2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

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  Total
Respond.^		 Never Past 12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years 5+ years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,448 338 9.6 8.4-10.8 3,528 76.9 75.2-78.4 378 9.2 8.1-10.3 153 3.3 2.7- 4.1 51 1.0 0.8- 1.4
GENDER
Male 2,047 202 12.4 10.6-14.5 1,552 73.3 70.8-75.7 188 9.5 8.1-11.2 78 3.6 2.8- 4.7 27 1.1 0.7- 1.8
Female 2,401 136 7.0 5.7- 8.5 1,976 80.1 77.9-82.2 190 8.8 7.4-10.5 75 3.1 2.3- 4.2 24 1.0 0.6- 1.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,832 175 7.6 6.4- 9.0 2,291 79.0 77.0-80.8 250 9.3 8.1-10.8 86 3.1 2.4- 3.9 30 1.0 0.7- 1.5
Non-Hispanic Black 835 54 9.2 6.6-12.6 698 80.6 76.8-84.0 57 7.7 5.7-10.3 21 2.0 1.2- 3.2 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 19.0 11.4-30.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 400 74 22.7 17.6-28.7 248 58.2 51.7-64.4 33 8.4 5.4-12.6 32 8.6 5.1-14.1 13 2.1 1.1- 4.0
AGE
18-34 800 209 27.7 24.0-31.6 444 52.9 48.6-57.0 95 13.2 10.5-16.4 39 5.0 3.4- 7.3 13 1.3 0.7- 2.4
35-44 653 56 8.4 6.1-11.4 460 71.7 67.4-75.7 84 12.6 9.9-15.9 40 5.4 3.7- 7.7 13 1.9 1.0- 3.6
45-54 713 33 4.1 2.7- 6.1 563 80.2 76.6-83.3 65 9.4 7.2-12.3 38 4.6 3.2- 6.4 14 1.7 1.0- 3.1
55-64 787 *** *** *** 691 88.3 85.4-90.8 63 7.9 5.9-10.5 16 1.9 1.0- 3.6 *** *** ***
65-74 864 14 1.2 0.7- 2.2 794 93.4 91.3-95.0 43 4.6 3.2- 6.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 525 14 3.2 1.7- 6.0 488 94.1 91.2-96.0 17 2.2 1.2- 3.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 391 60 16.4 12.2-21.8 272 70.9 64.9-76.3 29 7.7 4.9-12.0 22 3.6 2.2- 6.0 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,011 104 13.4 10.8-16.5 791 74.2 70.6-77.6 78 8.6 6.6-11.1 29 3.0 1.9- 4.6 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 1,178 84 8.2 6.3-10.6 970 79.0 75.8-81.9 80 8.6 6.7-11.0 32 3.2 2.0- 4.9 12 1.0 0.5- 1.8
College Graduate 1,847 86 5.2 4.2- 6.6 1,484 79.3 77.1-81.3 185 10.5 8.9-12.2 70 3.8 2.9- 4.9 22 1.3 0.8- 2.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,381 82 7.6 5.9- 9.8 1,159 80.8 77.9-83.4 101 9.0 7.1-11.3 26 1.6 1.0- 2.7 13 1.0 0.5- 2.0
No 2,978 247 10.3 8.9-11.9 2,304 75.4 73.3-77.3 267 9.2 8.0-10.6 122 4.0 3.2- 5.0 38 1.1 0.7- 1.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 589 27 6.4 4.0-10.1 501 82.3 77.6-86.2 41 9.0 6.1-13.0 16 1.9 1.0- 3.3 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 3,836 309 10.0 8.8-11.4 3,009 76.1 74.3-77.8 335 9.2 8.1-10.4 136 3.6 2.9- 4.4 47 1.1 0.8- 1.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,339 229 11.5 9.9-13.3 1,720 71.4 69.1-73.7 243 11.0 9.5-12.7 110 4.6 3.6- 5.8 37 1.5 1.0- 2.2
Unemployed 217 26 16.0 10.7-23.2 150 66.2 58.3-73.3 29 13.0 8.7-19.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,269 25 2.0 1.3- 3.3 1,177 93.8 92.1-95.2 54 3.5 2.6- 4.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 316 *** *** *** 285 90.1 84.9-93.7 16 5.6 3.0-10.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 256 44 19.3 13.5-26.9 162 61.9 53.9-69.2 31 13.9 9.1-20.5 14 3.8 2.1- 7.0 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 246 22 11.6 7.1-18.2 189 76.7 69.4-82.8 27 10.2 6.6-15.