BRFSS 2011 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Are you currently taking medicine for your high blood pressure?)

2011 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,813	4,273	83.8	81.9-85.6	540	16.2	14.4-18.1
-Eastern NC	1,361	1,220	84.8	81.1-87.8	141	15.2	12.2-18.9
GENDER
Male	466	408	82.5	76.4-87.4	58	17.5	12.6-23.6
Female	895	812	86.7	82.1-90.4	83	13.3	9.6-17.9
RACE
White	853	765	83.7	78.7-87.6	88	16.3	12.4-21.3
African American	378	345	89.7	83.3-93.8	33	10.3	6.2-16.7
Other minorities	122	***	***	***	***	***	***
HISPANIC
Hispanic	42	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic	1,314	1,179	84.6	80.8-87.8	135	15.4	12.2-19.2
AGE
18-34	40	***	***	***	***	***	***
35-54	302	241	77.3	69.5-83.6	61	22.7	16.4-30.5
55-64	357	322	91.1	85.9-94.5	35	8.9	5.5-14.1
65-74	350	338	96.6	93.3-98.3	12	3.4	1.7- 6.7
75+	301	291	96.2	91.6-98.3	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	259	237	88.5	79.3-93.9	22	11.5	6.1-20.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	467	422	83.5	76.8-88.6	45	16.5	11.4-23.2
Some Post-H.S.	340	298	83.7	76.2-89.2	42	16.3	10.8-23.8
College Graduate	292	260	84.2	75.1-90.4	32	15.8	9.6-24.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	248	225	85.0	74.0-91.8	23	15.0	8.2-26.0
$15,000- 24,999	247	223	85.1	76.2-91.1	24	14.9	8.9-23.8
$25,000- 34,999	134	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	173	155	84.1	72.1-91.5	18	15.9	8.5-27.9
$50,000+	298	259	84.6	76.9-90.1	39	15.4	9.9-23.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	575	527	84.0	77.8-88.8	48	16.0	11.2-22.2
No	714	629	85.2	80.0-89.1	85	14.8	10.9-20.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	228	211	87.1	76.7-93.3	17	12.9	6.7-23.3
Non-Veteran	1,132	1,008	84.3	80.2-87.7	124	15.7	12.3-19.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,813

4,273

83.8

81.9-85.6

540

16.2

14.4-18.1

-Eastern NC

1,361

1,220

84.8

81.1-87.8

141

15.2

12.2-18.9

GENDER

Male

466

408

82.5

76.4-87.4

17.5

12.6-23.6

Female

895

812

86.7

82.1-90.4

13.3

9.6-17.9

RACE

White

853

765

83.7

78.7-87.6

16.3

12.4-21.3

African American

378

345

89.7

83.3-93.8

10.3

6.2-16.7

Other minorities

122

***

HISPANIC

Hispanic

***

Non-Hispanic

1,314

1,179

84.6

80.8-87.8

135

15.4

12.2-19.2

AGE

18-34

***

35-54

302

241

77.3

69.5-83.6

22.7

16.4-30.5

55-64

357

322

91.1

85.9-94.5

8.9

5.5-14.1

65-74

350

338

96.6

93.3-98.3

3.4

1.7- 6.7

75+

301

291

96.2

91.6-98.3

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

259

237

88.5

79.3-93.9

11.5

6.1-20.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

467

422

83.5

76.8-88.6

16.5

11.4-23.2

Some Post-H.S.

340

298

83.7

76.2-89.2

16.3

10.8-23.8

College Graduate

292

260

84.2

75.1-90.4

15.8

9.6-24.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

248

225

85.0

74.0-91.8

15.0

8.2-26.0

$15,000- 24,999

247

223

85.1

76.2-91.1

14.9

8.9-23.8

$25,000- 34,999

134

***

$35,000- 49,999

173

155

84.1

72.1-91.5

15.9

8.5-27.9

$50,000+

298

259

84.6

76.9-90.1

15.4

9.9-23.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

575

527

84.0

77.8-88.8

16.0

11.2-22.2

714

629

85.2

80.0-89.1

14.8

10.9-20.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

228

211

87.1

76.7-93.3

12.9

6.7-23.3

Non-Veteran

1,132

1,008

84.3

80.2-87.7

124

15.7

12.3-19.8

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*Asked only of those who report being told they have high blood pressure.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2011 are NOT comparable to previous years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2011 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).

**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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