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

Hypertension Awareness-WHITE MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	Yes, during pregnancy	No
TOTAL	2,577	860	28.1	25.6-30.8	0	0.0	. - .	1,717	71.9	69.2-74.4
AGE
18-24	135	9	11.4	4.9-24.6	0	0.0	. - .	126	88.6	75.4-95.1
25-34	359	37	9.7	6.1-15.0	0	0.0	. - .	322	90.3	85.0-93.9
35-44	508	95	17.9	13.6-23.1	0	0.0	. - .	413	82.1	76.9-86.4
45-54	485	173	34.0	28.1-40.5	0	0.0	. - .	312	66.0	59.5-71.9
55-64	455	224	45.3	38.9-51.8	0	0.0	. - .	231	54.7	48.2-61.1
65-74	388	194	50.8	43.7-57.8	0	0.0	. - .	194	49.2	42.2-56.3
75+	235	122	55.1	46.2-63.7	0	0.0	. - .	113	44.9	36.3-53.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	338	161	40.7	32.4-49.5	0	0.0	. - .	177	59.3	50.5-67.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	726	230	24.2	20.0-28.9	0	0.0	. - .	496	75.8	71.1-80.0
Some Post-H.S.	636	210	25.9	20.9-31.6	0	0.0	. - .	426	74.1	68.4-79.1
College Graduate	870	256	29.2	25.1-33.6	0	0.0	. - .	614	70.8	66.4-74.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	185	92	39.9	29.5-51.2	0	0.0	. - .	93	60.1	48.8-70.5
$15,000- 24,999	364	133	32.0	24.8-40.1	0	0.0	. - .	231	68.0	59.9-75.2
$25,000- 34,999	272	96	29.5	22.4-37.9	0	0.0	. - .	176	70.5	62.1-77.6
$35,000- 49,999	420	132	26.7	21.3-32.8	0	0.0	. - .	288	73.3	67.2-78.7
$50,000-74,999	359	108	26.0	19.7-33.5	0	0.0	. - .	251	74.0	66.5-80.3
$75,000+	447	132	27.8	22.3-34.0	0	0.0	. - .	315	72.2	66.0-77.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	157	57	29.0	22.0-37.0	0	0.0	. - .	100	71.0	63.0-78.0
Guilford	112	37	29.4	20.9-39.6	0	0.0	. - .	75	70.6	60.4-79.1
Mecklenburg	110	31	25.6	16.1-38.0	0	0.0	. - .	79	74.4	62.0-83.9
Orange	135	26	14.6	9.7-21.4	0	0.0	. - .	109	85.4	78.6-90.3
Wake	128	36	27.3	19.3-37.2	0	0.0	. - .	92	72.7	62.8-80.7
Chatham/Lee	117	34	26.4	17.3-38.0	0	0.0	. - .	83	73.6	62.0-82.7
Nash/Wilson	85	37	39.9	28.6-52.3	0	0.0	. - .	48	60.1	47.7-71.4
Craven/Pamlico	131	43	29.2	21.2-38.8	0	0.0	. - .	88	70.8	61.2-78.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	149	48	34.8	24.7-46.4	0	0.0	. - .	101	65.2	53.6-75.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	159	65	32.8	24.8-41.9	0	0.0	. - .	94	67.2	58.1-75.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	45	39.3	27.6-52.5	0	0.0	. - .	60	60.7	47.5-72.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	138	39	25.0	18.0-33.5	0	0.0	. - .	99	75.0	66.5-82.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	83	36	37.4	26.5-49.7	0	0.0	. - .	47	62.6	50.3-73.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	85	32	30.8	21.6-41.8	0	0.0	. - .	53	69.2	58.2-78.4
Northeast NC I	72	27	32.7	22.1-45.5	0	0.0	. - .	45	67.3	54.5-77.9
Northeast NC II	128	54	38.2	29.1-48.2	0	0.0	. - .	74	61.8	51.8-70.9
Northeastern Partnership	200	81	36.9	29.4-45.1	0	0.0	. - .	119	63.1	54.9-70.6
Mountain AHEC	430	142	27.3	21.8-33.5	0	0.0	. - .	288	72.7	66.5-78.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	745	276	28.7	23.9-34.0	0	0.0	. - .	469	71.3	66.0-76.1
Piedmont	1,137	344	27.6	24.1-31.4	0	0.0	. - .	793	72.4	68.6-75.9
Western NC	695	240	29.1	24.3-34.3	0	0.0	. - .	455	70.9	65.7-75.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Yes, during pregnancy

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,577

860

28.1

25.6-30.8

0.0

. - .

