2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 4 Demographics

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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 2,571 63.2 61.4-65.0 1,676 36.8 35.0-38.6
Region 4 631 381 62.9 58.5-67.1 250 37.1 32.9-41.5
GENDER
Male 296 177 62.2 55.7-68.4 119 37.8 31.6-44.3
Female 335 204 63.4 57.3-69.1 131 36.6 30.9-42.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 416 242 60.2 54.8-65.4 174 39.8 34.6-45.2
Non-Hispanic Black 113 72 65.7 55.1-75.0 41 34.3 25.0-44.9
Other 89 58 71.2 60.1-80.1 31 28.8 19.9-39.9
AGE
18-44 215 177 83.3 76.7-88.4 38 16.7 11.6-23.3
45-64 218 121 55.2 47.7-62.5 97 44.8 37.5-52.3
65+ 177 71 42.0 33.7-50.9 106 58.0 49.1-66.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 167 94 56.7 47.9-65.1 73 43.3 34.9-52.1
Some Post-H.S. 174 106 64.2 56.1-71.5 68 35.8 28.5-43.9
College Graduate 287 178 66.9 61.0-72.3 109 33.1 27.7-39.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 180 107 59.0 50.2-67.2 73 41.0 32.8-49.8
$50,000+ 326 208 67.2 61.4-72.5 118 32.8 27.5-38.6
Don't know/Not Sure 120 63 57.4 47.0-67.2 *** *** ***

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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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