2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,625 1,088 25.8 23.9-27.8 2,537 74.2 72.2-76.1
Eastern NC 1,345 467 30.3 26.9-33.9 878 69.7 66.1-73.1
GENDER
Male 550 196 31.2 26.1-36.7 354 68.8 63.3-73.9
Female 795 271 29.5 25.1-34.3 524 70.5 65.7-74.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 662 215 30.0 25.8-34.6 447 70.0 65.4-74.2
Non-Hispanic Black 266 108 38.2 30.7-46.3 158 61.8 53.7-69.3
Other 400 140 16.8 11.4-24.1 260 83.2 75.9-88.6
AGE
18-34 191 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 186 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 206 62 27.1 19.5-36.4 144 72.9 63.6-80.5
55-64 291 122 48.1 39.5-56.8 169 51.9 43.2-60.5
65-74 281 151 51.4 43.1-59.6 130 48.6 40.4-56.9
75+ 176 105 63.9 53.0-73.6 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 306 126 35.8 28.1-44.3 180 64.2 55.7-71.9
Some Post-H.S. 427 143 29.9 24.4-36.0 284 70.1 64.0-75.6
College Graduate 500 144 22.5 18.1-27.5 356 77.5 72.5-81.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 492 224 42.8 36.5-49.3 268 57.2 50.7-63.5
No 812 231 23.6 19.8-28.0 581 76.4 72.0-80.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 210 82 35.7 27.7-44.5 128 64.3 55.5-72.3
Non-Veteran 1,127 381 29.2 25.5-33.1 746 70.8 66.9-74.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 667 140 18.2 14.3-22.8 527 81.8 77.2-85.7
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 411 219 55.1 48.1-61.8 192 44.9 38.2-51.9
Unable to Work 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 188 57 26.1 19.0-34.6 131 73.9 65.4-81.0
$75,000+ 404 111 27.2 21.6-33.7 293 72.8 66.3-78.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 266 103 28.8 21.8-37.1 163 71.2 62.9-78.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 723 234 30.8 26.4-35.7 489 69.2 64.3-73.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 266 103 28.8 21.8-37.1 163 71.2 62.9-78.2
HOUSING
Own 967 357 33.1 28.9-37.6 610 66.9 62.4-71.1
Rent 284 79 22.3 16.9-28.9 205 77.7 71.1-83.1
Other arrangement 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 336 80 21.9 17.1-27.7 256 78.1 72.3-82.9
Rural 929 368 35.7 31.0-40.6 561 64.3 59.4-69.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 926 333 31.4 27.1-36.2 593 68.6 63.8-72.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 165 64 36.3 27.5-46.2 101 63.7 53.8-72.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 254 70 23.5 17.8-30.3 184 76.5 69.7-82.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 203 60 26.4 19.8-34.2 143 73.6 65.8-80.2
2nd Quartile 156 38 21.4 14.6-30.3 118 78.6 69.7-85.4
3rd Quartile 398 121 29.8 24.3-35.8 277 70.2 64.2-75.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 588 248 38.4 31.7-45.5 340 61.6 54.5-68.3

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*Asked of respondents who report having had their cholesterol checked.
The results are not comparable to those from surveys conducted prior to 2020. Before 2020, this question was only asked of respondents who had a cholesterol test and were told their cholesterol levels were high. However, in the 2021 and 2023 versions, the question was asked of respondents who had a cholesterol test regardless of their cholesterol levels. As a result, the question was posed to many more respondents in 2021 and 2023, leading to a considerably smaller percentage reporting the use of cholesterol medication.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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