BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Are you currently taking medicine for your high blood pressure?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,355	1,134	79.8	75.9-83.3	221	20.2	16.7-24.1
AGE
18-24	15	1	1.3	0.2-10.1	14	98.7	89.9-99.8
25-34	40	15	41.2	22.0-63.4	25	58.8	36.6-78.0
35-44	96	61	62.2	46.0-76.1	35	37.8	23.9-54.0
45-54	216	167	78.1	69.4-84.9	49	21.9	15.1-30.6
55-64	307	269	86.8	80.1-91.5	38	13.2	8.5-19.9
65-74	348	315	89.0	82.4-93.3	33	11.0	6.7-17.6
75+	321	295	89.9	82.9-94.2	26	10.1	5.8-17.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	319	281	85.2	77.8-90.4	38	14.8	9.6-22.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	452	388	82.5	75.7-87.7	64	17.5	12.3-24.3
Some Post-H.S.	338	274	74.2	64.0-82.3	64	25.8	17.7-36.0
College Graduate	242	188	76.1	67.4-83.2	54	23.9	16.8-32.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	227	196	86.4	79.4-91.4	31	13.6	8.6-20.6
$15,000- 24,999	256	216	85.5	78.1-90.7	40	14.5	9.3-21.9
$25,000- 34,999	136	104	61.2	45.1-75.2	32	38.8	24.8-54.9
$35,000- 49,999	142	121	86.2	75.8-92.6	21	13.8	7.4-24.2
$50,000-74,999	101	81	73.0	58.7-83.8	20	27.0	16.2-41.3
$75,000+	100	84	77.9	61.8-88.4	16	22.1	11.6-38.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	88	77	81.8	68.7-90.2	11	18.2	9.8-31.3
Guilford	58	48	74.9	55.8-87.6	10	25.1	12.4-44.2
Mecklenburg	43	36	78.8	59.8-90.3	7	21.2	9.7-40.2
Orange	51	36	61.8	43.4-77.3	15	38.2	22.7-56.6
Wake	35	28	77.5	58.9-89.2	7	22.5	10.8-41.1
Chatham/Lee	64	58	82.3	62.4-92.8	6	17.7	7.2-37.6
Nash/Wilson	63	57	91.8	82.0-96.5	6	8.2	3.5-18.0
Craven/Pamlico	83	69	79.6	67.5-88.0	14	20.4	12.0-32.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	79	70	90.0	80.7-95.1	9	10.0	4.9-19.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	77	66	77.6	57.4-89.9	11	22.4	10.1-42.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	58	49	74.9	49.8-90.0	9	25.1	10.0-50.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	79	63	69.5	50.4-83.6	16	30.5	16.4-49.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	39	34	85.2	66.8-94.3	5	14.8	5.7-33.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	62	55	91.1	81.7-95.9	7	8.9	4.1-18.3
Northeast NC I	40	35	85.4	68.0-94.1	5	14.6	5.9-32.0
Northeast NC II	70	54	73.4	60.0-83.6	16	26.6	16.4-40.0
Northeastern Partnership	110	89	76.5	65.7-84.7	21	23.5	15.3-34.3
Mountain AHEC	242	203	82.0	73.6-88.1	39	18.0	11.9-26.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	452	383	83.7	77.0-88.8	69	16.3	11.2-23.0
Piedmont	518	425	76.4	69.9-81.8	93	23.6	18.2-30.1
Western NC	385	326	83.5	77.4-88.2	59	16.5	11.8-22.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,355

1,134

79.8

75.9-83.3

221

20.2

16.7-24.1

AGE

18-24

1.3

0.2-10.1

98.7

89.9-99.8

25-34

41.2

22.0-63.4

58.8

36.6-78.0

35-44

62.2

46.0-76.1

37.8

23.9-54.0

45-54

216

167

78.1

69.4-84.9

21.9

15.1-30.6

55-64

307

269

86.8

80.1-91.5

13.2

8.5-19.9

65-74

348

315

89.0

82.4-93.3

11.0

6.7-17.6

75+

321

295

89.9

82.9-94.2

10.1

5.8-17.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

319

281

85.2

77.8-90.4

14.8

9.6-22.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

452

388

82.5

75.7-87.7

17.5

12.3-24.3

Some Post-H.S.

338

274

74.2

64.0-82.3

25.8

17.7-36.0

College Graduate

242

188

76.1

67.4-83.2

23.9

16.8-32.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

227

196

86.4

79.4-91.4

13.6

8.6-20.6

$15,000- 24,999

256

216

85.5

78.1-90.7

14.5

9.3-21.9

$25,000- 34,999

136

104

61.2

45.1-75.2

38.8

24.8-54.9

$35,000- 49,999

142

121

86.2

75.8-92.6

13.8

7.4-24.2

$50,000-74,999

101

73.0

58.7-83.8

27.0

16.2-41.3

$75,000+

100

77.9

61.8-88.4

22.1

11.6-38.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

81.8

68.7-90.2

18.2

9.8-31.3

Guilford

74.9

55.8-87.6

25.1

12.4-44.2

Mecklenburg

78.8

59.8-90.3

21.2

9.7-40.2

Orange

61.8

43.4-77.3

38.2

22.7-56.6

Wake

77.5

58.9-89.2

22.5

10.8-41.1

Chatham/Lee

82.3

62.4-92.8

17.7

7.2-37.6

Nash/Wilson

91.8

82.0-96.5

8.2

3.5-18.0

Craven/Pamlico

79.6

67.5-88.0

20.4

12.0-32.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

90.0

80.7-95.1

10.0

4.9-19.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

77.6

57.4-89.9

22.4

10.1-42.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

74.9

49.8-90.0

25.1

10.0-50.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

69.5

50.4-83.6

30.5

16.4-49.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

85.2

66.8-94.3

14.8

5.7-33.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

91.1

81.7-95.9

8.9

4.1-18.3

Northeast NC I

85.4

68.0-94.1

14.6

5.9-32.0

Northeast NC II

73.4

60.0-83.6

26.6

16.4-40.0

Northeastern Partnership

110

76.5

65.7-84.7

23.5

15.3-34.3

Mountain AHEC

242

203

82.0

73.6-88.1

18.0

11.9-26.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

452

383

83.7

77.0-88.8

16.3

11.2-23.0

Piedmont

518

425

76.4

69.9-81.8

23.6

18.2-30.1

Western NC

385

326

83.5

77.4-88.2

16.5

11.8-22.6

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*This question is asked only if the respondent reported being diagnosed with high blood pressure.

^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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