BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (Are you currently taking medicine for your high blood pressure?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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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
-Western NC	680	565	77.3	72.3-81.6	115	22.7	18.4-27.7
GENDER
Male	249	207	75.4	66.6-82.6	42	24.6	17.4-33.4
Female	431	358	78.9	73.2-83.6	73	21.1	16.4-26.8
RACE
White	616	515	79.0	74.4-82.9	101	21.0	17.1-25.6
African American	37	28	57.8	30.0-81.4	9	42.2	18.6-70.0
Other Minorities	27	22	76.9	47.3-92.5	5	23.1	7.5-52.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	10	7	68.4	27.3-92.6	3	31.6	7.4-72.7
Non-Hispanic	669	557	77.5	72.4-81.8	112	22.5	18.2-27.6
AGE
18-24	6	1	9.8	1.1-52.0	5	90.2	48.0-98.9
25-34	32	11	38.8	21.7-59.3	21	61.2	40.7-78.3
35-44	54	35	60.4	44.6-74.3	19	39.6	25.7-55.4
45-54	101	76	76.0	65.3-84.3	25	24.0	15.7-34.7
55-64	168	146	85.4	77.5-90.8	22	14.6	9.2-22.5
65-74	165	153	91.5	85.1-95.2	12	8.5	4.8-14.9
75+	152	141	94.0	88.5-97.0	11	6.0	3.0-11.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	152	129	75.6	60.7-86.1	23	24.4	13.9-39.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	224	191	82.3	74.4-88.1	33	17.7	11.9-25.6
Some Post-H.S.	152	121	72.4	61.9-80.9	31	27.6	19.1-38.1
College Graduate	148	121	77.1	67.6-84.4	27	22.9	15.6-32.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	136	123	89.0	81.1-93.9	13	11.0	6.1-18.9
$15,000- 24,999	149	118	70.2	59.3-79.2	31	29.8	20.8-40.7
$25,000- 34,999	80	71	85.5	73.6-92.5	9	14.5	7.5-26.4
$35,000- 49,999	79	60	71.1	56.7-82.2	19	28.9	17.8-43.3
$50,000-74,999	60	43	67.1	51.2-79.9	17	32.9	20.1-48.8
$75,000+	54	45	83.0	69.5-91.3	9	17.0	8.7-30.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	309	265	81.0	74.2-86.3	44	19.0	13.7-25.8
No	355	289	75.3	67.9-81.4	66	24.7	18.6-32.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	132	114	81.2	71.0-88.4	18	18.8	11.6-29.0
Non-Veteran	547	450	76.2	70.4-81.2	97	23.8	18.8-29.6

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

-Western NC

680

565

77.3

72.3-81.6

115

22.7

18.4-27.7

GENDER

Male

249

207

75.4

66.6-82.6

24.6

17.4-33.4

Female

431

358

78.9

73.2-83.6

21.1

16.4-26.8

RACE

White

616

515

79.0

74.4-82.9

101

21.0

17.1-25.6

African American

57.8

30.0-81.4

42.2

18.6-70.0

Other Minorities

76.9

47.3-92.5

23.1

7.5-52.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

68.4

27.3-92.6

31.6

7.4-72.7

Non-Hispanic

669

557

77.5

72.4-81.8

112

22.5

18.2-27.6

AGE

18-24

9.8

1.1-52.0

90.2

48.0-98.9

25-34

38.8

21.7-59.3

61.2

40.7-78.3

35-44

60.4

44.6-74.3

39.6

25.7-55.4

45-54

101

76.0

65.3-84.3

24.0

15.7-34.7

55-64

168

146

85.4

77.5-90.8

14.6

9.2-22.5

65-74

165

153

91.5

85.1-95.2

8.5

4.8-14.9

75+

152

141

94.0

88.5-97.0

6.0

3.0-11.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

152

129

75.6

60.7-86.1

24.4

13.9-39.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

224

191

82.3

74.4-88.1

17.7

11.9-25.6

Some Post-H.S.

152

121

72.4

61.9-80.9

27.6

19.1-38.1

College Graduate

148

121

77.1

67.6-84.4

22.9

15.6-32.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

136

123

89.0

81.1-93.9

11.0

6.1-18.9

$15,000- 24,999

149

118

70.2

59.3-79.2

29.8

20.8-40.7

$25,000- 34,999

85.5

73.6-92.5

14.5

7.5-26.4

$35,000- 49,999

71.1

56.7-82.2

28.9

17.8-43.3

$50,000-74,999

67.1

51.2-79.9

32.9

20.1-48.8

$75,000+

83.0

69.5-91.3

17.0

8.7-30.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

309

265

81.0

74.2-86.3

19.0

13.7-25.8

355

289

75.3

67.9-81.4

24.7

18.6-32.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

132

114

81.2

71.0-88.4

18.8

11.6-29.0

Non-Veteran

547

450

76.2

70.4-81.2

23.8

18.8-29.6

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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: 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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