2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 5 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 5 534 177 31.1 26.8-35.7 357 68.9 64.3-73.2
GENDER
Male 236 81 29.7 23.7-36.4 155 70.3 63.6-76.3
Female 298 96 32.4 26.6-38.8 202 67.6 61.2-73.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 336 123 33.8 28.3-39.7 213 66.2 60.3-71.7
Non-Hispanic Black 124 38 27.7 20.0-36.9 86 72.3 63.1-80.0
Other 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 186 24 12.6 8.1-19.1 162 87.4 80.9-91.9
45-64 181 62 34.2 26.7-42.6 119 65.8 57.4-73.3
65+ 158 87 55.3 45.7-64.5 71 44.7 35.5-54.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 144 51 34.9 26.6-44.3 93 65.1 55.7-73.4
Some Post-H.S. 132 48 33.2 25.1-42.4 84 66.8 57.6-74.9
College Graduate 256 77 25.6 20.5-31.6 179 74.4 68.4-79.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 174 60 33.9 26.4-42.4 114 66.1 57.6-73.6
$50,000+ 248 77 28.4 22.6-34.9 171 71.6 65.1-77.4
Don't know/Not Sure 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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