2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 6

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 6 574 353 65.8 61.1-70.2 221 34.2 29.8-38.9
GENDER
Male 238 150 66.0 58.6-72.7 88 34.0 27.3-41.4
Female 336 203 65.6 59.3-71.4 133 34.4 28.6-40.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 362 213 63.5 57.3-69.3 149 36.5 30.7-42.7
Non-Hispanic Black 131 81 65.4 55.6-74.0 50 34.6 26.0-44.4
Other 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 156 133 86.7 79.5-91.6 23 13.3 8.4-20.5
45-64 203 125 62.2 54.1-69.7 78 37.8 30.3-45.9
65+ 199 86 43.0 35.0-51.3 113 57.0 48.7-65.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 195 118 63.3 55.3-70.7 77 36.7 29.3-44.7
Some Post-H.S. 160 102 70.0 61.2-77.5 58 30.0 22.5-38.8
College Graduate 214 130 64.3 56.5-71.3 84 35.7 28.7-43.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 214 128 62.4 54.8-69.5 86 37.6 30.5-45.2
$50,000+ 229 144 69.5 61.8-76.3 85 30.5 23.7-38.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 129 79 63.9 53.3-73.3 50 36.1 26.7-46.7

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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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