2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

Are you currently taking medicine prescribed by a doctor or other health professional for your cholesterol?*

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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
Non-Hispanic Black 628 197 28.6 24.2-33.5 431 71.4 66.5-75.8
GENDER
Male 258 83 33.1 25.8-41.4 175 66.9 58.6-74.2
Female 370 114 24.9 19.8-30.8 256 75.1 69.2-80.2
AGE
18-34 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 147 58 33.5 24.4-44.0 89 66.5 56.0-75.6
Some Post-H.S. 202 62 26.5 19.4-35.0 140 73.5 65.0-80.6
College Graduate 225 48 19.2 13.6-26.4 177 80.8 73.6-86.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 160 34 23.2 15.6-32.9 126 76.8 67.1-84.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 224 100 40.2 31.4-49.6 124 59.8 50.4-68.6
No 387 90 21.9 17.0-27.8 297 78.1 72.2-83.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 542 160 27.0 22.3-32.3 382 73.0 67.7-77.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 229 46 22.2 16.0-29.9 183 77.8 70.1-84.0
Regional City or Suburban County 153 47 25.4 17.6-35.2 106 74.6 64.8-82.4
Rural 246 104 38.2 30.0-47.0 142 61.8 53.0-70.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 327 64 20.6 15.3-27.1 263 79.4 72.9-84.7
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 311 89 29.3 22.8-36.6 222 70.7 63.4-77.2
HOUSING
Own 355 123 31.9 25.9-38.5 232 68.1 61.5-74.1
Rent 212 56 24.4 16.9-33.9 156 75.6 66.1-83.1
Other arrangement 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 243 96 38.8 30.6-47.7 147 61.2 52.3-69.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 154 47 27.5 19.3-37.5 107 72.5 62.5-80.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 231 54 21.7 15.7-29.3 177 78.3 70.7-84.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 113 30 21.8 14.3-31.8 83 78.2 68.2-85.7
2nd Quartile 175 44 21.8 15.3-30.2 131 78.2 69.8-84.7
3rd Quartile 209 61 28.4 20.9-37.4 148 71.6 62.6-79.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Cholesterol Awareness.

*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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