2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 4 Demographics

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
Region 4 517 197 35.8 30.4-41.5 320 64.2 58.5-69.6
GENDER
Male 231 92 41.0 32.2-50.3 139 59.0 49.7-67.8
Female 286 105 31.2 25.1-38.2 181 68.8 61.8-74.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 315 127 39.6 32.4-47.2 188 60.4 52.8-67.6
Non-Hispanic Black 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 182 34 17.5 11.8-25.1 148 82.5 74.9-88.2
45-64 180 78 47.5 37.4-57.7 102 52.5 42.3-62.6
65+ 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 144 57 34.1 25.2-44.3 87 65.9 55.7-74.8
College Graduate 235 89 37.0 29.7-44.9 146 63.0 55.1-70.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000+ 242 76 29.6 22.9-37.4 166 70.4 62.6-77.1
Don't know/Not Sure 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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.

^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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