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
-MALES 1,938 1,870 96.5 95.4-97.4 68 3.5 2.6- 4.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,276 1,235 96.5 95.0-97.6 41 3.5 2.4- 5.0
Non-Hispanic Black 330 322 97.4 94.3-98.9 *** *** ***
Other 288 270 94.7 91.0-96.9 18 5.3 3.1- 9.0
AGE
18-34 311 288 93.7 89.4-96.4 23 6.3 3.6-10.6
35-44 294 280 96.0 92.8-97.8 14 4.0 2.2- 7.2
45-54 360 339 93.3 89.4-95.8 21 6.7 4.2-10.6
55-64 344 337 98.7 97.0-99.4 *** *** ***
65-74 378 375 99.2 97.2-99.8 *** *** ***
75+ 207 207 100 . - . *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 165 160 97.9 94.3-99.2 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 462 441 95.3 91.9-97.3 21 4.7 2.7- 8.1
Some Post-H.S. 507 487 96.5 94.4-97.8 20 3.5 2.2- 5.6
College Graduate 794 772 97.2 95.7-98.2 22 2.8 1.8- 4.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 84 80 96.8 90.3-99.0 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 141 132 92.7 85.1-96.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 171 160 93.5 87.6-96.7 11 6.5 3.3-12.4
$35,000- 49,999 225 219 97.8 94.0-99.2 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 271 264 96.0 90.3-98.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 693 673 97.7 96.2-98.6 20 2.3 1.4- 3.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 566 557 98.1 95.9-99.1 *** *** ***
No 1,331 1,273 95.8 94.3-96.9 58 4.2 3.1- 5.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 502 491 98.1 96.3-99.1 11 1.9 0.9- 3.7
Non-Veteran 1,421 1,364 96.0 94.5-97.1 57 4.0 2.9- 5.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 610 594 97.7 96.1-98.7 16 2.3 1.3- 3.9
Regional City or Suburban County 521 501 96.7 94.5-98.0 20 3.3 2.0- 5.5
Rural 807 775 95.4 92.9-97.0 32 4.6 3.0- 7.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,130 1,072 95.2 93.4-96.5 58 4.8 3.5- 6.6
Unemployed 83 79 96.0 89.0-98.6 *** *** ***
Retired 531 529 99.7 98.1-99.9 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 136 135 98.9 92.4-99.8 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 125 113 92.0 84.5-96.0 12 8.0 4.0-15.5
101% to 150% 117 110 92.6 83.7-96.8 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 157 151 96.5 91.4-98.7 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,134 1,103 97.6 96.5-98.4 31 2.4 1.6- 3.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 467 456 98.3 96.6-99.1 11 1.7 0.9- 3.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 806 780 96.0 93.5-97.5 26 4.0 2.5- 6.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 665 634 96.1 94.3-97.4 31 3.9 2.6- 5.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 618 587 95.0 92.2-96.8 31 5.0 3.2- 7.8
2nd Quartile 530 514 97.3 95.4-98.5 16 2.7 1.5- 4.6
3rd Quartile 549 536 97.1 94.8-98.5 13 2.9 1.5- 5.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 241 233 97.2 93.8-98.8 *** *** ***

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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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