No 1,169 109 11.8 9.6-14.4 893 74.0 70.9-76.9 109 9.6 7.8-11.7 33 2.6 1.8- 3.8 25 2.0 1.3- 3.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 489 22 5.6 3.6- 8.6 424 85.9 82.0-89.1 33 6.4 4.4- 9.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,273 134 12.9 10.7-15.4 954 72.6 69.6-75.4 114 9.1 7.4-11.1 42 3.2 2.3- 4.5 29 2.3 1.5- 3.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 607 59 11.1 8.4-14.7 457 74.1 69.8-77.9 53 8.6 6.5-11.5 23 3.5 2.2- 5.3 15 2.7 1.6- 4.6
Regional City or Suburban County 496 42 12.5 9.1-17.0 398 76.1 71.1-80.5 38 7.6 5.4-10.7 11 2.2 1.1- 4.2 *** *** ***
Rural 673 56 9.9 7.5-13.0 534 77.0 73.0-80.5 58 9.2 6.9-12.2 17 2.9 1.7- 4.8 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,028 114 12.8 10.5-15.4 751 71.2 67.9-74.2 107 10.9 8.9-13.2 32 2.9 2.0- 4.2 24 2.3 1.5- 3.6
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 477 11 2.4 1.2- 4.7 430 91.4 88.2-93.8 28 4.8 3.1- 7.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 135 *** *** *** 120 87.1 79.0-92.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 24 18.9 12.5-27.4 96 69.1 59.7-77.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 165 20 15.4 9.2-24.4 120 67.8 58.4-76.0 12 7.3 4.1-12.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 133 11 12.5 6.8-21.9 103 74.7 65.0-82.4 14 9.3 5.2-16.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 933 57 7.5 5.6-10.1 755 79.1 75.8-82.0 84 9.3 7.3-11.7 20 2.3 1.4- 3.8 17 1.8 1.1- 3.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 379 35 11.4 8.1-15.9 304 76.9 71.5-81.6 28 7.8 5.1-11.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 596 39 7.7 5.5-10.7 484 80.4 76.4-83.8 53 8.8 6.5-11.7 13 2.0 1.1- 3.6 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 801 83 13.6 10.7-17.0 601 71.6 67.7-75.2 68 8.7 6.7-11.2 30 3.5 2.3- 5.2 19 2.7 1.6- 4.4

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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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