2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

Adults who have had their cholesterol checked and have been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that it was high
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,730 1,402 35.0 33.3-36.8 2,328 65.0 63.2-66.7
-Piedmont NC 2,043 728 33.9 31.6-36.3 1,315 66.1 63.7-68.4
GENDER
Male 927 335 33.4 30.1-36.9 592 66.6 63.1-69.9
Female 1,116 393 34.3 31.2-37.6 723 65.7 62.4-68.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,311 509 36.0 33.2-39.0 802 64.0 61.0-66.8
Non-Hispanic Black 433 142 32.6 27.7-37.9 291 67.4 62.1-72.3
Other 299 77 24.7 19.4-30.8 222 75.3 69.2-80.6
AGE
18-34 375 42 13.3 9.8-18.0 333 86.7 82.0-90.2
35-44 307 62 21.3 16.5-27.2 245 78.7 72.8-83.5
45-54 358 116 33.6 28.3-39.4 242 66.4 60.6-71.7
55-64 416 202 48.5 43.0-54.1 214 51.5 45.9-57.0
65-74 321 170 56.1 50.0-62.0 151 43.9 38.0-50.0
75+ 228 125 53.8 45.4-61.9 103 46.2 38.1-54.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 160 74 45.9 37.2-54.8 86 54.1 45.2-62.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 424 164 37.5 32.4-42.9 260 62.5 57.1-67.6
Some Post-H.S. 551 208 33.6 29.4-38.0 343 66.4 62.0-70.6
College Graduate 905 281 28.1 25.0-31.4 624 71.9 68.6-75.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 581 277 46.6 41.8-51.4 304 53.4 48.6-58.2
No 1,394 431 29.1 26.5-31.9 963 70.9 68.1-73.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 244 106 42.0 35.0-49.3 138 58.0 50.7-65.0
Non-Veteran 1,786 617 33.0 30.5-35.5 1,169 67.0 64.5-69.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,137 290 25.6 22.8-28.7 847 74.4 71.3-77.2
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 528 288 55.1 50.1-60.1 240 44.9 39.9-49.9
Unable to Work 152 91 60.7 51.4-69.2 61 39.3 30.8-48.6
Other not in Labor Force 125 30 22.7 15.3-32.3 95 77.3 67.7-84.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 144 57 41.1 32.1-50.7 87 58.9 49.3-67.9
$15,000- 24,999 222 83 37.3 30.3-45.0 139 62.7 55.0-69.7
$25,000- 34,999 167 59 31.9 24.6-40.3 108 68.1 59.7-75.4
$35,000- 49,999 202 87 40.2 32.6-48.3 115 59.8 51.7-67.4
$50,000- 74,999 244 87 32.2 25.8-39.3 157 67.8 60.7-74.2
$75,000+ 665 210 30.0 26.3-34.0 455 70.0 66.0-73.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 163 69 41.6 33.2-50.5 94 58.4 49.5-66.8
101% to 150% 190 62 32.7 25.3-41.2 128 67.3 58.8-74.7
151% to 200% 111 34 29.4 20.9-39.6 77 70.6 60.4-79.1
More than 200% 1,092 391 33.0 30.0-36.3 701 67.0 63.7-70.0
HOUSING
Own 1,342 524 37.3 34.4-40.3 818 62.7 59.7-65.6
Rent 569 163 26.2 22.3-30.5 406 73.8 69.5-77.7
Other arrangement 112 35 26.6 18.7-36.4 77 73.4 63.6-81.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,123 363 31.5 28.4-34.6 760 68.5 65.4-71.6
Regional City or Suburban County 515 206 36.1 31.5-40.9 309 63.9 59.1-68.5
Rural 405 159 38.1 32.7-43.7 246 61.9 56.3-67.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 119 50 42.1 32.4-52.5 69 57.9 47.5-67.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 743 287 35.9 31.9-40.1 456 64.1 59.9-68.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,181 391 31.8 28.9-34.9 790 68.2 65.1-71.1

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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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