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
-Non-Hispanic White 963 609 61.1 57.5-64.7 354 38.9 35.3-42.5
GENDER
Male 448 299 64.7 59.4-69.7 149 35.3 30.3-40.6
Female 515 310 58.3 53.2-63.2 205 41.7 36.8-46.8
AGE
18-34 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 142 71 48.6 39.7-57.7 71 51.4 42.3-60.3
55-64 253 159 62.8 55.5-69.6 94 37.2 30.4-44.5
65-74 283 218 78.2 72.4-83.1 65 21.8 16.9-27.6
75+ 188 126 66.1 57.5-73.8 62 33.9 26.2-42.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 226 165 68.8 61.2-75.5 61 31.2 24.5-38.8
Some Post-H.S. 298 186 58.5 52.1-64.7 112 41.5 35.3-47.9
College Graduate 379 216 53.5 47.9-59.1 163 46.5 40.9-52.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 103 75 73.0 61.8-81.9 28 27.0 18.1-38.2
$25,000- 34,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 120 92 80.9 72.5-87.2 28 19.1 12.8-27.5
$50,000- 74,999 128 73 49.3 39.3-59.3 55 50.7 40.7-60.7
$75,000+ 279 150 50.4 43.9-56.9 129 49.6 43.1-56.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 415 274 64.2 58.5-69.6 141 35.8 30.4-41.5
No 522 316 57.9 52.9-62.7 206 42.1 37.3-47.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 165 121 72.1 62.6-80.0 44 27.9 20.0-37.4
Non-Veteran 792 486 59.5 55.4-63.4 306 40.5 36.6-44.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 252 147 55.3 48.0-62.4 105 44.7 37.6-52.0
Regional City or Suburban County 282 185 62.6 55.9-68.9 97 37.4 31.1-44.1
Rural 429 277 63.7 58.1-68.8 152 36.3 31.2-41.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 334 174 51.1 45.1-57.1 160 48.9 42.9-54.9
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 441 320 72.2 67.1-76.8 121 27.8 23.2-32.9
Unable to Work 117 85 71.7 61.4-80.2 32 28.3 19.8-38.6
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 76 59 80.4 68.0-88.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 529 321 56.8 51.9-61.6 208 43.2 38.4-48.1
HOUSING
Own 775 496 62.3 58.2-66.2 279 37.7 33.8-41.8
Rent 133 77 52.9 42.9-62.7 56 47.1 37.3-57.1
Other arrangement 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 184 125 63.7 54.8-71.7 59 36.3 28.3-45.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 389 253 64.5 58.7-69.9 136 35.5 30.1-41.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 390 231 56.3 50.7-61.8 159 43.7 38.2-49.3

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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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