1,717

71.9

69.2-74.4

AGE

18-24

135

11.4

4.9-24.6

0.0

. - .

126

88.6

75.4-95.1

25-34

359

9.7

6.1-15.0

0.0

. - .

322

90.3

85.0-93.9

35-44

508

17.9

13.6-23.1

0.0

. - .

413

82.1

76.9-86.4

45-54

485

173

34.0

28.1-40.5

0.0

. - .

312

66.0

59.5-71.9

55-64

455

224

45.3

38.9-51.8

0.0

. - .

231

54.7

48.2-61.1

65-74

388

194

50.8

43.7-57.8

0.0

. - .

194

49.2

42.2-56.3

75+

235

122

55.1

46.2-63.7

0.0

. - .

113

44.9

36.3-53.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

338

161

40.7

32.4-49.5

0.0

. - .

177

59.3

50.5-67.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

726

230

24.2

20.0-28.9

0.0

. - .

496

75.8

71.1-80.0

Some Post-H.S.

636

210

25.9

20.9-31.6

0.0

. - .

426

74.1

68.4-79.1

College Graduate

870

256

29.2

25.1-33.6

0.0

. - .

614

70.8

66.4-74.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

185

39.9

29.5-51.2

0.0

. - .

60.1

48.8-70.5

$15,000- 24,999

364

133

32.0

24.8-40.1

0.0

. - .

231

68.0

59.9-75.2

$25,000- 34,999

272

29.5

22.4-37.9

0.0

. - .

176

70.5

62.1-77.6

$35,000- 49,999

420

132

26.7

21.3-32.8

0.0

. - .

288

73.3

67.2-78.7

$50,000-74,999

359

108

26.0

19.7-33.5

0.0

. - .

251

74.0

66.5-80.3

$75,000+

447

132

27.8

22.3-34.0

0.0

. - .

315

72.2

66.0-77.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

157

29.0

22.0-37.0

0.0

. - .

100

71.0

63.0-78.0

Guilford

112

29.4

20.9-39.6

0.0

. - .

70.6

60.4-79.1

Mecklenburg

110

25.6

16.1-38.0

0.0

. - .

74.4

62.0-83.9

Orange

135

14.6

9.7-21.4

0.0

. - .

109

85.4

78.6-90.3

Wake

128

27.3

19.3-37.2

0.0

. - .

72.7

62.8-80.7

Chatham/Lee

117

26.4

17.3-38.0

0.0

. - .

73.6

62.0-82.7

Nash/Wilson

39.9

28.6-52.3

0.0

. - .

60.1

47.7-71.4

Craven/Pamlico

131

29.2

21.2-38.8

0.0

. - .

70.8

61.2-78.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

149

34.8

24.7-46.4

0.0

. - .

101

65.2

53.6-75.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

159

32.8

24.8-41.9

0.0

. - .

67.2

58.1-75.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

39.3

27.6-52.5

0.0

. - .

60.7

47.5-72.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

138

25.0

18.0-33.5

0.0

. - .

75.0

66.5-82.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

37.4

26.5-49.7

0.0

. - .

62.6

50.3-73.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

30.8

21.6-41.8

0.0

. - .

69.2

58.2-78.4

Northeast NC I

32.7

22.1-45.5

0.0

. - .

67.3

54.5-77.9

Northeast NC II

128

38.2

29.1-48.2

0.0

. - .

61.8

51.8-70.9

Northeastern Partnership

200

36.9

29.4-45.1

0.0

. - .

119

63.1

54.9-70.6

Mountain AHEC

430

142

27.3

21.8-33.5

0.0

. - .

288

72.7

66.5-78.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

745

276

28.7

23.9-34.0

0.0

. - .

469

71.3

66.0-76.1

Piedmont

1,137

344

27.6

24.1-31.4

0.0

. - .

793

72.4

68.6-75.9

Western NC

695

240

29.1

24.3-34.3

0.0

. - .

455

70.9

65.7-75.7

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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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