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%)
North Carolina 3,640 3,524 96.5 95.5-97.4 116 3.5 2.6- 4.5
MALES 1,566 1,492 94.5 92.3-96.1 74 5.5 3.9- 7.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 959 917 94.5 91.2-96.5 42 5.5 3.5- 8.8
Non-Hispanic Black 259 250 95.6 89.9-98.1 *** *** ***
Other 318 297 93.4 88.9-96.2 21 6.6 3.8-11.1
AGE
18-34 282 252 87.2 79.1-92.5 30 12.8 7.5-20.9
35-44 219 201 92.5 87.6-95.6 18 7.5 4.4-12.4
45-54 238 227 96.2 92.6-98.1 11 3.8 1.9- 7.4
55-64 307 299 97.7 95.1-98.9 *** *** ***
65-74 298 294 99.0 97.1-99.6 *** *** ***
75+ 195 193 99.8 99.0- 100 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 133 120 92.1 85.3-95.9 13 7.9 4.1-14.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 328 303 91.7 86.7-94.9 25 8.3 5.1-13.3
Some Post-H.S. 398 381 94.9 87.7-98.0 17 5.1 2.0-12.3
College Graduate 699 680 97.3 95.5-98.4 19 2.7 1.6- 4.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 63 61 97.5 85.6-99.6 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 71 65 93.8 81.6-98.1 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 188 169 91.2 85.3-94.9 19 8.8 5.1-14.7
$50,000- 74,999 214 205 95.4 91.1-97.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 627 609 97.1 95.0-98.3 18 2.9 1.7- 5.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 475 457 93.9 87.0-97.3 18 6.1 2.7-13.0
No 1,037 981 94.5 92.4-96.0 56 5.5 4.0- 7.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 396 385 97.8 95.7-98.9 11 2.2 1.1- 4.3
Non-Veteran 1,162 1,099 93.5 90.7-95.5 63 6.5 4.5- 9.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 496 471 93.4 89.5-95.9 25 6.6 4.1-10.5
Regional City or Suburban County 412 392 94.2 87.7-97.4 20 5.8 2.6-12.3
Rural 658 629 95.8 93.5-97.3 29 4.2 2.7- 6.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 914 856 92.4 89.0-94.8 58 7.6 5.2-11.0
Unemployed 64 59 91.6 78.6-97.0 *** *** ***
Retired 447 437 98.5 96.9-99.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 88 88 100 . - . *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 86 79 94.9 87.2-98.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 110 104 94.8 86.6-98.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 968 930 95.9 94.0-97.2 38 4.1 2.8- 6.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 478 455 95.1 92.2-97.0 23 4.9 3.0- 7.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 448 432 96.3 93.6-97.9 16 3.7 2.1- 6.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 640 605 92.9 88.2-95.8 35 7.1 4.2-11.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 515 489 93.8 87.9-96.9 26 6.2 3.1-12.1
2nd Quartile 424 404 93.8 89.8-96.3 20 6.2 3.7-10.2
3rd Quartile 373 356 96.0 93.5-97.6 17 4.0 2.4- 6.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 254 243 95.4 90.4-97.9 11 4.6 2.1- 9.6

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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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