2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

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%)
TOTAL 3,640 3,524 96.5 95.5-97.4 116 3.5 2.6- 4.5
GENDER
Male 1,566 1,492 94.5 92.3-96.1 74 5.5 3.9- 7.7
Female 2,074 2,032 98.3 97.5-98.9 42 1.7 1.1- 2.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,214 2,142 96.1 94.5-97.3 72 3.9 2.7- 5.5
Non-Hispanic Black 630 621 98.0 95.3-99.2 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 321 311 97.9 93.7-99.3 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 134 133 100 99.9- 100 *** *** ***
Hispanic 288 266 93.3 89.3-95.9 22 6.7 4.1-10.7
AGE
18-34 574 533 92.3 88.1-95.2 41 7.7 4.8-11.9
35-44 503 477 95.3 92.6-97.0 26 4.7 3.0- 7.4
45-54 590 572 97.3 95.0-98.6 18 2.7 1.4- 5.0
55-64 712 694 98.0 96.7-98.8 18 2.0 1.2- 3.3
65-74 700 692 99.4 98.5-99.7 *** *** ***
75+ 503 500 99.8 99.5- 100 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 259 241 94.2 90.1-96.6 18 5.8 3.4- 9.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 744 712 95.2 92.6-96.9 32 4.8 3.1- 7.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,013 984 96.9 93.9-98.4 29 3.1 1.6- 6.1
College Graduate 1,606 1,569 97.9 97.0-98.6 37 2.1 1.4- 3.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,174 1,145 96.7 93.6-98.4 29 3.3 1.6- 6.4
No 2,344 2,258 96.3 95.2-97.2 86 3.7 2.8- 4.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 464 451 97.8 96.0-98.8 13 2.2 1.2- 4.0
Non-Veteran 3,160 3,057 96.3 95.1-97.3 103 3.7 2.7- 4.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,891 1,804 95.0 93.2-96.4 87 5.0 3.6- 6.8
Unemployed 153 145 94.8 88.2-97.8 *** *** ***
Retired 1,098 1,085 99.1 98.3-99.6 13 0.9 0.4- 1.7
Unable to Work 272 269 99.6 98.4-99.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 183 178 97.3 93.2-99.0 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 176 173 98.2 93.3-99.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 243 234 96.6 91.6-98.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 329 316 92.7 81.9-97.2 13 7.3 2.8-18.1
$35,000- 49,999 433 408 94.3 91.0-96.5 25 5.7 3.5- 9.0
$50,000-74,999 494 478 96.9 94.8-98.2 16 3.1 1.8- 5.2
$75,000-100,000 397 385 96.8 93.2-98.5 12 3.2 1.5- 6.8
$100,000-150,000 433 425 98.4 96.4-99.3 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 395 385 97.6 95.0-98.9 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 740 720 97.1 94.8-98.4 20 2.9 1.6- 5.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 54 54 100 . - . *** *** ***
50% to 100% 263 249 95.7 91.4-97.9 14 4.3 2.1- 8.6
101% to 150% 215 202 88.9 75.1-95.5 13 11.1 4.5-24.9
151% to 200% 271 263 97.0 93.1-98.7 *** *** ***
More than 200% 2,038 1,978 97.1 96.1-97.9 60 2.9 2.1- 3.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 740 720 97.1 94.8-98.4 20 2.9 1.6- 5.2
HOUSING
Own 2,518 2,459 97.4 96.0-98.3 59 2.6 1.7- 4.0
Rent 869 825 94.5 92.3-96.1 44 5.5 3.9- 7.7
Other arrangement 210 197 92.1 84.2-96.2 13 7.9 3.8-15.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,083 1,047 96.1 94.1-97.4 36 3.9 2.6- 5.9
Regional City or Suburban County 909 874 96.3 93.2-98.0 35 3.7 2.0- 6.8
Rural 1,648 1,603 97.2 95.9-98.1 45 2.8 1.9- 4.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,175 1,137 96.8 95.2-97.8 38 3.2 2.2- 4.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,023 999 97.5 95.9-98.5 24 2.5 1.5- 4.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,442 1,388 95.8 93.6-97.3 54 4.2 2.7- 6.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,130 1,085 95.6 92.8-97.4 45 4.4 2.6- 7.2
2nd Quartile 956 929 96.6 94.6-97.8 27 3.4 2.2- 5.4
3rd Quartile 906 877 97.2 95.8-98.2 29 2.8 1.8- 4.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 648 633 97.9 95.5-99.0 15 2.1 1.0- 4.5

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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