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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,764 2,687 96.5 95.3-97.4 77 3.5 2.6- 4.7
GENDER
Male 1,276 1,235 96.5 95.0-97.6 41 3.5 2.4- 5.0
Female 1,488 1,452 96.5 94.5-97.8 36 3.5 2.2- 5.5
AGE
18-34 365 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 362 347 95.5 92.2-97.5 15 4.5 2.5- 7.8
45-54 426 400 93.1 89.3-95.6 26 6.9 4.4-10.7
55-64 535 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 633 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 391 391 100 . - . *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 558 541 96.1 93.3-97.8 17 3.9 2.2- 6.7
Some Post-H.S. 749 726 96.0 92.9-97.7 23 4.0 2.3- 7.1
College Graduate 1,330 1,296 97.3 96.1-98.1 34 2.7 1.9- 3.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 234 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 270 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 394 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,064 1,034 97.0 95.5-98.0 30 3.0 2.0- 4.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 829 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,892 1,829 95.9 94.3-97.1 63 4.1 2.9- 5.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 382 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,375 2,308 96.5 95.2-97.4 67 3.5 2.6- 4.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 801 782 97.9 96.6-98.7 19 2.1 1.3- 3.4
Regional City or Suburban County 744 718 95.7 93.2-97.4 26 4.3 2.6- 6.8
Rural 1,219 1,187 96.1 93.6-97.6 32 3.9 2.4- 6.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,432 1,373 95.8 94.3-96.9 59 4.2 3.1- 5.7
Unemployed 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 931 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 218 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,696 1,655 97.6 96.5-98.3 41 2.4 1.7- 3.5
HOUSING
Own 2,169 2,121 97.3 96.3-98.1 48 2.7 1.9- 3.7
Rent 460 440 95.0 91.6-97.0 20 5.0 3.0- 8.4
Other arrangement 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 616 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,232 1,198 95.5 92.8-97.2 34 4.5 2.8- 7.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 916 885 96.7 95.1-97.8 31 3.3 2.2- 4.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,000 968 96.6 94.8-97.8 32 3.4 2.2- 5.2
2nd Quartile 736 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 735 717 96.9 94.8-98.2 18 3.1 1.8- 5.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 293 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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