2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

Are you currently taking medicine prescribed by a doctor or other health professional for your blood cholesterol?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,255 1,281 26.6 25.0-28.3 2,974 73.4 71.7-75.0
-MALES 1,930 621 29.5 27.0-32.0 1,309 70.5 68.0-73.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,274 446 33.2 30.1-36.4 828 66.8 63.6-69.9
Non-Hispanic Black 324 112 30.5 24.7-37.1 212 69.5 62.9-75.3
Other 288 49 9.8 6.8-14.0 239 90.2 86.0-93.2
AGE
18-34 311 *** *** *** 305 98.5 96.6-99.4
35-44 294 36 11.7 8.0-16.8 258 88.3 83.2-92.0
45-54 360 81 22.8 18.0-28.5 279 77.2 71.5-82.0
55-64 343 142 41.9 35.4-48.7 201 58.1 51.3-64.6
65-74 373 216 58.3 52.1-64.2 157 41.7 35.8-47.9
75+ 205 127 61.9 53.2-69.9 78 38.1 30.1-46.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 165 60 39.0 30.0-48.8 105 61.0 51.2-70.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 458 157 30.9 26.0-36.4 301 69.1 63.6-74.0
Some Post-H.S. 505 157 26.9 22.8-31.4 348 73.1 68.6-77.2
College Graduate 793 242 27.1 23.8-30.6 551 72.9 69.4-76.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 141 54 34.9 25.8-45.3 87 65.1 54.7-74.2
$25,000- 34,999 170 62 33.7 26.0-42.5 108 66.3 57.5-74.0
$35,000- 49,999 223 88 34.3 27.4-42.0 135 65.7 58.0-72.6
$50,000- 74,999 270 88 27.4 21.8-33.8 182 72.6 66.2-78.2
$75,000+ 693 189 25.1 21.5-29.2 504 74.9 70.8-78.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 560 269 44.2 39.2-49.4 291 55.8 50.6-60.8
No 1,329 345 24.1 21.4-27.0 984 75.9 73.0-78.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 498 219 40.8 35.8-46.0 279 59.2 54.0-64.2
Non-Veteran 1,417 397 26.1 23.4-29.1 1,020 73.9 70.9-76.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 608 160 24.0 20.3-28.2 448 76.0 71.8-79.7
Regional City or Suburban County 517 160 29.8 25.2-34.7 357 70.2 65.3-74.8
Rural 805 301 34.1 30.0-38.3 504 65.9 61.7-70.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,129 214 17.6 15.1-20.3 915 82.4 79.7-84.9
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 524 313 58.8 53.4-64.0 211 41.2 36.0-46.6
Unable to Work 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 155 57 34.5 26.4-43.6 98 65.5 56.4-73.6
More than 200% 1,132 363 28.3 25.3-31.4 769 71.7 68.6-74.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 465 184 37.6 32.0-43.7 281 62.4 56.3-68.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 801 265 29.1 25.6-32.9 536 70.9 67.1-74.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 664 172 25.4 21.6-29.6 492 74.6 70.4-78.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 618 187 27.5 23.2-32.2 431 72.5 67.8-76.8
2nd Quartile 525 159 29.5 25.1-34.2 366 70.5 65.8-74.9
3rd Quartile 547 175 29.5 25.2-34.2 372 70.5 65.8-74.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 240 100 36.2 28.7-44.5 140 63.8 55.5-71.3

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*Asked of respondents who report having had their cholesterol checked.
NOTE: These results are NOT COMPARABLE to those from earlier surveys. On previous surveys, this question was asked of respondents who had a cholesterol test AND were told their cholesterol levels were high. The 2021 version was asked of respondents who had a cholesterol test REGARDLESS of whether their levels were high. As a result, the 2021 version was asked of many more respondents, leading to a considerably smaller percentage reporting use of cholesterol medication.

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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