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 395 39 13.7 8.7-20.9 314 77.3 70.4-82.9 26 6.1 4.0- 9.2 13 2.1 1.1- 4.0 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 457 50 13.3 9.7-17.9 340 71.8 66.2-76.8 38 8.8 5.9-13.1 20 4.0 2.4- 6.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 462 40 11.2 7.9-15.7 358 71.9 65.9-77.2 43 11.5 7.9-16.3 16 4.2 2.0- 8.6 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 568 35 8.6 6.0-12.2 467 78.7 74.0-82.8 48 8.9 6.4-12.4 13 2.9 1.5- 5.5 *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 463 28 6.7 4.4-10.1 389 82.9 78.2-86.7 29 5.9 3.9- 8.8 14 3.9 2.0- 7.5 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 500 23 3.7 2.3- 5.8 388 77.3 72.7-81.3 50 12.0 8.8-16.0 29 5.2 3.4- 7.9 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 405 14 3.6 2.0- 6.3 334 81.9 77.0-85.9 40 10.5 7.3-14.7 12 3.1 1.7- 5.8 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 952 87 12.5 9.8-15.8 749 75.4 71.6-78.9 77 8.7 6.6-11.4 32 2.8 1.9- 4.2 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 97 14 15.6 8.5-26.9 *** *** *** 12 9.2 4.8-17.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 333 34 13.4 9.0-19.6 246 73.6 67.0-79.3 31 8.7 5.9-12.7 16 3.0 1.6- 5.6 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 356 41 15.6 10.7-22.3 270 70.8 63.7-77.0 24 7.5 4.4-12.5 13 3.1 1.6- 5.8 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 366 31 8.7 5.7-13.0 280 72.2 65.6-77.9 40 13.5 9.5-18.7 11 4.8 2.2-10.4 *** *** ***
More than 200% 2,305 124 6.4 5.2- 7.8 1,887 80.1 78.0-82.1 191 9.0 7.6-10.6 79 3.5 2.7- 4.6 24 1.0 0.6- 1.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 952 87 12.5 9.8-15.8 749 75.4 71.6-78.9 77 8.7 6.6-11.4 32 2.8 1.9- 4.2 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 3,007 102 4.6 3.7- 5.9 2,562 83.1 81.2-84.8 234 8.4 7.2- 9.8 81 2.9 2.2- 3.9 28 0.9 0.6- 1.4
Rent 1,128 178 20.9 17.7-24.4 758 62.0 58.3-65.6 111 11.0 8.9-13.5 61 4.7 3.5- 6.4 20 1.4 0.9- 2.3
Other arrangement 258 57 27.8 21.3-35.4 163 57.1 49.5-64.4 25 10.3 6.5-16.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,377 119 11.0 9.0-13.4 1,014 71.6 68.6-74.4 161 11.9 10.1-14.1 62 4.2 3.0- 5.7 21 1.3 0.8- 2.1
Regional City or Suburban County 1,174 89 9.1 7.1-11.7 950 78.9 75.7-81.8 78 7.4 5.6- 9.7 46 3.8 2.7- 5.5 11 0.7 0.4- 1.4
Rural 1,897 130 8.6 6.9-10.6 1,564 80.2 77.7-82.6 139 7.9 6.4- 9.8 45 2.2 1.5- 3.1 19 1.0 0.6- 1.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,213 91 9.4 7.3-11.9 1,005 80.8 77.5-83.7 67 5.8 4.2- 8.1 33 2.5 1.7- 3.8 17 1.4 0.8- 2.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,774 125 9.1 7.4-11.3 1,433 77.9 75.1-80.4 143 8.9 7.2-10.8 53 3.1 2.1- 4.4 20 1.1 0.7- 1.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,461 122 10.1 8.3-12.3 1,090 73.6 70.8-76.2 168 11.4 9.6-13.4 67 4.1 3.1- 5.5 14 0.8 0.4- 1.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,356 106 8.4 6.9-10.3 1,043 74.9 72.0-77.7 147 12.0 10.0-14.5 48 3.8 2.7- 5.3 12 0.8 0.4- 1.5
2nd Quartile 1,162 96 11.1 8.9-13.8 915 76.8 73.7-79.6 98 8.4 6.7-10.4 39 2.6 1.8- 3.7 14 1.1 0.6- 2.0
3rd Quartile 1,262 89 8.5 6.5-11.0 1,005 77.2 73.9-80.2 99 8.6 6.7-10.9 53 4.4 3.1- 6.4 16 1.2 0.7- 2.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 668 47 10.8 7.5-15.3 565 82.2 77.4-86.1 34 4.3 2.8- 6.6 13 1.7 0.8- 3.4 *** *** ***

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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