BRFSS 2015 - Local Health Director Region 9 & 10 Demographics: (Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you have high blood pressure?)

2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 9 & 10 Demographics

Hypertension Awareness

Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you have high blood pressure?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	Yes, during pregnancy	No	Borderline high or pre-hypertensive
North Carolina	6,683	2,725	35.2	33.8-36.5	30	0.6	0.4- 0.9	3,851	63.1	61.7-64.4	77	1.2	0.9- 1.6
Region 9 & 10	933	436	39.5	35.5-43.7	4	0.6	0.2- 1.8	479	58.8	54.6-62.9	14	1.1	0.5- 2.1
GENDER
Male	392	170	34.5	29.0-40.4	***	***	***	216	64.2	58.2-69.8	***	***	***
Female	541	266	44.2	38.5-50.0	***	***	***	263	53.8	48.0-59.6	***	***	***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	604	256	35.2	30.4-40.3	***	***	***	335	63.0	57.8-67.9	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic Black	256	152	50.8	42.5-59.0	***	***	***	100	48.5	40.2-56.8	***	***	***
Other	63	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-44	238	42	16.2	11.1-23.0	***	***	***	191	81.9	74.9-87.3	***	***	***
44-64	383	196	54.4	48.4-60.2	***	***	***	181	44.5	38.7-50.4	***	***	***
65+	304	193	63.2	56.4-69.6	***	***	***	104	34.8	28.5-41.6	***	***	***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	401	214	44.1	37.7-50.7	***	***	***	183	55.0	48.3-61.5	***	***	***
Some College +	528	219	35.1	30.2-40.3	***	***	***	295	62.5	57.2-67.6	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	445	230	42.7	36.7-49.0	***	***	***	209	56.6	50.3-62.6	***	***	***
$50,000+	290	100	31.2	24.6-38.6	***	***	***	181	65.7	58.1-72.5	***	***	***

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Yes, during pregnancy

Borderline high or pre-hypertensive

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,683

2,725

35.2

33.8-36.5

0.6

0.4- 0.9

3,851

63.1

61.7-64.4

1.2

0.9- 1.6

Region 9 & 10

933

436

39.5

35.5-43.7

0.6

0.2- 1.8

479

58.8

54.6-62.9

1.1

0.5- 2.1

GENDER

Male

392

170

34.5

29.0-40.4

***

216

64.2

58.2-69.8

***

Female

541

266

44.2

38.5-50.0

***

263

53.8

48.0-59.6

***

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

604

256

35.2

30.4-40.3

***

335

63.0

57.8-67.9

***

Non-Hispanic Black

256

152

50.8

42.5-59.0

***

100

48.5

40.2-56.8

***

Other

***

AGE

18-44

238

16.2

11.1-23.0

***

191

81.9

74.9-87.3

***

44-64

383

196

54.4

48.4-60.2

***

181

44.5

38.7-50.4

***

65+

304

193

63.2

56.4-69.6

***

104

34.8

28.5-41.6

***

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

401

214

44.1

37.7-50.7

***

183

55.0

48.3-61.5

***

Some College +

528

219

35.1

30.2-40.3

***

295

62.5

57.2-67.6

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

445

230

42.7

36.7-49.0

***

209

56.6

50.3-62.6

***

$50,000+

290

100

31.2

24.6-38.6

***

181

65.7

58.1-72.5

***

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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.

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