2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,901 2,002 34.7 33.1-36.5 33 1.0 0.7- 1.5 2,822 63.2 61.5-65.0 44 1.0 0.7- 1.5
-Eastern NC 1,947 878 38.4 35.7-41.3 *** *** *** 1,046 59.8 56.9-62.6 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 856 380 40.0 36.0-44.2 *** *** *** 471 59.2 55.0-63.3 *** *** ***
Female 1,091 498 36.9 33.1-40.9 *** *** *** 575 60.3 56.3-64.3 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,125 472 37.5 34.0-41.1 *** *** *** 640 61.0 57.3-64.5 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 516 293 46.6 40.6-52.7 *** *** *** 216 51.6 45.4-57.6 *** *** ***
Other 306 113 24.6 19.0-31.2 *** *** *** 190 72.5 65.2-78.7 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 375 40 12.0 8.5-16.8 *** *** *** 329 85.7 80.5-89.6 *** *** ***
35-44 250 59 25.0 18.4-32.9 *** *** *** 184 70.6 62.4-77.7 *** *** ***
45-54 314 129 40.7 34.0-47.6 *** *** *** 183 58.9 51.9-65.6 *** *** ***
55-64 395 239 61.1 54.7-67.1 *** *** *** 153 38.2 32.2-44.5 *** *** ***
65-74 362 245 65.2 57.5-72.2 *** *** *** 113 33.5 26.6-41.2 *** *** ***
75+ 234 161 70.7 63.0-77.5 *** *** *** 72 28.7 22.1-36.5 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 248 138 47.7 39.2-56.4 *** *** *** 108 50.4 41.8-59.0 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 554 270 40.1 35.1-45.3 *** *** *** 275 57.1 51.8-62.2 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 574 244 35.4 30.7-40.4 *** *** *** 323 63.4 58.4-68.2 *** *** ***
College Graduate 564 224 33.5 29.2-38.2 *** *** *** 336 65.6 60.9-70.0 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 222 123 52.2 43.4-61.0 *** *** *** 99 47.8 39.0-56.6 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 326 165 44.1 36.8-51.6 *** *** *** 158 53.7 46.1-61.0 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 203 87 34.1 25.8-43.4 *** *** *** 114 64.8 55.4-73.1 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 239 98 35.7 28.2-44.0 *** *** *** 137 62.6 54.3-70.3 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 231 102 40.0 32.5-48.0 *** *** *** 127 59.2 51.2-66.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 367 141 34.9 29.0-41.3 *** *** *** 223 63.9 57.4-69.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 675 439 59.0 53.6-64.2 *** *** *** 228 39.2 34.0-44.6 *** *** ***
No 1,212 418 28.7 25.6-32.0 *** *** *** 779 69.5 66.1-72.7 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 359 157 37.8 32.1-43.9 *** *** *** 201 61.9 55.8-67.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,586 720 38.6 35.4-41.8 *** *** *** 844 59.3 56.0-62.5 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 130 51 37.2 28.1-47.2 *** *** *** 79 62.8 52.8-71.9 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 314 111 26.0 21.0-31.7 *** *** *** 199 72.4 66.5-77.6 *** *** ***
Rural 1,503 716 41.5 38.1-44.9 *** *** *** 768 56.5 53.0-59.9 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 967 305 27.5 24.1-31.2 *** *** *** 649 70.4 66.5-73.9 *** *** ***
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 548 357 65.1 59.6-70.2 *** *** *** 185 33.7 28.6-39.2 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 216 151 65.3 56.2-73.5 *** *** *** 64 34.1 26.0-43.3 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 107 23 17.9 10.9-28.0 *** *** *** 82 80.0 69.5-87.6 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 175 80 41.5 31.8-51.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 328 167 41.0 34.0-48.3 *** *** *** 156 56.8 49.3-63.9 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 820 348 37.1 32.9-41.5 *** *** *** 467 62.1 57.7-66.3 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 663 362 49.5 43.8-55.2 *** *** *** 295 47.8 42.1-53.5 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 938 369 33.9 30.3-37.6 *** *** *** 556 64.8 61.0-68.4 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 346 147 38.8 32.5-45.5 *** *** *** 195 59.4 52.6-65.8 *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for 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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