2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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%)
North Carolina 4,273 4,153 96.8 96.0-97.5 120 3.2 2.5- 4.0
-FEMALES 2,335 2,283 97.0 95.7-98.0 52 3.0 2.0- 4.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,488 1,452 96.5 94.5-97.8 36 3.5 2.2- 5.5
Non-Hispanic Black 475 467 97.9 95.3-99.0 *** *** ***
Other 347 340 98.2 96.0-99.2 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 332 317 94.7 89.6-97.4 15 5.3 2.6-10.4
35-44 341 329 95.4 91.3-97.6 12 4.6 2.4- 8.7
45-54 365 351 95.9 92.2-97.9 14 4.1 2.1- 7.8
55-64 449 444 99.3 98.1-99.7 *** *** ***
65-74 481 477 98.1 92.7-99.5 *** *** ***
75+ 306 305 99.9 99.2- 100 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 184 176 94.7 88.3-97.7 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 481 471 97.5 95.2-98.7 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 639 623 96.3 92.6-98.2 16 3.7 1.8- 7.4
College Graduate 1,024 1,006 98.2 97.0-98.9 18 1.8 1.1- 3.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 153 147 94.8 87.1-98.0 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 238 230 95.4 90.0-98.0 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 254 250 97.8 93.1-99.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 215 207 96.5 92.6-98.4 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 278 275 99.5 98.4-99.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 658 645 97.4 95.3-98.6 13 2.6 1.4- 4.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 765 752 98.2 96.7-99.0 13 1.8 1.0- 3.3
No 1,527 1,490 96.8 95.0-98.0 37 3.2 2.0- 5.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 72 96.8 87.3-99.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,253 2,205 97.3 96.0-98.1 48 2.7 1.9- 4.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 690 676 98.5 97.4-99.2 14 1.5 0.8- 2.6
Regional City or Suburban County 617 597 95.5 92.4-97.4 20 4.5 2.6- 7.6
Rural 1,028 1,010 97.0 93.9-98.5 18 3.0 1.5- 6.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,106 1,072 96.7 95.1-97.8 34 3.3 2.2- 4.9
Unemployed 116 113 96.7 88.6-99.1 *** *** ***
Retired 721 717 99.5 98.7-99.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 182 179 98.3 94.0-99.6 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 187 180 93.6 82.5-97.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 196 191 94.6 86.8-97.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 216 207 96.1 92.3-98.1 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 192 189 98.7 95.5-99.6 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,121 1,102 98.1 96.8-98.9 19 1.9 1.1- 3.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 691 677 97.2 94.8-98.5 14 2.8 1.5- 5.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 905 883 95.8 92.4-97.7 22 4.2 2.3- 7.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 739 723 98.2 96.9-99.0 16 1.8 1.0- 3.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 695 679 98.3 97.1-99.0 16 1.7 1.0- 2.9
2nd Quartile 578 563 95.8 91.7-97.9 15 4.2 2.1- 8.3
3rd Quartile 662 646 96.6 94.0-98.1 16 3.4 1.9- 6.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 400 395 98.2 95.4-99.3 *** *** ***

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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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