2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 7 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 7 605 400 67.8 63.4-71.9 205 32.2 28.1-36.6
GENDER
Male 289 190 67.6 61.1-73.6 99 32.4 26.4-38.9
Female 316 210 67.9 61.7-73.4 106 32.1 26.6-38.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 354 229 66.3 60.4-71.7 125 33.7 28.3-39.6
Non-Hispanic Black 137 88 63.5 53.7-72.3 49 36.5 27.7-46.3
Other 101 72 78.2 69.0-85.2 29 21.8 14.8-31.0
AGE
18-44 234 187 82.5 76.6-87.2 47 17.5 12.8-23.4
45-64 226 141 61.7 54.2-68.7 85 38.3 31.3-45.8
65+ 132 60 47.0 37.2-57.0 72 53.0 43.0-62.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 152 94 63.4 54.4-71.5 58 36.6 28.5-45.6
Some Post-H.S. 121 85 72.1 62.4-80.1 36 27.9 19.9-37.6
College Graduate 328 218 68.1 62.5-73.3 110 31.9 26.7-37.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 180 122 72.5 64.5-79.2 58 27.5 20.8-35.5
$50,000+ 318 215 67.7 61.4-73.4 103 32.3 26.6-38.6
Don't know/Not Sure 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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