2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,059 2,002 97.1 96.1-97.8 57 2.9 2.2- 3.9
GENDER
Male 938 902 96.1 94.4-97.3 36 3.9 2.7- 5.6
Female 1,121 1,100 97.9 96.5-98.7 21 2.1 1.3- 3.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,324 1,294 97.4 96.1-98.2 30 2.6 1.8- 3.9
Non-Hispanic Black 436 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 299 278 91.9 86.6-95.3 21 8.1 4.7-13.4
AGE
18-34 377 359 95.2 92.1-97.2 18 4.8 2.8- 7.9
35-44 308 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 362 348 97.2 95.2-98.4 14 2.8 1.6- 4.8
55-64 420 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 322 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 231 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 428 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 557 541 96.9 94.5-98.2 16 3.1 1.8- 5.5
College Graduate 910 892 97.8 96.3-98.6 18 2.2 1.4- 3.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 586 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,403 1,362 96.9 95.7-97.8 41 3.1 2.2- 4.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 246 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,799 1,746 96.9 95.8-97.7 53 3.1 2.3- 4.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,145 1,106 96.6 95.1-97.6 39 3.4 2.4- 4.9
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 531 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 223 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 203 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 247 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 668 654 97.3 95.2-98.5 14 2.7 1.5- 4.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 191 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,099 1,078 97.6 96.1-98.5 21 2.4 1.5- 3.9
HOUSING
Own 1,351 1,326 97.7 96.4-98.5 25 2.3 1.5- 3.6
Rent 574 548 95.4 92.9-97.0 26 4.6 3.0- 7.1
Other arrangement 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,132 1,099 97.3 96.0-98.1 33 2.7 1.9- 4.0
Regional City or Suburban County 518 504 97.6 95.7-98.6 14 2.4 1.4- 4.3
Rural 409 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 748 727 96.8 94.8-98.1 21 3.2 1.9- 5.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,192 1,160 97.6 96.5-98.3 32 2.4 1.7- 3.5

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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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