2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,113 811 37.2 34.8-39.7 1,302 62.8 60.3-65.2
GENDER
Male 995 398 38.1 34.6-41.7 597 61.9 58.3-65.4
Female 1,118 413 36.4 33.1-39.9 705 63.6 60.1-66.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,375 549 40.4 37.4-43.5 826 59.6 56.5-62.6
Non-Hispanic Black 390 148 35.6 30.1-41.4 242 64.4 58.6-69.9
Other 303 97 25.4 20.4-31.3 206 74.6 68.7-79.6
AGE
18-34 383 58 14.4 10.8-18.8 325 85.6 81.2-89.2
35-44 362 84 23.7 18.7-29.6 278 76.3 70.4-81.3
45-54 373 134 37.3 31.7-43.2 239 62.7 56.8-68.3
55-64 354 181 50.3 44.4-56.3 173 49.7 43.7-55.6
65-74 359 206 59.2 52.9-65.2 153 40.8 34.8-47.1
75+ 227 131 58.8 50.9-66.3 96 41.2 33.7-49.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 150 69 45.9 36.9-55.2 81 54.1 44.8-63.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 405 176 43.0 37.3-48.8 229 57.0 51.2-62.7
Some Post-H.S. 531 205 35.5 31.1-40.3 326 64.5 59.7-68.9
College Graduate 1,019 358 32.8 29.8-36.1 661 67.2 63.9-70.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 569 303 51.3 46.5-56.1 266 48.7 43.9-53.5
No 1,504 497 32.1 29.3-35.0 1,007 67.9 65.0-70.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 240 121 47.7 40.3-55.2 119 52.3 44.8-59.7
Non-Veteran 1,862 687 36.1 33.5-38.7 1,175 63.9 61.3-66.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,220 364 28.9 26.0-31.9 856 71.1 68.1-74.0
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 532 306 58.4 53.2-63.3 226 41.6 36.7-46.8
Unable to Work 119 72 63.7 53.2-73.1 47 36.3 26.9-46.8
Other not in Labor Force 125 29 22.0 14.8-31.3 96 78.0 68.7-85.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 155 64 43.5 34.4-53.0 91 56.5 47.0-65.6
$25,000- 34,999 186 84 42.4 34.4-50.9 102 57.6 49.1-65.6
$35,000- 49,999 205 79 36.0 28.2-44.7 126 64.0 55.3-71.8
$50,000- 74,999 259 85 30.3 24.1-37.2 174 69.7 62.8-75.9
$75,000+ 775 272 34.8 31.0-38.8 503 65.2 61.2-69.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 428 185 41.4 35.9-47.1 243 58.6 52.9-64.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 142 55 38.7 29.1-49.3 87 61.3 50.7-70.9
101% to 150% 141 53 38.1 29.2-47.9 88 61.9 52.1-70.8
151% to 200% 158 68 41.0 32.1-50.5 90 59.0 49.5-67.9
More than 200% 1,177 430 35.2 32.1-38.5 747 64.8 61.5-67.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 428 185 41.4 35.9-47.1 243 58.6 52.9-64.1
HOUSING
Own 1,424 590 40.1 37.1-43.1 834 59.9 56.9-62.9
Rent 555 175 28.9 24.7-33.4 380 71.1 66.6-75.3
Other arrangement 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,169 407 33.5 30.4-36.8 762 66.5 63.2-69.6
Regional City or Suburban County 542 229 39.8 35.0-44.7 313 60.2 55.3-65.0
Rural 402 175 44.2 38.5-50.1 227 55.8 49.9-61.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 189 88 45.6 37.4-54.0 101 54.4 46.0-62.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 794 334 39.1 35.1-43.2 460 60.9 56.8-64.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,130 389 34.5 31.3-37.9 741 65.5 62.1-68.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 707 252 34.9 30.9-39.2 455 65.1 60.8-69.1
2nd Quartile 802 304 37.0 33.2-41.0 498 63.0 59.0-66.8
3rd Quartile 538 217 39.0 34.1-44.1 321 61.0 55.9-65.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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