2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Hypertension Screening

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  Total
Respond.^		 Within the past 6 months 6 to 12 months ago 1 to 2 years ago 2 or more years ago or never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,788 3,178 80.8 79.0-82.5 346 10.2 9.0-11.6 126 4.2 3.4- 5.2 138 4.8 3.8- 5.9
-Eastern NC 1,587 1,358 81.8 78.8-84.5 132 9.8 7.8-12.1 43 3.6 2.5- 5.3 54 4.8 3.3- 6.8
GENDER
Male 674 552 79.1 74.5-83.1 63 9.8 7.3-13.1 22 4.2 2.5- 7.0 37 6.9 4.4-10.6
Female 913 806 84.3 80.3-87.6 69 9.7 7.0-13.3 21 3.1 1.7- 5.4 17 2.9 1.7- 5.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 898 776 83.1 79.3-86.3 70 9.3 7.0-12.4 23 3.5 2.1- 5.9 29 4.0 2.5- 6.3
Non-Hispanic Black 452 397 82.8 76.4-87.8 35 9.6 6.2-14.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 237 185 71.8 62.5-79.5 27 12.8 7.4-21.1 *** *** *** 17 11.8 6.9-19.3
AGE
18-34 230 169 70.6 62.6-77.5 33 17.2 11.8-24.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 190 148 77.3 67.2-85.0 23 9.1 5.5-14.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 264 218 81.6 75.1-86.6 26 9.5 6.1-14.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 353 315 87.9 82.7-91.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 316 288 89.3 83.0-93.5 22 7.0 3.9-12.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 219 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 212 172 77.4 68.7-84.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 11.2 6.9-17.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 445 375 80.5 74.7-85.3 44 9.7 6.6-14.0 15 6.4 3.6-11.3 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 478 417 83.8 78.2-88.1 39 10.2 7.0-14.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 447 390 84.4 79.4-88.4 35 10.2 6.9-14.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 175 149 81.8 72.3-88.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 266 221 80.9 73.5-86.6 24 10.6 6.2-17.6 *** *** *** 17 6.9 4.1-11.5
$25,000- 34,999 157 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 186 155 78.4 66.9-86.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 186 165 88.0 80.4-92.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 305 263 84.4 77.9-89.2 30 12.7 8.2-19.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 252 229 92.4 88.2-95.2 14 4.2 2.3- 7.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,334 1,128 79.9 76.5-83.0 118 10.8 8.5-13.5 40 4.1 2.7- 6.0 48 5.2 3.6- 7.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 104 88 85.0 74.9-91.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 227 189 81.4 73.9-87.1 23 10.5 6.4-16.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 1,256 1,081 81.6 78.1-84.7 99 9.6 7.4-12.4 31 3.4 2.1- 5.3 45 5.4 3.7- 8.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 751 602 77.5 73.0-81.5 78 11.2 8.5-14.6 31 4.9 3.0- 7.7 40 6.4 4.2- 9.8
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 489 451 91.2 87.1-94.1 30 6.1 3.8- 9.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 201 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 153 123 77.0 67.2-84.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 271 226 81.0 73.6-86.7 24 10.5 6.2-17.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 695 603 83.2 78.4-87.1 61 10.2 7.5-13.9 21 3.9 2.2- 6.8 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 590 515 83.6 78.6-87.6 44 10.1 6.8-14.7 *** *** *** 20 4.2 2.5- 7.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 715 602 80.0 75.4-83.9 67 11.0 8.1-14.7 25 4.5 2.8- 7.2 21 4.6 2.6- 8.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 282 241 84.1 77.7-88.9 21 6.8 4.1-11.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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