2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 1 & 2 Demographics

Cholesterol Awareness

Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that your cholesterol is high?*

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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
Region 1 & 2 407 159 32.8 26.8-39.4 248 67.2 60.6-73.2
GENDER
Male 171 73 36.8 27.9-46.7 98 63.2 53.3-72.1
Female 236 86 29.2 21.7-37.9 150 70.8 62.1-78.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 339 125 33.2 26.8-40.3 214 66.8 59.7-73.2
Non-Hispanic Black 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-64 138 59 33.9 24.5-44.7 79 66.1 55.3-75.5
65+ 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 174 64 35.2 26.8-44.7 110 64.8 55.3-73.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000+ 175 73 35.6 27.3-44.9 102 64.4 55.1-72.7
Don't know/Not Sure 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Asked of respondents who have ever had their cholesterol checked

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 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more 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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