2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

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
Piedmont NC 1,786 678 35.0 32.1-38.1 1,108 65.0 61.9-67.9
GENDER
Male 799 308 38.3 33.6-43.2 491 61.7 56.8-66.4
Female 987 370 32.1 28.4-36.0 617 67.9 64.0-71.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,129 457 37.5 33.7-41.5 672 62.5 58.5-66.3
Non-Hispanic Black 344 124 34.5 28.2-41.4 220 65.5 58.6-71.8
Other 282 86 26.1 19.8-33.7 196 73.9 66.3-80.2
AGE
18-34 326 33 8.9 5.8-13.4 293 91.1 86.6-94.2
35-44 262 71 28.4 22.0-35.9 191 71.6 64.1-78.0
45-54 317 110 39.1 31.7-46.9 207 60.9 53.1-68.3
55-64 324 151 48.9 41.2-56.7 173 51.1 43.3-58.8
65-74 297 171 57.3 49.4-64.8 126 42.7 35.2-50.6
75+ 227 128 48.8 39.8-57.9 99 51.2 42.1-60.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 330 123 33.2 27.1-40.0 207 66.8 60.0-72.9
Some Post-H.S. 423 167 34.0 28.4-40.0 256 66.0 60.0-71.6
College Graduate 897 331 34.5 30.7-38.5 566 65.5 61.5-69.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 504 254 46.2 40.2-52.4 250 53.8 47.6-59.8
No 1,223 397 30.1 26.7-33.8 826 69.9 66.2-73.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 195 90 42.3 33.3-51.8 105 57.7 48.2-66.7
Non-Veteran 1,587 587 34.2 31.1-37.5 1,000 65.8 62.5-68.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,016 301 28.6 25.1-32.4 715 71.4 67.6-74.9
Unemployed 79 21 16.8 9.7-27.4 58 83.2 72.6-90.3
Retired 485 281 55.7 49.0-62.2 204 44.3 37.8-51.0
Unable to Work 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 199 74 38.9 30.7-47.8 125 61.1 52.2-69.3
$50,000- 74,999 234 77 27.0 20.3-34.9 157 73.0 65.1-79.7
$75,000+ 682 241 34.2 29.6-39.0 441 65.8 61.0-70.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 355 141 32.6 26.7-39.1 214 67.4 60.9-73.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,057 393 34.7 31.0-38.5 664 65.3 61.5-69.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 355 141 32.6 26.7-39.1 214 67.4 60.9-73.3
HOUSING
Own 1,166 483 38.5 34.7-42.4 683 61.5 57.6-65.3
Rent 488 151 26.2 21.4-31.7 337 73.8 68.3-78.6
Other arrangement 109 34 23.6 15.0-35.1 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 998 348 32.0 28.4-35.8 650 68.0 64.2-71.6
Regional City or Suburban County 425 171 39.1 32.6-46.0 254 60.9 54.0-67.4
Rural 363 159 37.0 30.6-43.9 204 63.0 56.1-69.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 634 254 38.1 32.9-43.6 380 61.9 56.4-67.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,032 373 33.5 29.7-37.4 659 66.5 62.6-70.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 669 262 36.5 31.8-41.6 407 63.5 58.4-68.2
2nd Quartile 685 260 35.2 30.4-40.4 425 64.8 59.6-69.6
3rd Quartile 375 133 31.5 25.8-37.9 242 68.5 62.1-74.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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