2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 3

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 4,247 2,571 63.2 61.4-65.0 1,676 36.8 35.0-38.6
Medicaid Region 3 644 385 62.5 58.2-66.7 259 37.5 33.3-41.8
GENDER
Male 301 179 62.2 55.8-68.3 122 37.8 31.7-44.2
Female 343 206 62.8 56.8-68.4 137 37.2 31.6-43.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 424 245 60.3 55.0-65.5 179 39.7 34.5-45.0
Non-Hispanic Black 116 72 64.8 54.3-74.1 44 35.2 25.9-45.7
Other 91 59 70.1 59.0-79.2 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 219 179 82.6 76.1-87.6 40 17.4 12.4-23.9
45-64 222 121 54.7 47.4-61.9 101 45.3 38.1-52.6
65+ 182 73 42.3 34.0-51.0 109 57.7 49.0-66.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 173 96 56.8 48.2-65.0 77 43.2 35.0-51.8
Some Post-H.S. 178 107 63.7 55.8-71.0 71 36.3 29.0-44.2
College Graduate 290 179 66.2 60.3-71.7 111 33.8 28.3-39.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 184 109 58.8 50.2-66.9 75 41.2 33.1-49.8
$50,000+ 329 208 66.7 60.9-72.0 121 33.3 28.0-39.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 126 65 57.3 47.1-66.9 61 42.7 33.1-52.9

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 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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