2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Cholesterol check within past five years
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
Had cholesterol checked in past 5 years Did not have cholesterol checked in past 5 years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,640 3,524 96.5 95.5-97.4 116 3.5 2.6- 4.5
Eastern NC 1,354 1,309 96.8 95.3-97.8 45 3.2 2.2- 4.7
GENDER
Male 554 529 95.5 92.9-97.2 25 4.5 2.8- 7.1
Female 800 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 667 643 95.7 93.4-97.3 24 4.3 2.7- 6.6
Non-Hispanic Black 268 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 401 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 193 176 93.3 88.4-96.2 17 6.7 3.8-11.6
35-44 186 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 207 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 291 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 283 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 179 179 100 - *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 309 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 428 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 503 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 494 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 816 786 96.6 94.7-97.8 30 3.4 2.2- 5.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 213 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,133 1,095 97.0 95.4-98.0 38 3.0 2.0- 4.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 670 633 95.0 92.5-96.6 37 5.0 3.4- 7.5
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 414 414 100 - *** *** ***
Unable to Work 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 68 68 100 - *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 406 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 270 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 90 90 100 - *** *** ***
151% to 200% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 727 704 96.7 94.6-97.9 23 3.3 2.1- 5.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 270 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 972 952 98.3 97.0-99.0 20 1.7 1.0- 3.0
Rent 286 268 93.6 89.1-96.3 18 6.4 3.7-10.9
Other arrangement 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 341 324 95.4 92.2-97.3 17 4.6 2.7- 7.8
Rural 932 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 933 903 96.8 94.9-98.0 30 3.2 2.0- 5.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 256 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 205 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 400 385 96.9 94.5-98.3 15 3.1 1.7- 5.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 590 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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