2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,985 1,425 32.9 31.3-34.6 2,560 67.1 65.4-68.7
-Western 514 191 35.0 30.3-40.1 323 65.0 59.9-69.7
GENDER
Male 255 93 30.0 24.1-36.8 162 70.0 63.2-75.9
Female 259 98 39.5 32.7-46.8 161 60.5 53.2-67.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 426 171 36.7 31.5-42.2 255 63.3 57.8-68.5
Non-Hispanic Black 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 157 54 30.2 22.7-38.9 103 69.8 61.1-77.3
College Graduate 198 69 30.1 23.8-37.2 129 69.9 62.8-76.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 178 87 52.1 42.9-61.1 91 47.9 38.9-57.1
No 324 100 25.4 20.7-30.9 224 74.6 69.1-79.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 434 153 34.5 29.3-40.0 281 65.5 60.0-70.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 253 61 21.3 16.3-27.5 192 78.7 72.5-83.7
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 169 95 57.0 47.6-66.0 74 43.0 34.0-52.4
Unable to Work 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 117 39 27.1 19.4-36.4 78 72.9 63.6-80.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 222 80 31.7 25.3-38.8 142 68.3 61.2-74.7
HOUSING
Own 374 154 39.1 33.4-45.2 220 60.9 54.8-66.6
Rent 100 27 22.1 14.7-31.9 73 77.9 68.1-85.3
Other arrangement 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 144 43 27.6 20.3-36.2 101 72.4 63.8-79.7
Rural 370 148 37.5 31.7-43.8 222 62.5 56.2-68.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 224 96 39.1 31.5-47.2 128 60.9 52.8-68.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 194 63 30.4 23.8-37.9 131 69.6 62.1-76.2

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*Asked of respondents who have ever had their blood cholesterol checked.

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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