2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 4

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 4 904 598 66.5 62.9-70.0 306 33.5 30.0-37.1
GENDER
Male 431 275 64.7 59.3-69.7 156 35.3 30.3-40.7
Female 473 323 68.2 63.2-72.8 150 31.8 27.2-36.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 534 349 64.3 59.5-68.8 185 35.7 31.2-40.5
Non-Hispanic Black 200 131 65.7 57.7-73.0 69 34.3 27.0-42.3
Other 153 105 75.7 67.7-82.2 48 24.3 17.8-32.3
AGE
18-44 347 284 82.3 77.3-86.3 63 17.7 13.7-22.7
45-64 319 194 60.0 53.7-66.0 125 40.0 34.0-46.3
65+ 219 103 44.9 37.3-52.8 116 55.1 47.2-62.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 219 135 62.9 55.3-69.9 84 37.1 30.1-44.7
Some Post-H.S. 184 123 66.9 59.0-74.0 61 33.1 26.0-41.0
College Graduate 496 337 69.2 64.6-73.4 159 30.8 26.6-35.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 273 181 68.9 62.2-74.8 92 31.1 25.2-37.8
$50,000+ 457 314 67.7 62.6-72.5 143 32.3 27.5-37.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 172 102 59.8 51.3-67.9 70 40.2 32.1-48.7

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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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