2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 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 8 627 266 35.0 29.3-41.3 361 65.0 58.7-70.7
GENDER
Male 253 100 29.9 22.4-38.6 153 70.1 61.4-77.6
Female 374 166 39.9 31.9-48.6 208 60.1 51.4-68.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 258 105 36.0 29.0-43.7 153 64.0 56.3-71.0
Non-Hispanic Black 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 281 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 165 30 12.2 7.0-20.5 135 87.8 79.5-93.0
45-64 238 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65+ 216 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 213 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 190 76 33.8 24.2-44.8 114 66.2 55.2-75.8
College Graduate 222 91 33.9 25.4-43.5 131 66.1 56.5-74.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 230 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000+ 257 86 34.1 26.0-43.3 171 65.9 56.7-74.0
Don't know/Not Sure 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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