2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

Cholesterol check within past five years
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
Had cholesterol checked in past 5 years Did not have cholesterol checked in past 5 years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,273 4,153 96.8 96.0-97.5 120 3.2 2.5- 4.0
-Eastern NC 1,611 1,568 96.0 94.1-97.2 43 4.0 2.8- 5.9
GENDER
Male 690 667 95.0 91.6-97.1 23 5.0 2.9- 8.4
Female 921 901 96.8 94.7-98.1 20 3.2 1.9- 5.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 933 907 95.4 92.6-97.2 26 4.6 2.8- 7.4
Non-Hispanic Black 390 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 268 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 206 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 209 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 250 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 321 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 379 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 207 207 100 - *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 415 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 454 435 95.0 91.8-97.0 19 5.0 3.0- 8.2
College Graduate 591 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 568 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,008 975 95.3 92.8-97.0 33 4.7 3.0- 7.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 272 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,331 1,294 95.4 93.2-96.9 37 4.6 3.1- 6.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 761 729 94.1 91.0-96.2 32 5.9 3.8- 9.0
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 528 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 217 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 429 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 345 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 804 788 97.9 96.3-98.8 16 2.1 1.2- 3.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 345 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,156 1,136 96.9 95.0-98.1 20 3.1 1.9- 5.0
Rent 340 325 94.5 90.5-96.9 15 5.5 3.1- 9.5
Other arrangement 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 434 418 94.7 90.9-97.0 16 5.3 3.0- 9.1
Rural 1,051 1,027 96.3 93.8-97.9 24 3.7 2.1- 6.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 811 793 97.6 95.9-98.6 18 2.4 1.4- 4.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 638 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 323 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 191 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 522 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 575 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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