2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 4 Demographics

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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 4 738 279 35.5 31.6-39.5 459 64.5 60.5-68.4
GENDER
Male 349 136 37.5 31.9-43.5 213 62.5 56.5-68.1
Female 389 143 33.8 28.7-39.3 246 66.2 60.7-71.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 481 193 36.3 31.6-41.2 288 63.7 58.8-68.4
Non-Hispanic Black 141 49 34.5 26.3-43.8 92 65.5 56.2-73.7
Other 116 *** *** *** 79 66.9 56.0-76.2
AGE
18-44 227 46 21.2 16.0-27.7 181 78.8 72.3-84.0
45-64 298 135 43.5 37.3-49.9 163 56.5 50.1-62.7
65+ 197 94 51.5 43.4-59.5 103 48.5 40.5-56.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 224 94 41.9 34.9-49.3 130 58.1 50.7-65.1
Some Post-H.S. 212 83 33.2 26.6-40.5 129 66.8 59.5-73.4
College Graduate 302 102 30.6 25.2-36.6 200 69.4 63.4-74.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 269 114 40.2 33.7-47.1 155 59.8 52.9-66.3
$50,000+ 311 110 31.5 26.1-37.5 201 68.5 62.5-73.9
Don't know/Not Sure 146 54 38.1 29.4-47.7 92 61.9 52.3-70.6

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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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