BRFSS 2015 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Are you currently taking medicine for your high blood pressure?*)

2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,722	2,277	81.0	79.1-82.9	445	19.0	17.1-20.9
-Piedmont	1,253	1,029	80.0	77.1-82.5	224	20.0	17.5-22.9
GENDER
Male	521	410	77.0	72.3-81.0	111	23.0	19.0-27.7
Female	732	619	82.8	79.2-85.9	113	17.2	14.1-20.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	822	683	80.8	77.2-83.9	139	19.2	16.1-22.8
Non-Hispanic Black	333	283	82.6	77.0-87.1	50	17.4	12.9-23.0
Other	87	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-34	56	***	***	***	***	***	***
35-44	113	67	64.6	54.9-73.2	46	35.4	26.8-45.1
45-54	210	161	75.6	68.4-81.6	49	24.4	18.4-31.6
55-64	318	266	85.4	80.8-89.1	52	14.6	10.9-19.2
65-74	325	304	93.9	90.3-96.3	21	6.1	3.7- 9.7
75+	213	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	165	135	81.5	73.4-87.6	30	18.5	12.4-26.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	360	310	82.6	77.2-86.9	50	17.4	13.1-22.8
Some Post-H.S.	352	287	79.2	73.7-83.8	65	20.8	16.2-26.3
College Graduate	372	293	75.9	70.5-80.6	79	24.1	19.4-29.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	149	121	79.0	69.8-86.0	28	21.0	14.0-30.2
$15,000- 24,999	224	190	84.0	77.7-88.8	34	16.0	11.2-22.3
$25,000- 34,999	118	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	139	117	82.5	72.1-89.7	22	17.5	10.3-27.9
$50,000- 74,999	141	106	72.4	62.8-80.3	35	27.6	19.7-37.2
$75,000+	227	179	75.8	68.6-81.8	48	24.2	18.2-31.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	441	370	83.4	78.8-87.2	71	16.6	12.8-21.2
No	786	638	78.4	74.7-81.7	148	21.6	18.3-25.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	173	143	80.2	71.8-86.6	30	19.8	13.4-28.2
Non-Veteran	1,077	884	79.9	76.8-82.7	193	20.1	17.3-23.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY
Urban	609	477	74.7	70.1-78.7	132	25.3	21.3-29.9
Regional City or Suburban	349	303	85.4	80.5-89.2	46	14.6	10.8-19.5
Rural	295	249	84.9	79.6-89.1	46	15.1	10.9-20.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,722

2,277

81.0

79.1-82.9

445

19.0

17.1-20.9

-Piedmont

1,253

1,029

80.0

77.1-82.5

224

20.0

17.5-22.9

GENDER

Male

521

410

77.0

72.3-81.0

111

23.0

19.0-27.7

Female

732

619

82.8

79.2-85.9

113

17.2

14.1-20.8

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

822

683

80.8

77.2-83.9

139

19.2

16.1-22.8

Non-Hispanic Black

333

283

82.6

77.0-87.1

17.4

12.9-23.0

Other

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AGE

18-34

***

35-44

113

64.6

54.9-73.2

35.4

26.8-45.1

45-54

210

161

75.6

68.4-81.6

24.4

18.4-31.6

55-64

318

266

85.4

80.8-89.1

14.6

10.9-19.2

65-74

325

304

93.9

90.3-96.3

6.1

3.7- 9.7

75+

213

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

165

135

81.5

73.4-87.6

18.5

12.4-26.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

360

310

82.6

77.2-86.9

17.4

13.1-22.8

Some Post-H.S.

352

287

79.2

73.7-83.8

20.8

16.2-26.3

College Graduate

372

293

75.9

70.5-80.6

24.1

19.4-29.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

149

121

79.0

69.8-86.0

21.0

14.0-30.2

$15,000- 24,999

224

190

84.0

77.7-88.8

16.0

11.2-22.3

$25,000- 34,999

118

***

$35,000- 49,999

139

117

82.5

72.1-89.7

17.5

10.3-27.9

$50,000- 74,999

141

106

72.4

62.8-80.3

27.6

19.7-37.2

$75,000+

227

179

75.8

68.6-81.8

24.2

18.2-31.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

441

370

83.4

78.8-87.2

16.6

12.8-21.2

786

638

78.4

74.7-81.7

148

21.6

18.3-25.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

173

143

80.2

71.8-86.6

19.8

13.4-28.2

Non-Veteran

1,077

884

79.9

76.8-82.7

193

20.1

17.3-23.2

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY

Urban

609

477

74.7

70.1-78.7

132

25.3

21.3-29.9

Regional City or Suburban

349

303

85.4

80.5-89.2

14.6

10.8-19.5

Rural

295

249

84.9

79.6-89.1

15.1

10.9-20.4

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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 2015 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2015 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).
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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