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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,431 140 7.3 6.1- 8.8 1,993 80.2 78.3-82.1 186 7.6 6.5- 8.9 75 3.2 2.5- 4.1 37 1.6 1.1- 2.2
GENDER
Male 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
Female 1,277 53 5.2 3.8- 7.1 1,062 82.5 79.9-84.8 101 7.2 5.9- 8.9 42 3.4 2.4- 4.7 19 1.7 1.1- 2.8
AGE
18-34 382 78 22.2 17.7-27.4 222 58.9 53.3-64.2 48 11.1 8.3-14.9 18 4.4 2.7- 7.2 16 3.4 2.0- 5.7
35-44 285 21 7.9 4.6-13.1 209 75.7 69.8-80.8 33 9.7 6.8-13.7 16 4.8 2.9- 8.1 *** *** ***
45-54 388 *** *** *** 316 82.2 77.6-86.0 37 9.8 7.0-13.6 19 4.5 2.7- 7.4 *** *** ***
55-64 489 *** *** *** 425 86.7 82.9-89.8 30 5.9 4.0- 8.7 16 3.4 2.0- 5.8 *** *** ***
65-74 508 15 3.4 1.9- 5.9 470 92.6 89.7-94.8 20 3.5 2.2- 5.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 352 *** *** *** 328 94.2 91.0-96.3 16 4.1 2.4- 7.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 118 *** *** *** 100 82.7 73.1-89.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 507 38 8.5 6.0-11.8 407 78.7 74.4-82.5 38 7.6 5.4-10.5 21 4.6 3.0- 7.1 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 740 50 7.9 5.8-10.6 623 81.8 78.4-84.9 42 6.5 4.8- 8.9 15 2.2 1.3- 3.8 *** *** ***
College Graduate 1,060 41 4.7 3.4- 6.7 858 78.9 76.0-81.6 102 10.0 8.2-12.2 37 3.8 2.7- 5.4 22 2.5 1.6- 4.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 136 *** *** *** 112 80.6 71.8-87.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 218 *** *** *** 182 82.5 76.0-87.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 186 18 12.3 7.5-19.6 139 72.2 64.1-79.1 14 7.3 4.1-12.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 278 24 8.6 5.6-13.0 221 79.0 73.0-83.9 20 7.4 4.6-11.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 333 18 6.7 3.8-11.5 268 80.6 75.1-85.2 29 7.2 4.8-10.6 15 4.4 2.5- 7.6 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 801 27 4.8 3.1- 7.5 674 82.2 78.7-85.1 74 9.7 7.6-12.2 16 2.1 1.2- 3.6 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 773 31 5.2 3.5- 7.6 665 84.8 81.5-87.6 47 5.5 4.0- 7.5 19 2.9 1.8- 4.8 *** *** ***
No 1,595 108 8.5 6.9-10.5 1,272 77.8 75.3-80.1 135 8.7 7.2-10.3 54 3.4 2.5- 4.5 26 1.6 1.1- 2.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 392 22 7.1 4.5-10.9 335 83.9 79.2-87.7 25 6.5 4.2- 9.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,028 118 7.4 6.0- 9.1 1,647 79.6 77.4-81.6 161 7.9 6.6- 9.3 66 3.4 2.6- 4.4 36 1.8 1.3- 2.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 711 42 7.4 5.3-10.4 567 78.5 74.8-81.8 69 9.3 7.2-11.8 19 2.7 1.6- 4.4 14 2.1 1.2- 3.7
Regional City or Suburban County 703 39 7.3 5.2-10.1 579 80.6 76.9-83.8 48 6.6 4.9- 8.9 26 4.1 2.7- 6.2 *** *** ***
Rural 1,017 59 7.3 5.4- 9.8 847 81.3 78.1-84.1 69 7.2 5.5- 9.3 30 2.9 2.0- 4.3 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,231 93 8.8 7.0-10.8 932 74.8 71.9-77.4 132 10.5 8.8-12.5 47 3.8 2.7- 5.1 27 2.2 1.5- 3.3
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 784 *** *** *** 726 93.3 91.1-95.0 32 3.5 2.4- 5.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 191 *** *** *** 169 87.7 81.2-92.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 136 15 14.3 8.1-24.0 99 71.7 62.0-79.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 15 9.4 5.4-16.0 107 80.5 72.3-86.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 191 17 10.9 6.5-17.6 147 74.1 66.3-80.7 *** *** *** 13 8.1 4.6-13.9 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 162 *** *** *** 139 86.0 79.1-90.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,396 66 5.9 4.4- 7.8 1,151 81.1 78.5-83.4 125 9.0 7.4-10.8 33 2.6 1.7- 3.7 21 1.5 0.9- 2.3
HOUSING
Own 1,821 54 4.0 2.9- 5.4 1,574 85.0 83.0-86.9 125 6.9 5.7- 8.3 46 2.8 2.0- 3.8 22 1.4 0.9- 2.1
Rent 456 57 15.8 12.0-20.5 316 65.7 60.4-70.7 50 11.5 8.6-15.3 20 4.3 2.7- 7.0 13 2.6 1.5- 4.6
Other arrangement 139 28 27.0 18.8-37.0 90 57.2 47.4-66.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 458 37 8.7 6.1-12.3 375 79.2 74.4-83.3 26 6.5 4.3- 9.8 16 4.3 2.5- 7.3 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 882 32 4.8 3.2- 7.0 750 84.9 81.9-87.4 68 7.2 5.6- 9.3 18 1.8 1.1- 3.0 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,091 71 9.0 6.9-11.5 868 76.8 73.7-79.7 92 8.4 6.7-10.4 41 4.0 2.8- 5.5 19 1.9 1.2- 3.0

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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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