2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 2

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 3,606 1,434 36.3 34.1-38.6 2,172 63.7 61.4-65.9
Medicaid Region 2 500 200 34.7 29.6-40.3 300 65.3 59.7-70.4
GENDER
Male 213 74 33.7 26.2-42.2 139 66.3 57.8-73.8
Female 287 126 35.7 28.9-43.1 161 64.3 56.9-71.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 363 155 36.5 30.5-43.0 208 63.5 57.0-69.5
Non-Hispanic Black 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 137 27 17.3 11.3-25.6 110 82.7 74.4-88.7
45-64 187 74 42.3 33.4-51.7 113 57.7 48.3-66.6
65+ 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 148 65 35.3 26.4-45.3 83 64.7 54.7-73.6
Some Post-H.S. 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 227 76 28.8 22.3-36.4 151 71.2 63.6-77.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 164 79 45.1 35.5-55.1 85 54.9 44.9-64.5
$50,000+ 222 75 31.1 24.0-39.3 147 68.9 60.7-76.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 109 43 27.1 18.0-38.8 *** *** ***

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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.

^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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