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
-MALES 1,822 639 31.5 29.1-33.9 1,183 68.5 66.1-70.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,177 450 33.2 30.2-36.2 727 66.8 63.8-69.8
Non-Hispanic Black 330 100 31.0 25.3-37.3 230 69.0 62.7-74.7
Other 273 74 23.1 18.0-29.1 199 76.9 70.9-82.0
AGE
18-34 387 32 8.8 6.1-12.7 355 91.2 87.3-93.9
35-44 243 49 20.8 15.5-27.4 194 79.2 72.6-84.5
45-54 304 106 33.2 27.5-39.4 198 66.8 60.6-72.5
55-64 327 158 46.1 39.9-52.3 169 53.9 47.7-60.1
65-74 319 181 58.7 52.1-65.0 138 41.3 35.0-47.9
75+ 210 107 50.9 42.7-59.1 103 49.1 40.9-57.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 173 66 34.7 27.1-43.2 107 65.3 56.8-72.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 464 158 31.8 27.2-36.7 306 68.2 63.3-72.8
Some Post-H.S. 507 167 28.4 24.3-32.9 340 71.6 67.1-75.7
College Graduate 673 247 33.1 29.4-37.1 426 66.9 62.9-70.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 134 49 36.0 27.0-46.0 85 64.0 54.0-73.0
$15,000- 24,999 205 73 30.2 23.6-37.8 132 69.8 62.2-76.4
$25,000- 34,999 157 51 27.0 20.2-35.1 106 73.0 64.9-79.8
$35,000- 49,999 219 82 38.5 31.2-46.3 137 61.5 53.7-68.8
$50,000- 74,999 206 75 30.5 24.0-37.9 131 69.5 62.1-76.0
$75,000+ 568 194 30.4 26.4-34.7 374 69.6 65.3-73.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 552 259 42.7 37.9-47.7 293 57.3 52.3-62.1
No 1,191 358 26.8 24.1-29.7 833 73.2 70.3-75.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 512 201 34.6 30.0-39.4 311 65.4 60.6-70.0
Non-Veteran 1,294 433 30.4 27.7-33.3 861 69.6 66.7-72.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 610 197 29.7 25.8-34.0 413 70.3 66.0-74.2
Regional City or Suburban County 517 184 31.6 27.3-36.3 333 68.4 63.7-72.7
Rural 695 258 33.0 29.1-37.2 437 67.0 62.8-70.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,065 267 23.2 20.5-26.2 798 76.8 73.8-79.5
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 487 261 52.9 47.5-58.2 226 47.1 41.8-52.5
Unable to Work 133 76 52.4 42.4-62.2 57 47.6 37.8-57.6
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 54 37.5 28.6-47.3 83 62.5 52.7-71.4
101% to 150% 174 59 30.2 22.9-38.6 115 69.8 61.4-77.1
151% to 200% 150 45 25.7 18.5-34.6 105 74.3 65.4-81.5
More than 200% 939 344 32.8 29.5-36.2 595 67.2 63.8-70.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 403 135 29.4 24.6-34.7 268 70.6 65.3-75.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 631 235 32.6 28.6-36.9 396 67.4 63.1-71.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 788 269 31.5 28.0-35.3 519 68.5 64.7-72.0

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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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