2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,247 1,676 36.8 35.0-38.6 2,571 63.2 61.4-65.0
-Eastern NC 1,599 649 35.0 32.2-37.9 950 65.0 62.1-67.8
GENDER
Male 685 278 36.6 32.3-41.1 407 63.4 58.9-67.7
Female 914 371 33.6 29.9-37.4 543 66.4 62.6-70.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 927 389 36.8 33.1-40.6 538 63.2 59.4-66.9
Non-Hispanic Black 387 156 35.6 29.8-41.7 231 64.4 58.3-70.2
Other 266 97 25.7 19.2-33.6 169 74.3 66.4-80.8
AGE
18-34 206 25 11.5 7.3-17.7 181 88.5 82.3-92.7
35-44 209 36 14.9 10.3-21.1 173 85.1 78.9-89.7
45-54 247 86 33.4 26.9-40.6 161 66.6 59.4-73.1
55-64 320 155 50.0 43.2-56.7 165 50.0 43.3-56.8
65-74 376 219 56.0 49.6-62.2 157 44.0 37.8-50.4
75+ 204 110 53.9 44.7-62.9 94 46.1 37.1-55.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 412 184 37.5 32.0-43.4 228 62.5 56.6-68.0
Some Post-H.S. 450 165 30.2 25.5-35.3 285 69.8 64.7-74.5
College Graduate 589 227 33.1 28.8-37.8 362 66.9 62.2-71.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 560 295 46.8 41.5-52.2 265 53.2 47.8-58.5
No 1,004 342 29.4 26.1-32.9 662 70.6 67.1-73.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 270 106 35.5 29.0-42.7 164 64.5 57.3-71.0
Non-Veteran 1,321 540 34.9 31.8-38.2 781 65.1 61.8-68.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 759 228 26.9 23.3-31.0 531 73.1 69.0-76.7
Unemployed 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 522 289 55.0 49.5-60.4 233 45.0 39.6-50.5
Unable to Work 144 86 51.2 41.0-61.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 160 76 38.7 29.1-49.2 84 61.3 50.8-70.9
$25,000- 34,999 173 67 31.2 23.6-39.9 106 68.8 60.1-76.4
$35,000- 49,999 183 76 38.9 30.7-47.7 107 61.1 52.3-69.3
$50,000- 74,999 214 89 33.7 25.9-42.6 125 66.3 57.4-74.1
$75,000+ 429 139 29.0 24.2-34.3 290 71.0 65.7-75.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 342 155 41.7 35.3-48.4 187 58.3 51.6-64.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 136 53 26.9 19.0-36.6 83 73.1 63.4-81.0
151% to 200% 155 63 35.8 27.2-45.5 92 64.2 54.5-72.8
More than 200% 800 300 33.0 29.1-37.1 500 67.0 62.9-70.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 342 155 41.7 35.3-48.4 187 58.3 51.6-64.7
HOUSING
Own 1,147 502 38.6 35.1-42.2 645 61.4 57.8-64.9
Rent 338 102 23.0 18.4-28.3 236 77.0 71.7-81.6
Other arrangement 96 *** *** *** 60 73.4 62.0-82.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 125 60 44.0 34.3-54.2 65 56.0 45.8-65.7
Regional City or Suburban County 431 153 32.0 27.1-37.4 278 68.0 62.6-72.9
Rural 1,043 436 35.5 31.8-39.3 607 64.5 60.7-68.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 805 345 36.5 32.0-41.1 460 63.5 58.9-68.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 634 252 34.9 30.9-39.3 382 65.1 60.7-69.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 160 52 29.8 22.3-38.6 108 70.2 61.4-77.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 319 133 37.6 31.6-44.0 186 62.4 56.0-68.4
2nd Quartile 190 63 30.6 23.6-38.6 127 69.4 61.4-76.4
3rd Quartile 519 196 33.6 29.0-38.5 323 66.4 61.5-71.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 571 257 37.2 31.7-43.1 314 62.8 56.9-68.3

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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 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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