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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,511 967 35.1 33.0-37.2 1,544 64.9 62.8-67.0
GENDER
Male 1,177 450 33.2 30.2-36.2 727 66.8 63.8-69.8
Female 1,334 517 36.8 33.8-39.8 817 63.2 60.2-66.2
AGE
18-34 405 28 7.4 5.0-10.8 377 92.6 89.2-95.0
35-44 297 59 20.1 15.5-25.7 238 79.9 74.3-84.5
45-54 402 142 35.4 30.3-40.8 260 64.6 59.2-69.7
55-64 511 253 48.6 43.6-53.7 258 51.4 46.3-56.4
65-74 502 285 57.6 52.4-62.6 217 42.4 37.4-47.6
75+ 368 190 51.3 44.8-57.7 178 48.7 42.3-55.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 118 57 44.1 34.5-54.2 61 55.9 45.8-65.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 531 229 40.0 35.4-44.8 302 60.0 55.2-64.6
Some Post-H.S. 771 298 33.0 29.5-36.7 473 67.0 63.3-70.5
College Graduate 1,086 380 30.9 28.1-34.0 706 69.1 66.0-71.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 145 64 43.4 34.6-52.6 81 56.6 47.4-65.4
$15,000- 24,999 239 104 43.1 35.8-50.7 135 56.9 49.3-64.2
$25,000- 34,999 190 73 34.0 26.7-42.1 117 66.0 57.9-73.3
$35,000- 49,999 284 120 37.7 31.4-44.4 164 62.3 55.6-68.6
$50,000- 74,999 333 129 34.8 29.1-40.9 204 65.2 59.1-70.9
$75,000+ 830 279 30.1 26.8-33.5 551 69.9 66.5-73.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 812 418 49.2 45.0-53.3 394 50.8 46.7-55.0
No 1,631 523 28.3 25.9-30.7 1,108 71.7 69.3-74.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 408 167 34.9 29.7-40.4 241 65.1 59.6-70.3
Non-Veteran 2,093 794 35.0 32.7-37.4 1,299 65.0 62.6-67.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 711 253 32.6 28.8-36.6 458 67.4 63.4-71.2
Regional City or Suburban County 738 283 34.0 30.2-37.9 455 66.0 62.1-69.8
Rural 1,062 431 37.6 34.3-41.1 631 62.4 58.9-65.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,287 334 23.5 21.1-26.1 953 76.5 73.9-78.9
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 801 443 55.0 50.8-59.1 358 45.0 40.9-49.2
Unable to Work 192 119 61.4 53.1-69.0 73 38.6 31.0-46.9
Other not in Labor Force 139 40 28.0 20.3-37.3 99 72.0 62.7-79.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 145 63 40.5 31.6-50.0 82 59.5 50.0-68.4
101% to 150% 197 77 40.0 32.2-48.2 120 60.0 51.8-67.8
151% to 200% 182 73 36.0 28.2-44.6 109 64.0 55.4-71.8
More than 200% 1,427 530 33.1 30.5-35.9 897 66.9 64.1-69.5
HOUSING
Own 1,874 778 38.5 36.0-41.0 1,096 61.5 59.0-64.0
Rent 491 134 22.0 18.3-26.2 357 78.0 73.8-81.7
Other arrangement 133 51 28.3 20.9-37.2 82 71.7 62.8-79.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 482 185 35.5 30.7-40.6 297 64.5 59.4-69.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 938 391 38.9 35.3-42.7 547 61.1 57.3-64.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,091 391 31.5 28.6-34.5 700 68.5 65.5-71.4

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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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