2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

Adults who have had their cholesterol checked and have been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that it was high
(CDC calculated variable)

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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
-FEMALES 2,320 894 35.5 33.1-38.0 1,426 64.5 62.0-66.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,478 591 38.2 35.1-41.3 887 61.8 58.7-64.9
Non-Hispanic Black 471 179 35.1 29.8-40.7 292 64.9 59.3-70.2
Other 346 116 23.1 18.3-28.8 230 76.9 71.2-81.7
AGE
18-34 331 45 12.0 8.6-16.4 286 88.0 83.6-91.4
35-44 340 64 20.0 15.1-26.1 276 80.0 73.9-84.9
45-54 362 119 33.9 28.2-40.0 243 66.1 60.0-71.8
55-64 447 212 47.5 42.0-53.1 235 52.5 46.9-58.0
65-74 477 264 56.8 50.3-63.1 213 43.2 36.9-49.7
75+ 304 167 55.1 47.6-62.5 137 44.9 37.5-52.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 181 88 47.4 38.0-56.9 93 52.6 43.1-62.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 478 221 42.9 37.4-48.6 257 57.1 51.4-62.6
Some Post-H.S. 633 232 31.8 27.6-36.4 401 68.2 63.6-72.4
College Graduate 1,021 352 31.1 27.9-34.5 669 68.9 65.5-72.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 150 72 40.7 31.4-50.7 78 59.3 49.3-68.6
$15,000- 24,999 234 109 44.4 36.4-52.7 125 55.6 47.3-63.6
$25,000- 34,999 253 103 35.5 28.3-43.4 150 64.5 56.6-71.7
$35,000- 49,999 214 75 31.4 23.7-40.2 139 68.6 59.8-76.3
$50,000- 74,999 277 93 28.8 22.5-36.1 184 71.2 63.9-77.5
$75,000+ 656 206 30.7 26.7-35.1 450 69.3 64.9-73.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 756 397 49.3 44.6-53.9 359 50.7 46.1-55.4
No 1,521 485 29.6 26.8-32.5 1,036 70.4 67.5-73.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 20 19.7 11.9-30.7 55 80.3 69.3-88.1
Non-Veteran 2,238 873 36.2 33.7-38.7 1,365 63.8 61.3-66.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 685 246 34.9 30.7-39.3 439 65.1 60.7-69.3
Regional City or Suburban County 615 222 34.5 30.1-39.2 393 65.5 60.8-69.9
Rural 1,020 426 37.0 33.1-41.0 594 63.0 59.0-66.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,102 302 25.3 22.4-28.5 800 74.7 71.5-77.6
Unemployed 115 41 30.8 21.7-41.7 74 69.2 58.3-78.3
Retired 714 387 55.5 50.6-60.3 327 44.5 39.7-49.4
Unable to Work 179 114 63.5 54.3-71.9 65 36.5 28.1-45.7
Other not in Labor Force 187 39 19.3 13.4-27.0 148 80.7 73.0-86.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 192 91 43.5 34.9-52.6 101 56.5 47.4-65.1
101% to 150% 213 84 34.1 26.6-42.5 129 65.9 57.5-73.4
151% to 200% 191 77 34.8 26.7-43.8 114 65.2 56.2-73.3
More than 200% 1,117 383 32.3 29.0-35.8 734 67.7 64.2-71.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 686 288 37.0 32.1-42.3 398 63.0 57.7-67.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 898 359 36.4 32.5-40.4 539 63.6 59.6-67.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 736 247 33.8 29.9-37.9 489 66.2 62.1-70.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 691 249 32.9 28.9-37.2 442 67.1 62.8-71.1
2nd Quartile 574 216 36.5 31.9-41.5 358 63.5 58.5-68.1
3rd Quartile 658 243 35.6 31.2-40.3 415 64.4 59.7-68.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 397 186 39.9 32.9-47.4 211 60.1 52.6-67.1

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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 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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