2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high?*

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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
-Non-Hispanic Black 800 312 35.5 31.5-39.8 488 64.5 60.2-68.5
GENDER
Male 329 133 36.1 30.0-42.6 196 63.9 57.4-70.0
Female 471 179 35.1 29.8-40.7 292 64.9 59.3-70.2
AGE
18-34 103 13 12.6 6.9-21.9 90 87.4 78.1-93.1
35-44 125 23 20.0 12.1-31.1 102 80.0 68.9-87.9
45-54 155 54 36.6 27.9-46.3 101 63.4 53.7-72.1
55-64 167 84 50.7 41.6-59.7 83 49.3 40.3-58.4
65-74 152 82 52.5 42.3-62.6 70 47.5 37.4-57.7
75+ 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 217 94 42.1 33.9-50.8 123 57.9 49.2-66.1
Some Post-H.S. 240 92 33.2 26.5-40.7 148 66.8 59.3-73.5
College Graduate 270 88 26.4 21.0-32.7 182 73.6 67.3-79.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 109 38 26.9 18.2-37.8 71 73.1 62.2-81.8
$35,000- 49,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 95 29 23.5 15.5-33.9 66 76.5 66.1-84.5
$75,000+ 155 48 31.7 23.7-41.0 107 68.3 59.0-76.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 292 157 49.5 42.3-56.8 135 50.5 43.2-57.7
No 488 149 29.0 24.3-34.3 339 71.0 65.7-75.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 126 56 37.7 28.5-48.0 70 62.3 52.0-71.5
Non-Veteran 671 255 35.3 30.9-40.0 416 64.7 60.0-69.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 275 100 32.5 26.3-39.4 175 67.5 60.6-73.7
Regional City or Suburban County 219 77 33.4 26.1-41.7 142 66.6 58.3-73.9
Rural 306 135 41.4 34.5-48.6 171 58.6 51.4-65.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 389 110 28.2 23.0-34.0 279 71.8 66.0-77.0
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 218 123 53.0 44.4-61.5 95 47.0 38.5-55.6
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 333 116 32.4 26.5-38.9 217 67.6 61.1-73.5
HOUSING
Own 457 195 40.1 34.6-45.8 262 59.9 54.2-65.4
Rent 281 89 25.6 20.3-31.8 192 74.4 68.2-79.7
Other arrangement 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 298 128 37.5 30.9-44.7 170 62.5 55.3-69.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 265 101 35.6 28.9-42.8 164 64.4 57.2-71.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 237 83 34.0 27.2-41.6 154 66.0 58.4-72.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 127 44 34.5 25.0-45.4 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 195 69 33.6 26.3-41.7 126 66.4 58.3-73.7
3rd Quartile 297 118 36.2 30.1-42.8 179 63.8 57.2-69.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 181 81 40.0 31.1-49.5 100 60.0 50.5-68.9

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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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