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%)
TOTAL 4,247 1,676 36.8 35.0-38.6 2,571 63.2 61.4-65.0
GENDER
Male 1,927 782 38.2 35.6-40.9 1,145 61.8 59.1-64.4
Female 2,320 894 35.5 33.1-38.0 1,426 64.5 62.0-66.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,749 1,127 39.4 37.2-41.7 1,622 60.6 58.3-62.8
Non-Hispanic Black 800 312 35.5 31.5-39.8 488 64.5 60.2-68.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 88 25 24.7 16.0-36.2 *** *** ***
Hispanic 350 98 22.4 17.9-27.6 252 77.6 72.4-82.1
AGE
18-34 642 91 13.3 10.6-16.6 551 86.7 83.4-89.4
35-44 633 141 22.8 19.0-27.1 492 77.2 72.9-81.0
45-54 720 254 36.0 31.9-40.3 466 64.0 59.7-68.1
55-64 791 386 48.5 44.2-52.8 405 51.5 47.2-55.8
65-74 853 488 56.9 52.4-61.4 365 43.1 38.6-47.6
75+ 507 279 56.4 50.7-62.0 228 43.6 38.0-49.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 344 160 45.7 39.1-52.5 184 54.3 47.5-60.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 938 419 41.5 37.6-45.5 519 58.5 54.5-62.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,136 431 33.9 30.7-37.2 705 66.1 62.8-69.3
College Graduate 1,812 660 33.2 30.8-35.7 1,152 66.8 64.3-69.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,316 697 49.8 46.3-53.2 619 50.2 46.8-53.7
No 2,847 955 31.4 29.4-33.5 1,892 68.6 66.5-70.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 572 259 43.4 38.6-48.4 313 56.6 51.6-61.4
Non-Veteran 3,653 1,409 35.9 34.0-37.8 2,244 64.1 62.2-66.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,229 669 28.4 26.2-30.7 1,560 71.6 69.3-73.8
Unemployed 198 68 31.9 24.6-40.2 130 68.1 59.8-75.4
Retired 1,239 688 55.8 52.1-59.3 551 44.2 40.7-47.9
Unable to Work 314 188 57.3 49.9-64.3 126 42.7 35.7-50.1
Other not in Labor Force 224 46 18.5 13.3-25.2 178 81.5 74.8-86.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 233 103 38.7 30.8-47.2 130 61.3 52.8-69.2
$15,000- 24,999 374 167 42.1 35.9-48.6 207 57.9 51.4-64.1
$25,000- 34,999 424 177 37.4 31.9-43.3 247 62.6 56.7-68.1
$35,000- 49,999 437 171 36.6 31.1-42.5 266 63.4 57.5-68.9
$50,000-74,999 545 203 32.8 28.2-37.8 342 67.2 62.2-71.8
$75,000-100,000 450 160 35.7 30.5-41.3 290 64.3 58.7-69.5
$100,000-150,000 495 162 31.7 27.1-36.6 333 68.3 63.4-72.9
$150,000+ 403 142 33.3 28.1-38.9 261 66.7 61.1-71.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 886 391 41.7 37.6-45.9 495 58.3 54.1-62.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 317 136 39.1 32.2-46.4 181 60.9 53.6-67.8
101% to 150% 329 133 37.1 30.8-43.9 196 62.9 56.1-69.2
151% to 200% 348 145 38.2 32.1-44.8 203 61.8 55.2-67.9
More than 200% 2,245 833 34.8 32.5-37.2 1,412 65.2 62.8-67.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 886 391 41.7 37.6-45.9 495 58.3 54.1-62.4
HOUSING
Own 2,964 1,257 39.9 37.7-42.0 1,707 60.1 58.0-62.3
Rent 1,008 322 28.1 25.0-31.5 686 71.9 68.5-75.0
Other arrangement 222 81 29.5 22.7-37.4 141 70.5 62.6-77.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,294 467 34.2 31.2-37.3 827 65.8 62.7-68.8
Regional City or Suburban County 1,133 437 36.9 33.6-40.3 696 63.1 59.7-66.4
Rural 1,820 772 39.0 36.2-42.0 1,048 61.0 58.0-63.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,149 500 40.0 36.2-43.9 649 60.0 56.1-63.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,701 693 37.2 34.5-40.1 1,008 62.8 59.9-65.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,397 483 34.4 31.6-37.5 914 65.6 62.5-68.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,305 491 34.7 31.7-37.9 814 65.3 62.1-68.3
2nd Quartile 1,103 418 36.8 33.5-40.3 685 63.2 59.7-66.5
3rd Quartile 1,202 472 37.8 34.5-41.2 730 62.2 58.8-65.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 637 295 40.3 35.0-45.8 342 59.7 54.2-65.0

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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 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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