2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 1,798 1,751 96.8 95.0-98.0 47 3.2 2.0- 5.0
GENDER
Male 807 771 94.2 90.5-96.5 36 5.8 3.5- 9.5
Female 991 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 346 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 285 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 327 306 90.8 83.8-95.0 21 9.2 5.0-16.2
35-44 262 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 318 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 324 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 302 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 232 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 334 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 425 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 902 881 98.1 96.9-98.8 21 1.9 1.2- 3.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 508 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,230 1,194 96.9 95.4-98.0 36 3.1 2.0- 4.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 197 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,596 1,555 96.6 94.6-97.9 41 3.4 2.1- 5.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,019 985 95.5 92.6-97.3 34 4.5 2.7- 7.4
Unemployed 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 492 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 90 90 100 - *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 201 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 235 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 683 666 97.7 96.0-98.7 17 2.3 1.3- 4.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 361 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,060 1,038 98.0 96.6-98.8 22 2.0 1.2- 3.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 361 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rent 488 469 95.7 92.9-97.5 19 4.3 2.5- 7.1
Other arrangement 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,002 973 96.1 93.9-97.5 29 3.9 2.5- 6.1
Regional City or Suburban County 428 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 368 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 640 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,035 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 671 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 690 672 96.4 93.8-97.9 18 3.6 2.1- 6.2
3rd Quartile 379 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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