2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,247 1,676 36.8 35.0-38.6 2,571 63.2 61.4-65.0
-Non-Hispanic White 2,749 1,127 39.4 37.2-41.7 1,622 60.6 58.3-62.8
GENDER
Male 1,271 536 40.9 37.7-44.1 735 59.1 55.9-62.3
Female 1,478 591 38.2 35.1-41.3 887 61.8 58.7-64.9
AGE
18-34 365 58 15.4 11.7-20.2 307 84.6 79.8-88.3
35-44 360 82 23.8 19.0-29.4 278 76.2 70.6-81.0
45-54 423 147 36.0 30.9-41.4 276 64.0 58.6-69.1
55-64 533 256 47.8 42.7-53.0 277 52.2 47.0-57.3
65-74 629 357 57.0 51.8-62.1 272 43.0 37.9-48.2
75+ 389 207 55.3 48.9-61.6 182 44.7 38.4-51.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 555 267 44.3 39.3-49.3 288 55.7 50.7-60.7
Some Post-H.S. 741 290 35.4 31.4-39.5 451 64.6 60.5-68.6
College Graduate 1,328 497 35.6 32.8-38.5 831 64.4 61.5-67.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 179 82 46.6 37.7-55.7 97 53.4 44.3-62.3
$25,000- 34,999 233 108 44.3 36.5-52.5 125 55.7 47.5-63.5
$35,000- 49,999 268 116 40.3 33.5-47.5 152 59.7 52.5-66.5
$50,000- 74,999 393 154 36.0 30.3-42.2 239 64.0 57.8-69.7
$75,000+ 1,061 381 34.9 31.6-38.3 680 65.1 61.7-68.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 820 441 51.6 47.3-55.9 379 48.4 44.1-52.7
No 1,886 676 34.6 32.1-37.3 1,210 65.4 62.7-67.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 379 174 45.6 39.7-51.7 205 54.4 48.3-60.3
Non-Veteran 2,363 950 38.6 36.3-41.1 1,413 61.4 58.9-63.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 798 304 37.6 33.7-41.6 494 62.4 58.4-66.3
Regional City or Suburban County 740 306 39.9 35.7-44.2 434 60.1 55.8-64.3
Rural 1,211 517 40.4 36.9-44.0 694 59.6 56.0-63.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,429 450 30.3 27.6-33.2 979 69.7 66.8-72.4
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 923 505 55.7 51.5-59.8 418 44.3 40.2-48.5
Unable to Work 166 100 59.3 49.0-68.8 66 40.7 31.2-51.0
Other not in Labor Force 131 31 23.2 15.7-32.9 100 76.8 67.1-84.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 147 64 44.4 34.5-54.8 83 55.6 45.2-65.5
151% to 200% 218 101 45.7 37.6-53.9 117 54.3 46.1-62.4
More than 200% 1,690 649 36.3 33.6-39.1 1,041 63.7 60.9-66.4
HOUSING
Own 2,155 929 41.3 38.8-43.8 1,226 58.7 56.2-61.2
Rent 459 153 33.1 28.0-38.5 306 66.9 61.5-72.0
Other arrangement 113 39 27.1 18.3-38.1 74 72.9 61.9-81.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 614 277 43.2 38.1-48.6 337 56.8 51.4-61.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,225 527 40.0 36.7-43.4 698 60.0 56.6-63.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 910 323 36.6 33.0-40.3 587 63.4 59.7-67.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 993 393 37.1 33.5-40.8 600 62.9 59.2-66.5
2nd Quartile 732 295 40.1 36.0-44.3 437 59.9 55.7-64.0
3rd Quartile 731 297 41.1 36.8-45.5 434 58.9 54.5-63.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 293 142 42.4 34.5-50.7 151 57.6 49.3-65.5

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*Asked of respondents who have ever had their blood cholesterol checked.

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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