2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

Cholesterol check within past five years
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Had cholesterol checked in past 5 years Did not have cholesterol checked in past 5 years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,762 3,648 96.6 95.8-97.2 114 3.4 2.8- 4.2
-Non-Hispanic White 2,388 2,325 97.0 96.1-97.7 63 3.0 2.3- 3.9
GENDER
Male 1,120 1,082 96.1 94.4-97.2 38 3.9 2.8- 5.6
Female 1,268 1,243 97.9 96.8-98.6 25 2.1 1.4- 3.2
AGE
18-34 334 314 94.3 91.2-96.4 20 5.7 3.6- 8.8
35-44 282 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 397 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 500 486 97.1 94.9-98.4 14 2.9 1.6- 5.1
65-74 499 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 350 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 488 474 96.9 94.6-98.2 14 3.1 1.8- 5.4
Some Post-H.S. 726 701 96.6 94.8-97.7 25 3.4 2.3- 5.2
College Graduate 1,056 1,035 97.7 96.4-98.6 21 2.3 1.4- 3.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 220 206 93.4 88.6-96.3 14 6.6 3.7-11.4
$25,000- 34,999 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 265 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 328 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 808 789 97.5 96.0-98.4 19 2.5 1.6- 4.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 766 750 97.6 95.9-98.6 16 2.4 1.4- 4.1
No 1,557 1,512 96.7 95.5-97.6 45 3.3 2.4- 4.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 378 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,999 1,943 96.9 95.8-97.6 56 3.1 2.4- 4.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 690 676 97.9 96.5-98.8 14 2.1 1.2- 3.5
Regional City or Suburban County 693 676 97.4 95.8-98.4 17 2.6 1.6- 4.2
Rural 1,005 973 96.1 94.3-97.4 32 3.9 2.6- 5.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,211 1,165 96.1 94.7-97.2 46 3.9 2.8- 5.3
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 780 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 187 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 187 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,388 1,356 97.5 96.5-98.3 32 2.5 1.7- 3.5
HOUSING
Own 1,828 1,790 97.6 96.6-98.3 38 2.4 1.7- 3.4
Rent 428 407 94.1 90.7-96.3 21 5.9 3.7- 9.3
Other arrangement 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 444 428 95.2 91.6-97.3 16 4.8 2.7- 8.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 891 867 97.2 95.7-98.2 24 2.8 1.8- 4.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,053 1,030 97.6 96.3-98.4 23 2.4 1.6- 3.7

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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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