2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 5 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 5 579 203 37.0 32.6-41.7 376 63.0 58.3-67.4
GENDER
Male 272 104 40.3 33.6-47.3 168 59.7 52.7-66.4
Female 307 99 34.2 28.4-40.6 208 65.8 59.4-71.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 357 132 43.3 37.5-49.3 225 56.7 50.7-62.5
Non-Hispanic Black 125 38 26.2 18.8-35.3 87 73.8 64.7-81.2
Other 85 *** *** *** 56 75.6 64.0-84.3
AGE
18-44 202 32 16.6 11.4-23.6 170 83.4 76.4-88.6
45-64 200 86 44.8 37.3-52.5 114 55.2 47.5-62.7
65+ 162 83 61.2 52.4-69.3 79 38.8 30.7-47.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 144 65 47.2 38.1-56.5 79 52.8 43.5-61.9
Some Post-H.S. 140 53 37.1 28.7-46.4 87 62.9 53.6-71.3
College Graduate 293 84 28.1 22.8-34.0 209 71.9 66.0-77.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 195 79 41.1 33.2-49.4 116 58.9 50.6-66.8
$50,000+ 263 76 31.9 25.7-38.9 187 68.1 61.1-74.3
Don't know/Not Sure 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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