2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 1 & 2 Demographics

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
Region 1 & 2 368 138 35.2 29.7-41.1 230 64.8 58.9-70.3
GENDER
Male 187 68 30.8 23.7-38.9 119 69.2 61.1-76.3
Female 181 70 39.3 31.3-47.8 111 60.7 52.2-68.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 308 124 36.7 30.7-43.2 184 63.3 56.8-69.3
Non-Hispanic Black 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 96 *** *** *** 88 91.9 84.1-96.0
45-64 133 53 39.9 30.1-50.7 80 60.1 49.3-69.9
65+ 134 *** *** *** 59 42.0 32.0-52.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 108 41 31.6 22.7-42.2 67 68.4 57.8-77.3
College Graduate 147 50 30.9 23.6-39.3 97 69.1 60.7-76.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 152 61 42.2 32.7-52.3 91 57.8 47.7-67.3
$50,000+ 136 47 29.8 22.2-38.7 89 70.2 61.3-77.8
Don't know/Not Sure 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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.

^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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