BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you have high blood pressure?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	Yes, during pregnancy	No
TOTAL	1,874	822	37.1	33.8-40.5	12	0.5	0.2- 1.1	1,040	62.4	59.0-65.7
GENDER
Male	608	256	35.4	29.9-41.4	0	0.0	. - .	352	64.6	58.6-70.1
Female	1,266	566	38.4	34.4-42.4	12	0.9	0.4- 2.0	688	60.7	56.6-64.7
AGE
18-24	147	15	12.0	5.7-23.6	2	0.2	0.0- 0.8	130	87.8	76.3-94.2
25-34	286	49	14.7	9.4-22.2	4	1.4	0.5- 4.2	233	83.9	76.4-89.4
35-44	372	108	25.4	19.4-32.4	4	0.8	0.2- 3.3	260	73.8	66.7-79.8
45-54	415	206	52.9	45.6-60.1	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0	208	46.9	39.8-54.2
55-64	288	197	68.4	60.0-75.7	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8	90	31.5	24.2-39.9
65-74	208	136	65.1	54.7-74.3	0	0.0	. - .	72	34.9	25.7-45.3
75+	143	103	67.3	55.2-77.5	0	0.0	. - .	40	32.7	22.5-44.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	447	265	52.7	45.3-60.0	2	0.2	0.0- 0.7	180	47.1	39.8-54.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	653	269	35.8	30.2-41.8	5	0.6	0.2- 1.9	379	63.6	57.6-69.2
Some Post-H.S.	435	164	30.2	24.1-37.2	4	0.6	0.2- 2.1	267	69.2	62.2-75.3
College Graduate	332	120	32.5	25.8-39.9	1	0.6	0.1- 4.5	211	66.9	59.4-73.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	351	198	54.6	46.1-62.8	3	0.3	0.1- 1.1	150	45.1	36.9-53.6
$15,000- 24,999	435	193	40.7	33.2-48.6	2	0.3	0.1- 1.2	240	59.1	51.2-66.6
$25,000- 34,999	227	83	33.4	25.0-43.1	0	0.0	. - .	144	66.6	56.9-75.0
$35,000- 49,999	199	69	32.5	23.6-42.8	2	1.1	0.2- 5.6	128	66.4	56.1-75.4
$50,000-74,999	118	46	33.3	23.0-45.4	1	1.5	0.2- 9.7	71	65.3	53.0-75.8
$75,000+	94	30	28.8	18.5-41.9	0	0.0	. - .	64	71.2	58.1-81.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	12	36.7	20.0-57.3	0	0.0	. - .	17	63.3	42.7-80.0
Guilford	116	38	30.0	21.0-40.9	1	1.2	0.2- 8.0	77	68.8	57.8-78.0
Mecklenburg	120	43	31.9	23.5-41.7	0	0.0	. - .	77	68.1	58.3-76.5
Orange	48	14	25.1	14.4-40.2	1	2.0	0.3-12.7	33	72.9	57.8-84.1
Wake	86	33	33.5	23.2-45.6	0	0.0	. - .	53	66.5	54.4-76.8
Chatham/Lee	70	30	35.7	22.7-51.3	0	0.0	. - .	40	64.3	48.7-77.3
Nash/Wilson	125	52	39.2	30.0-49.3	0	0.0	. - .	73	60.8	50.7-70.0
Craven/Pamlico	92	43	39.3	28.1-51.6	1	1.1	0.2- 7.4	48	59.7	47.2-71.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	9	66.7	35.6-87.8	0	0.0	. - .	7	33.3	12.2-64.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	4	39.9	13.8-73.4	0	0.0	. - .	5	60.1	26.6-86.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	166	75	47.8	30.4-65.7	1	0.4	0.0- 2.6	90	51.9	34.1-69.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	3	23.0	6.9-54.5	0	0.0	. - .	7	77.0	45.5-93.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	145	68	41.4	32.6-50.8	2	1.1	0.3- 4.3	75	57.4	48.0-66.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	129	73	52.2	39.7-64.4	1	1.0	0.1- 7.0	55	46.7	34.7-59.2
Northeast NC I	238	115	44.4	37.1-51.9	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4	122	55.3	47.7-62.6
Northeast NC II	148	74	41.0	31.7-50.8	2	1.0	0.2- 4.7	72	58.0	48.1-67.3
Northeastern Partnership	386	189	42.6	36.6-48.9	3	0.7	0.2- 2.4	194	56.7	50.4-62.8
Mountain AHEC	51	22	39.2	24.0-56.9	0	0.0	. - .	29	60.8	43.1-76.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	983	464	39.9	35.1-45.0	7	0.4	0.2- 0.9	512	59.7	54.6-64.5
Piedmont	817	322	34.5	30.0-39.3	5	0.6	0.2- 1.8	490	64.8	60.0-69.4
Western NC	74	36	46.6	27.8-66.4	0	0.0	. - .	38	53.4	33.6-72.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Yes, during pregnancy

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,874

822

37.1

33.8-40.5

0.5

0.2- 1.1

1,040

62.4

59.0-65.7

GENDER

Male

608

256

35.4

29.9-41.4

0.0

. - .

