2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Hypertension Awareness

Are you currently taking medicine for your high blood pressure?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,997 1,662 80.0 77.4-82.3 335 20.0 17.7-22.6
-Eastern NC 874 749 81.8 77.9-85.1 125 18.2 14.9-22.1
GENDER
Male 377 305 76.7 70.5-81.8 72 23.3 18.2-29.5
Female 497 444 87.0 82.2-90.6 53 13.0 9.4-17.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 469 398 81.6 76.6-85.7 71 18.4 14.3-23.4
Non-Hispanic Black 292 261 85.0 77.8-90.2 31 15.0 9.8-22.2
Other 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 129 *** *** *** 22 22.5 14.0-34.3
55-64 239 211 89.0 83.5-92.9 28 11.0 7.1-16.5
65-74 244 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 137 115 80.6 70.0-88.0 22 19.4 12.0-30.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 270 234 83.3 76.6-88.4 36 16.7 11.6-23.4
Some Post-H.S. 242 204 79.7 72.1-85.7 38 20.3 14.3-27.9
College Graduate 223 194 84.4 77.6-89.4 29 15.6 10.6-22.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 123 106 82.7 70.4-90.5 17 17.3 9.5-29.6
$15,000- 24,999 164 135 81.3 72.5-87.7 29 18.7 12.3-27.5
$25,000- 34,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 100 83 80.2 69.0-88.0 17 19.8 12.0-31.0
$75,000+ 141 122 82.2 71.3-89.6 19 17.8 10.4-28.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 438 382 84.5 79.3-88.6 56 15.5 11.4-20.7
No 415 349 79.0 73.0-83.9 66 21.0 16.1-27.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 156 129 76.6 67.1-84.1 27 23.4 15.9-32.9
Non-Veteran 717 620 83.2 78.9-86.7 97 16.8 13.3-21.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 111 91 82.9 72.3-90.0 20 17.1 10.0-27.7
Rural 712 616 82.7 78.5-86.3 96 17.3 13.7-21.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 304 238 70.2 62.9-76.6 66 29.8 23.4-37.1
Unemployed 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 354 333 95.7 93.0-97.4 21 4.3 2.6- 7.0
Unable to Work 151 132 87.7 79.9-92.8 19 12.3 7.2-20.1
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 166 144 84.1 74.9-90.4 22 15.9 9.6-25.1
151% to 200% 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 345 300 81.8 75.3-86.9 45 18.2 13.1-24.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 361 320 83.4 75.8-88.9 41 16.6 11.1-24.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 366 303 81.6 76.2-85.9 63 18.4 14.1-23.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 147 126 80.2 70.5-87.3 21 19.8 12.7-29.5

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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 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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