2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 4,273 4,153 96.8 96.0-97.5 120 3.2 2.5- 4.0
GENDER
Male 1,938 1,870 96.5 95.4-97.4 68 3.5 2.6- 4.6
Female 2,335 2,283 97.0 95.7-98.0 52 3.0 2.0- 4.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,764 2,687 96.5 95.3-97.4 77 3.5 2.6- 4.7
Non-Hispanic Black 805 789 97.7 95.9-98.7 16 2.3 1.3- 4.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 128 127 99.3 95.4-99.9 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 67 66 98.8 92.1-99.8 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 88 87 99.0 93.4-99.9 *** *** ***
Hispanic 352 330 94.7 91.4-96.8 22 5.3 3.2- 8.6
AGE
18-34 643 605 94.3 91.2-96.3 38 5.7 3.7- 8.8
35-44 635 609 95.7 93.3-97.2 26 4.3 2.8- 6.7
45-54 725 690 94.6 92.2-96.4 35 5.4 3.6- 7.8
55-64 793 781 99.0 98.1-99.4 12 1.0 0.6- 1.9
65-74 859 852 98.6 96.0-99.5 *** *** ***
75+ 513 512 99.9 99.5- 100 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 349 336 96.2 92.8-98.1 13 3.8 1.9- 7.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 943 912 96.4 94.4-97.7 31 3.6 2.3- 5.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,146 1,110 96.4 94.3-97.7 36 3.6 2.3- 5.7
College Graduate 1,818 1,778 97.8 96.9-98.4 40 2.2 1.6- 3.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,331 1,309 98.1 97.0-98.9 22 1.9 1.1- 3.0
No 2,858 2,763 96.3 95.2-97.2 95 3.7 2.8- 4.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 577 563 98.0 96.2-98.9 14 2.0 1.1- 3.8
Non-Veteran 3,674 3,569 96.7 95.8-97.5 105 3.3 2.5- 4.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,236 2,144 95.9 94.8-96.8 92 4.1 3.2- 5.2
Unemployed 199 192 96.4 91.8-98.5 *** *** ***
Retired 1,252 1,246 99.6 99.0-99.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 318 314 98.6 95.8-99.5 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 224 215 94.1 85.3-97.8 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 237 227 95.6 90.7-97.9 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 379 362 94.4 90.4-96.8 17 5.6 3.2- 9.6
$25,000- 34,999 425 410 96.1 93.0-97.9 15 3.9 2.1- 7.0
$35,000- 49,999 440 426 97.2 94.8-98.5 14 2.8 1.5- 5.2
$50,000-74,999 549 539 97.7 94.7-99.0 *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 452 443 98.2 96.4-99.1 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 496 482 96.9 94.5-98.3 14 3.1 1.7- 5.5
$150,000+ 403 393 97.6 94.7-98.9 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 892 871 96.6 93.4-98.2 21 3.4 1.8- 6.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 88 84 94.2 81.8-98.3 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 321 304 93.5 88.7-96.3 17 6.5 3.7-11.3
101% to 150% 333 317 94.9 91.4-97.1 16 5.1 2.9- 8.6
151% to 200% 349 340 97.7 95.2-98.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 2,255 2,205 97.9 97.1-98.5 50 2.1 1.5- 2.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 892 871 96.6 93.4-98.2 21 3.4 1.8- 6.6
HOUSING
Own 2,984 2,926 97.7 96.9-98.3 58 2.3 1.7- 3.1
Rent 1,012 966 95.1 93.1-96.5 46 4.9 3.5- 6.9
Other arrangement 223 207 90.1 79.5-95.5 16 9.9 4.5-20.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,300 1,270 98.2 97.3-98.8 30 1.8 1.2- 2.7
Regional City or Suburban County 1,138 1,098 96.0 94.2-97.3 40 4.0 2.7- 5.8
Rural 1,835 1,785 96.2 94.4-97.5 50 3.8 2.5- 5.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,158 1,133 97.7 96.3-98.6 25 2.3 1.4- 3.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,711 1,663 95.9 93.9-97.2 48 4.1 2.8- 6.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,404 1,357 97.2 96.2-98.0 47 2.8 2.0- 3.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,313 1,266 96.7 95.4-97.7 47 3.3 2.3- 4.6
2nd Quartile 1,108 1,077 96.5 94.4-97.9 31 3.5 2.1- 5.6
3rd Quartile 1,211 1,182 96.9 95.2-97.9 29 3.1 2.1- 4.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 641 628 97.8 95.9-98.9 13 2.2 1.1- 4.1

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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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