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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Hypertension Awareness

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,185	2,579	76.0	73.3-78.5	606	24.0	21.5-26.7
-Western NC	689	571	81.1	76.0-85.3	118	18.9	14.7-24.0
GENDER
Male	266	215	78.1	69.2-85.0	51	21.9	15.0-30.8
Female	423	356	83.8	78.0-88.2	67	16.2	11.8-22.0
RACE
White	625	521	80.6	75.2-85.1	104	19.4	14.9-24.8
African American	36	28	86.2	66.9-95.0	8	13.8	5.0-33.1
Other Minorities	25	19	79.3	52.6-93.0	6	20.7	7.0-47.4
AGE
18-24	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
25-34	30	12	48.0	24.8-72.2	18	52.0	27.8-75.2
35-44	62	36	64.3	47.7-78.1	26	35.7	21.9-52.3
45-54	111	87	77.2	62.3-87.4	24	22.8	12.6-37.7
55-64	166	142	79.4	66.1-88.4	24	20.6	11.6-33.9
65-74	189	171	91.5	85.7-95.0	18	8.5	5.0-14.3
75+	123	118	97.6	93.2-99.2	5	2.4	0.8- 6.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	178	160	85.9	72.8-93.3	18	14.1	6.7-27.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	207	169	79.0	68.9-86.5	38	21.0	13.5-31.1
Some Post-H.S.	158	131	79.4	67.6-87.7	27	20.6	12.3-32.4
College Graduate	143	109	82.1	74.2-87.9	34	17.9	12.1-25.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	124	104	84.2	74.2-90.8	20	15.8	9.2-25.8
$15,000- 24,999	133	111	84.3	68.8-92.9	22	15.7	7.1-31.2
$25,000- 34,999	70	46	61.4	44.9-75.6	24	38.6	24.4-55.1
$35,000- 49,999	88	75	78.4	60.7-89.5	13	21.6	10.5-39.3
$50,000-74,999	58	46	76.4	57.2-88.7	12	23.6	11.3-42.8
$75,000+	58	47	79.7	63.7-89.8	11	20.3	10.2-36.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	161	137	80.3	71.6-86.8	24	19.7	13.2-28.4
Guilford	134	110	77.1	66.1-85.4	24	22.9	14.6-33.9
Mecklenburg	126	108	77.0	62.6-87.0	18	23.0	13.0-37.4
Orange	96	64	60.6	48.6-71.5	32	39.4	28.5-51.4
Wake	108	82	74.4	62.5-83.5	26	25.6	16.5-37.5
Chatham/Lee	138	115	75.1	62.2-84.6	23	24.9	15.4-37.8
Nash/Wilson	156	125	75.9	67.1-83.0	31	24.1	17.0-32.9
Craven/Pamlico	170	142	77.7	68.1-85.0	28	22.3	15.0-31.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	137	115	84.7	76.4-90.4	22	15.3	9.6-23.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	149	121	75.5	64.9-83.8	28	24.5	16.2-35.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	182	137	56.2	37.0-73.7	45	43.8	26.3-63.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	136	107	72.9	60.6-82.5	29	27.1	17.5-39.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	185	148	72.4	63.4-79.9	37	27.6	20.1-36.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	173	151	85.3	77.7-90.6	22	14.7	9.4-22.3
Northeast NC I	186	156	82.6	75.1-88.1	30	17.4	11.9-24.9
Northeast NC II	201	169	79.8	71.4-86.3	32	20.2	13.7-28.6
Northeastern Partnership	387	325	80.8	74.9-85.6	62	19.2	14.4-25.1
Mountain AHEC	429	356	81.5	75.6-86.2	73	18.5	13.8-24.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,262	1,035	74.9	70.0-79.2	227	25.1	20.8-30.0
Piedmont	1,234	973	75.3	71.3-79.0	261	24.7	21.0-28.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,185

2,579

76.0

73.3-78.5

606

24.0

21.5-26.7

-Western NC

689

571

81.1

76.0-85.3

118

18.9

14.7-24.0

GENDER

Male

266

215

78.1

69.2-85.0

21.9

15.0-30.8

Female

423

356

83.8

78.0-88.2

16.2

11.8-22.0

RACE

White

625

521

80.6

75.2-85.1

104

19.4

14.9-24.8

African American

86.2

66.9-95.0

13.8

5.0-33.1

Other Minorities

79.3

52.6-93.0

20.7

7.0-47.4

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

48.0

24.8-72.2

52.0

27.8-75.2

35-44

64.3

47.7-78.1

35.7

21.9-52.3

45-54

111

77.2

62.3-87.4

22.8

12.6-37.7

55-64

166

142

79.4

66.1-88.4

20.6

11.6-33.9

65-74

189

171

91.5

85.7-95.0

8.5

5.0-14.3

75+

123

118

97.6

93.2-99.2

2.4

0.8- 6.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

178

160

85.9

72.8-93.3

14.1

6.7-27.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

207

169

79.0

68.9-86.5

21.0

13.5-31.1

Some Post-H.S.

158

131

79.4

67.6-87.7

20.6

12.3-32.4

College Graduate

143

109

82.1

74.2-87.9

17.9

12.1-25.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

124

104

84.2

74.2-90.8

15.8

9.2-25.8

$15,000- 24,999

133

111

84.3

68.8-92.9

15.7

7.1-31.2

$25,000- 34,999

61.4

44.9-75.6

38.6

24.4-55.1

$35,000- 49,999

78.4

60.7-89.5

21.6

10.5-39.3

$50,000-74,999

76.4

57.2-88.7

23.6

11.3-42.8

$75,000+

79.7

63.7-89.8

20.3

10.2-36.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

161

137

80.3

71.6-86.8

19.7

13.2-28.4

Guilford

134

110

77.1

66.1-85.4

22.9

14.6-33.9

Mecklenburg

126

108

77.0

62.6-87.0

23.0

13.0-37.4

Orange

60.6

48.6-71.5

39.4

28.5-51.4

Wake

108

74.4

62.5-83.5

25.6

16.5-37.5

Chatham/Lee

138

115

75.1

62.2-84.6

24.9

15.4-37.8

Nash/Wilson

156

125

75.9

67.1-83.0

24.1

17.0-32.9

Craven/Pamlico

170

142

77.7

68.1-85.0

22.3

15.0-31.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

137

115

84.7

76.4-90.4

15.3

9.6-23.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

149

121

75.5

64.9-83.8

24.5

16.2-35.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

182

137

56.2

37.0-73.7

43.8

26.3-63.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

136

107

72.9

60.6-82.5

27.1

17.5-39.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

185

148

72.4

63.4-79.9

27.6

20.1-36.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

173

151

85.3

77.7-90.6

14.7

9.4-22.3

Northeast NC I

186

156

82.6

75.1-88.1

17.4

11.9-24.9

Northeast NC II

201

169

79.8

71.4-86.3

20.2

13.7-28.6

Northeastern Partnership

387

325

80.8

74.9-85.6

19.2

14.4-25.1

Mountain AHEC

429

356

81.5

75.6-86.2

18.5

13.8-24.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,262

1,035

74.9

70.0-79.2

227

25.1

20.8-30.0

Piedmont

1,234

973

75.3

71.3-79.0

261

24.7

21.0-28.7

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Western North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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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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