352

64.6

58.6-70.1

Female

1,266

566

38.4

34.4-42.4

0.9

0.4- 2.0

688

60.7

56.6-64.7

AGE

18-24

147

12.0

5.7-23.6

0.2

0.0- 0.8

130

87.8

76.3-94.2

25-34

286

14.7

9.4-22.2

1.4

0.5- 4.2

233

83.9

76.4-89.4

35-44

372

108

25.4

19.4-32.4

0.8

0.2- 3.3

260

73.8

66.7-79.8

45-54

415

206

52.9

45.6-60.1

0.1

0.0- 1.0

208

46.9

39.8-54.2

55-64

288

197

68.4

60.0-75.7

0.1

0.0- 0.8

31.5

24.2-39.9

65-74

208

136

65.1

54.7-74.3

0.0

. - .

34.9

25.7-45.3

75+

143

103

67.3

55.2-77.5

0.0

. - .

32.7

22.5-44.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

447

265

52.7

45.3-60.0

0.2

0.0- 0.7

180

47.1

39.8-54.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

653

269

35.8

30.2-41.8

0.6

0.2- 1.9

379

63.6

57.6-69.2

Some Post-H.S.

435

164

30.2

24.1-37.2

0.6

0.2- 2.1

267

69.2

62.2-75.3

College Graduate

332

120

32.5

25.8-39.9

0.6

0.1- 4.5

211

66.9

59.4-73.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

351

198

54.6

46.1-62.8

0.3

0.1- 1.1

150

45.1

36.9-53.6

$15,000- 24,999

435

193

40.7

33.2-48.6

0.3

0.1- 1.2

240

59.1

51.2-66.6

$25,000- 34,999

227

33.4

25.0-43.1

0.0

. - .

144

66.6

56.9-75.0

$35,000- 49,999

199

32.5

23.6-42.8

1.1

0.2- 5.6

128

66.4

56.1-75.4

$50,000-74,999

118

33.3

23.0-45.4

1.5

0.2- 9.7

65.3

53.0-75.8

$75,000+

28.8

18.5-41.9

0.0

. - .

71.2

58.1-81.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

36.7

20.0-57.3

0.0

. - .

63.3

42.7-80.0

Guilford

116

30.0

21.0-40.9

1.2

0.2- 8.0

68.8

57.8-78.0

Mecklenburg

120

31.9

23.5-41.7

0.0

. - .

68.1

58.3-76.5

Orange

25.1

14.4-40.2

2.0

0.3-12.7

72.9

57.8-84.1

Wake

33.5

23.2-45.6

0.0

. - .

66.5

54.4-76.8

Chatham/Lee

35.7

22.7-51.3

0.0

. - .

64.3

48.7-77.3

Nash/Wilson

125

39.2

30.0-49.3

0.0

. - .

60.8

50.7-70.0

Craven/Pamlico

39.3

28.1-51.6

1.1

0.2- 7.4

59.7

47.2-71.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

66.7

35.6-87.8

0.0

. - .

33.3

12.2-64.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

39.9

13.8-73.4

0.0

. - .

60.1

26.6-86.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

166

47.8

30.4-65.7

0.4

0.0- 2.6

51.9

34.1-69.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

23.0

6.9-54.5

0.0

. - .

77.0

45.5-93.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

145

41.4

32.6-50.8

1.1

0.3- 4.3

57.4

48.0-66.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

129

52.2

39.7-64.4

1.0

0.1- 7.0

46.7

34.7-59.2

Northeast NC I

238

115

44.4

37.1-51.9

0.3

0.0- 2.4

122

55.3

47.7-62.6

Northeast NC II

148

41.0

31.7-50.8

1.0

0.2- 4.7

58.0

48.1-67.3

Northeastern Partnership

386

189

42.6

36.6-48.9

0.7

0.2- 2.4

194

56.7

50.4-62.8

Mountain AHEC

39.2

24.0-56.9

0.0

. - .

60.8

43.1-76.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

983

464

39.9

35.1-45.0

0.4

0.2- 0.9

512

59.7

54.6-64.5

Piedmont

817

322

34.5

30.0-39.3

0.6

0.2- 1.8

490

64.8

60.0-69.4

Western NC

46.6

27.8-66.4

0.0

. - .

53.4

33.6-72.2

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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