2023 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
Non-Hispanic White 2,214 2,142 96.1 94.5-97.3 72 3.9 2.7- 5.5
GENDER
Male 959 917 94.5 91.2-96.5 42 5.5 3.5- 8.8
Female 1,255 1,225 97.6 96.2-98.4 30 2.4 1.6- 3.8
AGE
18-34 311 286 89.6 82.1-94.2 25 10.4 5.8-17.9
35-44 252 238 94.4 90.2-96.9 14 5.6 3.1- 9.8
45-54 325 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 425 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 471 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 402 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 397 375 93.9 90.3-96.2 22 6.1 3.8- 9.7
Some Post-H.S. 608 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 1,125 1,093 97.2 95.9-98.1 32 2.8 1.9- 4.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 232 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 304 289 95.1 91.7-97.2 15 4.9 2.8- 8.3
$75,000+ 879 856 97.3 95.5-98.3 23 2.7 1.7- 4.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 703 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,443 1,387 95.9 94.4-97.0 56 4.1 3.0- 5.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 303 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,904 1,842 95.9 94.1-97.2 62 4.1 2.8- 5.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 629 609 96.1 93.4-97.7 20 3.9 2.3- 6.6
Regional City or Suburban County 615 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 970 942 96.8 95.0-98.0 28 3.2 2.0- 5.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,086 1,033 94.1 91.2-96.1 53 5.9 3.9- 8.8
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 819 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 122 122 100 . - . *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,396 1,349 96.4 94.9-97.5 47 3.6 2.5- 5.1
HOUSING
Own 1,677 1,633 96.7 94.8-98.0 44 3.3 2.0- 5.2
Rent 407 386 93.6 89.9-96.0 21 6.4 4.0-10.1
Other arrangement 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 534 515 96.0 93.6-97.5 19 4.0 2.5- 6.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 731 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 949 911 95.0 91.6-97.1 38 5.0 2.9- 8.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 840 805 94.7 90.6-97.0 35 5.3 3.0- 9.4
2nd Quartile 610 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 565 546 96.4 94.3-97.8 19 3.6 2.2- 5.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 199 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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