BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Are you currently taking medicine for your high blood pressure?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	6,132	5,125	77.4	75.8-79.0	1,007	22.6	21.0-24.2
-Northeastern Partnership	516	448	81.3	75.2-86.1	68	18.7	13.9-24.8
GENDER
Male	176	141	72.6	61.7-81.4	35	27.4	18.6-38.3
Female	340	307	89.1	84.5-92.4	33	10.9	7.6-15.5
RACE
White	249	213	80.4	70.5-87.5	36	19.6	12.5-29.5
African American	249	222	86.0	78.8-91.1	27	14.0	8.9-21.2
Other Minorities	13	8	38.9	15.1-69.5	5	61.1	30.5-84.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	8	6	37.8	9.3-78.2	2	62.2	21.8-90.7
Non-Hispanic	508	442	82.4	76.5-87.0	66	17.6	13.0-23.5
AGE
18-24	2	1	30.7	2.7-87.6	1	69.3	12.4-97.3
25-34	22	10	45.9	23.6-69.9	12	54.1	30.1-76.4
35-44	50	32	59.6	41.4-75.5	18	40.4	24.5-58.6
45-54	114	98	80.7	68.5-88.9	16	19.3	11.1-31.5
55-64	134	120	89.9	82.4-94.4	14	10.1	5.6-17.6
65-74	108	103	95.2	88.4-98.1	5	4.8	1.9-11.6
75+	85	83	97.5	90.1-99.4	2	2.5	0.6- 9.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	148	136	86.2	74.0-93.2	12	13.8	6.8-26.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	196	168	78.2	66.1-86.9	28	21.8	13.1-33.9
Some Post-H.S.	94	79	77.2	63.7-86.8	15	22.8	13.2-36.3
College Graduate	77	64	85.9	76.4-92.0	13	14.1	8.0-23.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	128	114	80.1	64.8-89.8	14	19.9	10.2-35.2
$15,000- 24,999	94	84	89.6	80.3-94.8	10	10.4	5.2-19.7
$25,000- 34,999	68	56	69.5	46.4-85.7	12	30.5	14.3-53.6
$35,000- 49,999	55	46	80.9	66.0-90.2	9	19.1	9.8-34.0
$50,000-74,999	46	41	84.7	66.0-94.1	5	15.3	5.9-34.0
$75,000+	32	25	77.8	57.2-90.3	7	22.2	9.7-42.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	285	255	84.3	74.9-90.6	30	15.7	9.4-25.1
No	217	182	78.3	69.3-85.2	35	21.7	14.8-30.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	71	61	84.7	72.3-92.1	10	15.3	7.9-27.7
Non-Veteran	443	385	80.6	73.7-86.0	58	19.4	14.0-26.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,132

5,125

77.4

75.8-79.0

1,007

22.6

21.0-24.2

-Northeastern Partnership

516

448

81.3

75.2-86.1

18.7

13.9-24.8

GENDER

Male

176

141

72.6

61.7-81.4

27.4

18.6-38.3

Female

340

307

89.1

84.5-92.4

10.9

7.6-15.5

RACE

White

249

213

80.4

70.5-87.5

19.6

12.5-29.5

African American

249

222

86.0

78.8-91.1

14.0

8.9-21.2

Other Minorities

38.9

15.1-69.5

61.1

30.5-84.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

37.8

9.3-78.2

62.2

21.8-90.7

Non-Hispanic

508

442

82.4

76.5-87.0

17.6

13.0-23.5

AGE

18-24

30.7

2.7-87.6

69.3

12.4-97.3

25-34

45.9

23.6-69.9

54.1

30.1-76.4

35-44

59.6

41.4-75.5

40.4

24.5-58.6

45-54

114

80.7

68.5-88.9

19.3

11.1-31.5

55-64

134

120

89.9

82.4-94.4

10.1

5.6-17.6

65-74

108

103

95.2

88.4-98.1

4.8

1.9-11.6

75+

97.5

90.1-99.4

2.5

0.6- 9.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

148

136

86.2

74.0-93.2

13.8

6.8-26.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

196

168

78.2

66.1-86.9

21.8

13.1-33.9

Some Post-H.S.

77.2

63.7-86.8

22.8

13.2-36.3

College Graduate

85.9

76.4-92.0

14.1

8.0-23.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

128

114

80.1

64.8-89.8

19.9

10.2-35.2

$15,000- 24,999

89.6

80.3-94.8

10.4

5.2-19.7

$25,000- 34,999

69.5

46.4-85.7

30.5

14.3-53.6

$35,000- 49,999

80.9

66.0-90.2

19.1

9.8-34.0

$50,000-74,999

84.7

66.0-94.1

15.3

5.9-34.0

$75,000+

77.8

57.2-90.3

22.2

9.7-42.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

285

255

84.3

74.9-90.6

15.7

9.4-25.1

217

182

78.3

69.3-85.2

21.7

14.8-30.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

84.7

72.3-92.1

15.3

7.9-27.7

Non-Veteran

443

385

80.6

73.7-86.0

19.4

14.0-26.3

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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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): 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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