|
View results for a demographic group: |
Select a different topic: |
| View results for a different geographical area: |
|
| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 5,115 | 4,706 | 87.5 | 85.3-89.4 | 409 | 12.5 | 10.6-14.7 |
| -Eastern NC | 1,504 | 1,395 | 87.0 | 82.1-90.7 | 109 | 13.0 | 9.3-17.9 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 535 | 484 | 83.0 | 73.2-89.7 | 51 | 17.0 | 10.3-26.8 |
| Female | 969 | 911 | 90.4 | 86.3-93.3 | 58 | 9.6 | 6.7-13.7 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 988 | 918 | 86.0 | 78.8-91.0 | 70 | 14.0 | 9.0-21.2 |
| African American | 403 | 379 | 90.6 | 84.1-94.6 | 24 | 9.4 | 5.4-15.9 |
| Other Minorities | 102 | 88 | 81.8 | 64.3-91.8 | 14 | 18.2 | 8.2-35.7 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Hispanic | 24 | 16 | 64.4 | 37.1-84.7 | 8 | 35.6 | 15.3-62.9 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,478 | 1,377 | 87.4 | 82.4-91.2 | 101 | 12.6 | 8.8-17.6 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 7 | 2 | 24.6 | 3.1-76.8 | 5 | 75.4 | 23.2-96.9 |
| 25-34 | 40 | 26 | 42.8 | 24.5-63.2 | 14 | 57.2 | 36.8-75.5 |
| 35-44 | 117 | 87 | 77.5 | 64.3-86.8 | 30 | 22.5 | 13.2-35.7 |
| 45-54 | 268 | 240 | 87.8 | 80.3-92.7 | 28 | 12.2 | 7.3-19.7 |
| 55-64 | 386 | 369 | 95.0 | 89.5-97.7 | 17 | 5.0 | 2.3-10.5 |
| 65+ | 674 | 661 | 97.4 | 94.3-98.8 | 13 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.7 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 256 | 245 | 94.5 | 88.4-97.4 | 11 | 5.5 | 2.6-11.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 495 | 464 | 84.6 | 71.6-92.3 | 31 | 15.4 | 7.7-28.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 415 | 387 | 88.4 | 80.5-93.4 | 28 | 11.6 | 6.6-19.5 |
| College Graduate | 335 | 297 | 82.8 | 74.6-88.8 | 38 | 17.2 | 11.2-25.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 247 | 233 | 93.1 | 84.8-97.0 | 14 | 6.9 | 3.0-15.2 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 294 | 275 | 94.4 | 90.4-96.8 | 19 | 5.6 | 3.2- 9.6 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 150 | 139 | 75.7 | 44.6-92.3 | 11 | 24.3 | 7.7-55.4 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 178 | 165 | 89.6 | 80.7-94.6 | 13 | 10.4 | 5.4-19.3 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 185 | 170 | 79.3 | 64.2-89.1 | 15 | 20.7 | 10.9-35.8 |
| $75,000+ | 229 | 201 | 82.1 | 72.1-89.1 | 28 | 17.9 | 10.9-27.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
| Yes | 762 | 721 | 91.2 | 86.3-94.5 | 41 | 8.8 | 5.5-13.7 |
| No | 716 | 650 | 83.7 | 75.3-89.6 | 66 | 16.3 | 10.4-24.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
| Veteran | 266 | 243 | 83.5 | 73.0-90.4 | 23 | 16.5 | 9.6-27.0 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,100 | 1,020 | 87.2 | 80.8-91.7 | 80 | 12.8 | 8.3-19.2 |
Back to Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*.
*Asked only of those who report having high blood pressure
^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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.
**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.
BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes
This page was generated on 09JUN10.
