2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 1 & 2 Demographics

Cholesterol Awareness

Adults who have had their cholesterol checked and have been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that it was high
(CDC calculated variable)

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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
Region 1 & 2 431 170 35.7 30.2-41.7 261 64.3 58.3-69.8
GENDER
Male 197 83 40.1 31.9-48.9 114 59.9 51.1-68.1
Female 234 87 31.7 24.2-40.4 147 68.3 59.6-75.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 347 146 37.9 31.5-44.6 201 62.1 55.4-68.5
Non-Hispanic Black 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 97 23 21.3 13.5-32.1 74 78.7 67.9-86.5
45-64 167 62 35.0 26.5-44.6 105 65.0 55.4-73.5
65+ 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 118 46 31.6 22.8-42.0 72 68.4 58.0-77.2
College Graduate 170 62 32.8 25.8-40.7 108 67.2 59.3-74.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 164 67 35.2 25.9-45.9 97 64.8 54.1-74.1
$50,000+ 175 65 34.5 27.1-42.9 110 65.5 57.1-72.9
Don't know/Not Sure 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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.

^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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