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
-MALES 636 414 62.7 58.1-67.1 222 37.3 32.9-41.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 448 299 64.7 59.4-69.7 149 35.3 30.3-40.6
Non-Hispanic Black 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 106 67 64.7 54.3-73.9 39 35.3 26.1-45.7
55-64 158 100 61.1 51.8-69.6 58 38.9 30.4-48.2
65-74 181 142 80.2 73.1-85.7 39 19.8 14.3-26.9
75+ 104 76 76.5 65.6-84.8 28 23.5 15.2-34.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 156 115 74.6 66.3-81.5 41 25.4 18.5-33.7
Some Post-H.S. 167 103 55.4 46.4-64.0 64 44.6 36.0-53.6
College Graduate 246 154 58.4 51.1-65.3 92 41.6 34.7-48.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 194 117 58.0 49.9-65.7 77 42.0 34.3-50.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 257 182 69.9 62.7-76.2 75 30.1 23.8-37.3
No 357 214 56.4 50.2-62.3 143 43.6 37.7-49.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 199 146 76.3 69.1-82.2 53 23.7 17.8-30.9
Non-Veteran 432 266 57.8 52.2-63.2 166 42.2 36.8-47.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 196 113 53.2 44.9-61.3 83 46.8 38.7-55.1
Regional City or Suburban County 183 124 66.1 57.7-73.7 59 33.9 26.3-42.3
Rural 257 177 68.2 61.0-74.5 80 31.8 25.5-39.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 267 144 50.8 43.9-57.7 123 49.2 42.3-56.1
Unemployed 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 259 198 77.4 71.0-82.7 61 22.6 17.3-29.0
Unable to Work 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 343 224 62.6 56.5-68.4 119 37.4 31.6-43.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 134 94 68.1 57.6-77.0 40 31.9 23.0-42.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 233 159 68.9 61.7-75.3 74 31.1 24.7-38.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 269 161 55.0 47.9-61.9 108 45.0 38.1-52.1

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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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