2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood.
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  Total
Respond.^
Never Past 12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years 5+ years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,448 338 9.6 8.4-10.8 3,528 76.9 75.2-78.4 378 9.2 8.1-10.3 153 3.3 2.7- 4.1 51 1.0 0.8- 1.4
-Non-Hispanic White 2,832 175 7.6 6.4- 9.0 2,291 79.0 77.0-80.8 250 9.3 8.1-10.8 86 3.1 2.4- 3.9 30 1.0 0.7- 1.5
GENDER
Male 1,316 101 9.3 7.5-11.5 1,029 76.2 73.3-78.9 125 9.6 7.8-11.6 45 3.8 2.7- 5.3 16 1.1 0.6- 2.0
Female 1,516 74 6.0 4.6- 7.9 1,262 81.5 78.7-83.9 125 9.1 7.3-11.3 41 2.4 1.7- 3.4 14 1.0 0.5- 1.7
AGE
18-34 445 113 25.9 21.4-31.1 246 54.2 48.5-59.7 58 14.2 10.5-18.9 22 4.5 2.8- 7.3 *** *** ***
35-44 357 19 6.6 3.8-11.2 262 72.1 66.1-77.4 49 13.5 9.8-18.2 20 5.6 3.4- 9.2 *** *** ***
45-54 414 18 4.5 2.6- 7.6 326 78.9 74.0-83.1 41 10.5 7.5-14.5 22 4.5 2.8- 7.0 *** *** ***
55-64 530 *** *** *** 460 87.1 83.2-90.2 46 8.7 6.2-12.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 635 *** *** *** 582 93.3 90.9-95.1 35 4.9 3.3- 7.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 398 *** *** *** 370 94.6 91.4-96.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 128 *** *** *** 105 79.5 69.1-87.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 594 55 11.1 8.3-14.7 480 77.0 72.5-81.0 45 9.0 6.4-12.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 763 47 6.8 4.9- 9.4 633 81.1 77.5-84.3 49 7.8 5.6-10.6 25 3.1 2.0- 4.8 *** *** ***
College Graduate 1,344 63 5.1 3.9- 6.6 1,070 78.3 75.6-80.7 147 11.6 9.8-13.7 47 3.7 2.7- 5.1 17 1.4 0.8- 2.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 188 16 8.3 4.9-13.8 153 83.6 77.0-88.5 14 6.2 3.5-11.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 244 20 10.0 5.9-16.6 190 75.2 67.4-81.7 19 9.7 5.5-16.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 280 22 10.9 6.6-17.3 227 76.0 68.3-82.4 23 9.4 5.3-16.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 406 25 8.7 5.6-13.2 325 76.6 70.8-81.6 40 10.1 6.9-14.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,068 47 4.5 3.2- 6.1 863 80.0 77.1-82.7 102 10.3 8.3-12.7 41 3.9 2.7- 5.5 15 1.3 0.8- 2.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 856 44 5.8 4.1- 8.0 726 82.6 79.1-85.6 62 8.7 6.5-11.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,932 126 8.3 6.8-10.2 1,533 77.6 75.1-79.8 182 9.6 8.0-11.3 68 3.5 2.6- 4.6 23 1.1 0.7- 1.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 390 18 5.7 3.4- 9.3 331 82.9 77.3-87.4 26 8.6 5.2-13.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,434 155 7.8 6.5- 9.4 1,954 78.4 76.3-80.4 224 9.5 8.1-11.0 75 3.2 2.5- 4.2 26 1.1 0.7- 1.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 836 66 9.4 7.2-12.1 621 72.3 68.6-75.8 101 12.9 10.5-15.9 33 3.8 2.6- 5.6 15 1.6 0.9- 2.8
Regional City or Suburban County 762 49 7.6 5.4-10.5 624 80.6 76.7-84.0 50 7.1 4.9-10.0 32 4.0 2.6- 6.0 *** *** ***
Rural 1,234 60 6.2 4.6- 8.4 1,046 83.0 80.1-85.7 99 8.2 6.4-10.5 21 1.8 1.1- 3.0 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,463 116 9.2 7.5-11.3 1,098 73.1 70.2-75.8 164 11.9 9.9-14.1 63 4.2 3.2- 5.6 22 1.5 1.0- 2.4
Unemployed 95 14 18.9 10.9-30.7 *** *** *** 15 18.1 10.6-29.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 939 *** *** *** 869 93.8 91.9-95.3 45 4.0 2.8- 5.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 169 *** *** *** 151 89.6 82.1-94.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 149 22 17.1 10.6-26.3 102 67.7 57.7-76.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 138 *** *** *** 112 82.7 73.6-89.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 163 21 15.8 9.6-24.9 120 69.0 58.8-77.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 219 *** *** *** 177 78.9 71.6-84.7 22 10.3 6.4-16.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,724 88 6.0 4.7- 7.7 1,400 79.6 77.0-81.9 158 9.8 8.1-11.7 58 3.5 2.6- 4.7 20 1.1 0.7- 1.8
HOUSING
Own 2,166 61 3.9 2.8- 5.2 1,847 83.4 81.3-85.4 184 9.2 7.7-10.9 54 2.6 1.9- 3.5 20 0.9 0.6- 1.5
Rent 506 77 18.9 15.0-23.5 345 63.1 57.9-68.0 49 11.0 8.1-14.9 26 5.5 3.5- 8.5 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 137 36 33.5 24.2-44.3 80 54.6 44.3-64.5 15 7.4 4.2-12.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 632 34 7.4 5.0-11.0 541 83.3 78.8-87.0 35 5.9 3.7- 9.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,263 76 6.9 5.3- 9.0 1,041 81.0 78.1-83.6 104 8.8 6.9-11.1 30 2.4 1.6- 3.6 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 937 65 8.3 6.3-10.9 709 74.5 71.0-77.7 111 11.9 9.7-14.5 42 4.3 3.0- 6.1 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,021 65 7.2 5.5- 9.4 802 76.1 72.6-79.2 114 12.4 10.0-15.3 31 3.4 2.3- 5.1 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 760 53 9.3 6.8-12.5 613 78.8 75.1-82.2 59 8.1 6.1-10.6 26 2.9 1.9- 4.4 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 754 44 5.4 3.9- 7.4 614 81.8 78.1-84.9 62 8.2 5.9-11.2 26 3.4 2.1- 5.5 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 297 *** *** *** 262 84.6 76.9-90.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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