2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

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
-Western 535 216 36.6 31.6-42.0 319 63.4 58.0-68.4
GENDER
Male 247 106 40.0 32.9-47.6 141 60.0 52.4-67.1
Female 288 110 33.4 26.5-41.2 178 66.6 58.8-73.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 447 189 38.4 32.8-44.4 258 61.6 55.6-67.2
Non-Hispanic Black 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 155 61 32.3 24.5-41.3 94 67.7 58.7-75.5
College Graduate 204 75 33.6 26.9-41.1 129 66.4 58.9-73.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 187 99 48.8 39.0-58.6 88 51.2 41.4-61.0
No 339 116 30.4 25.1-36.3 223 69.6 63.7-74.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 470 182 34.9 29.5-40.6 288 65.1 59.4-70.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 250 77 28.6 22.7-35.4 173 71.4 64.6-77.3
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 185 93 48.7 38.7-58.7 92 51.3 41.3-61.3
Unable to Work 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 144 53 33.0 25.0-42.2 91 67.0 57.8-75.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 268 103 34.7 28.5-41.5 165 65.3 58.5-71.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 393 165 39.6 33.8-45.7 228 60.4 54.3-66.2
Rent 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 160 55 31.4 23.8-40.1 105 68.6 59.9-76.2
Rural 375 161 38.5 32.3-45.0 214 61.5 55.0-67.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 155 67 41.0 31.4-51.3 88 59.0 48.7-68.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 273 107 33.1 26.4-40.6 166 66.9 59.4-73.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 279 106 31.1 25.0-37.9 173 68.9 62.1-75.0
2nd Quartile 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 145 59 43.1 33.6-53.2 86 56.9 46.8-66.4

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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.

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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