BRFSS 2009 - Western North Carolina**: (Are you currently taking medicine for your high blood pressure?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	5,380	4,684	81.6	79.4-83.6	696	18.4	16.4-20.6
-Western NC	1,147	1,002	83.0	79.3-86.2	145	17.0	13.8-20.7
GENDER
Male	467	400	79.8	73.5-84.9	67	20.2	15.1-26.5
Female	680	602	86.5	82.2-89.8	78	13.5	10.2-17.8
RACE
White	1,051	922	83.9	80.3-87.0	129	16.1	13.0-19.7
African American	44	38	80.2	59.1-91.9	6	19.8	8.1-40.9
Other Minorities	47	38	60.1	25.6-86.8	9	39.9	13.2-74.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	9	6	33.2	6.5-78.1	3	66.8	21.9-93.5
Non-Hispanic	1,137	995	83.8	80.4-86.8	142	16.2	13.2-19.6
AGE
18-24	5	1	26.2	3.5-77.7	4	73.8	22.3-96.5
25-34	21	9	27.7	12.7-50.2	12	72.3	49.8-87.3
35-44	75	44	61.4	48.6-72.9	31	38.6	27.1-51.4
45-54	164	134	84.0	76.8-89.2	30	16.0	10.8-23.2
55-64	292	259	88.7	82.5-92.9	33	11.3	7.1-17.5
65+	584	551	94.7	92.0-96.4	33	5.3	3.6- 8.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	215	192	84.6	74.7-91.1	23	15.4	8.9-25.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	425	370	83.8	78.5-88.0	55	16.2	12.0-21.5
Some Post-H.S.	260	226	79.9	69.1-87.6	34	20.1	12.4-30.9
College Graduate	245	212	83.4	75.3-89.3	33	16.6	10.7-24.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	204	177	80.8	69.5-88.6	27	19.2	11.4-30.5
$15,000- 24,999	223	201	86.4	78.6-91.7	22	13.6	8.3-21.4
$25,000- 34,999	148	128	86.4	78.2-91.8	20	13.6	8.2-21.8
$35,000- 49,999	132	119	85.3	71.4-93.1	13	14.7	6.9-28.6
$50,000-74,999	131	108	79.5	68.2-87.5	23	20.5	12.5-31.8
$75,000+	129	105	74.6	60.8-84.8	24	25.4	15.2-39.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	577	530	90.0	85.5-93.2	47	10.0	6.8-14.5
No	515	431	79.3	73.8-83.9	84	20.7	16.1-26.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	179	166	92.9	87.4-96.2	13	7.1	3.8-12.6
Non-Veteran	873	752	81.3	76.8-85.2	121	18.7	14.8-23.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,380

4,684

81.6

79.4-83.6

696

18.4

16.4-20.6

-Western NC

1,147

1,002

83.0

79.3-86.2

145

17.0

13.8-20.7

GENDER

Male

467

400

79.8

73.5-84.9

20.2

15.1-26.5

Female

680

602

86.5

82.2-89.8

13.5

10.2-17.8

RACE

White

1,051

922

83.9

80.3-87.0

129

16.1

13.0-19.7

African American

80.2

59.1-91.9

19.8

8.1-40.9

Other Minorities

60.1

25.6-86.8

39.9

13.2-74.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

33.2

6.5-78.1

66.8

21.9-93.5

Non-Hispanic

1,137

995

83.8

80.4-86.8

142

16.2

13.2-19.6

AGE

18-24

26.2

3.5-77.7

73.8

22.3-96.5

25-34

27.7

12.7-50.2

72.3

49.8-87.3

35-44

61.4

48.6-72.9

38.6

27.1-51.4

45-54

164

134

84.0

76.8-89.2

16.0

10.8-23.2

55-64

292

259

88.7

82.5-92.9

11.3

7.1-17.5

65+

584

551

94.7

92.0-96.4

5.3

3.6- 8.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

215

192

84.6

74.7-91.1

15.4

8.9-25.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

425

370

83.8

78.5-88.0

16.2

12.0-21.5

Some Post-H.S.

260

226

79.9

69.1-87.6

20.1

12.4-30.9

College Graduate

245

212

83.4

75.3-89.3

16.6

10.7-24.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

204

177

80.8

69.5-88.6

19.2

11.4-30.5

$15,000- 24,999

223

201

86.4

78.6-91.7

13.6

8.3-21.4

$25,000- 34,999

148

128

86.4

78.2-91.8

13.6

8.2-21.8

$35,000- 49,999

132

119

85.3

71.4-93.1

14.7

6.9-28.6

$50,000-74,999

131

108

79.5

68.2-87.5

20.5

12.5-31.8

$75,000+

129

105

74.6

60.8-84.8

25.4

15.2-39.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

577

530

90.0

85.5-93.2

10.0

6.8-14.5

515

431

79.3

73.8-83.9

20.7

16.1-26.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

179

166

92.9

87.4-96.2

7.1

3.8-12.6

Non-Veteran

873

752

81.3

76.8-85.2

121

18.7

14.8-23.2

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^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.

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