2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

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
Western 480 194 34.9 29.4-40.9 286 65.1 59.1-70.6
GENDER
Male 202 84 36.6 28.4-45.7 118 63.4 54.3-71.6
Female 278 110 33.4 26.4-41.3 168 66.6 58.7-73.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 404 158 35.6 29.7-42.0 246 64.4 58.0-70.3
Non-Hispanic Black 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 159 *** *** *** 89 63.7 53.0-73.2
College Graduate 199 70 32.6 25.1-41.2 129 67.4 58.8-74.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 296 110 31.1 24.5-38.5 186 68.9 61.5-75.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 423 164 33.2 27.4-39.5 259 66.8 60.5-72.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 201 63 27.7 20.3-36.6 138 72.3 63.4-79.7
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 189 92 52.1 42.0-61.9 97 47.9 38.1-58.0
Unable to Work 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 135 57 36.4 27.1-46.8 78 63.6 53.2-72.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 249 100 33.8 26.7-41.7 149 66.2 58.3-73.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 363 159 38.6 32.1-45.6 204 61.4 54.4-67.9
Rent 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 140 49 31.1 22.7-41.0 91 68.9 59.0-77.3
Rural 340 145 36.4 29.6-43.8 195 63.6 56.2-70.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 115 48 33.0 23.8-43.8 67 67.0 56.2-76.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 214 92 39.0 29.7-49.1 122 61.0 50.9-70.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 151 54 31.0 22.9-40.4 97 69.0 59.6-77.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 250 88 32.3 25.0-40.5 162 67.7 59.5-75.0
2nd Quartile 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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