2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 951 487 42.6 38.5-46.8 *** *** *** 446 55.1 50.9-59.3 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 367 178 40.2 34.0-46.7 *** *** *** 183 58.0 51.4-64.3 *** *** ***
Female 584 309 44.5 39.1-50.0 *** *** *** 263 52.8 47.2-58.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 198 17 7.8 4.3-13.7 *** *** *** 175 88.3 81.7-92.7 *** *** ***
35-44 137 44 31.1 22.4-41.5 *** *** *** 89 65.1 54.6-74.3 *** *** ***
45-54 160 87 52.0 41.9-61.9 *** *** *** 70 47.2 37.3-57.3 *** *** ***
55-64 204 143 69.3 60.3-77.0 *** *** *** 57 29.1 21.4-38.1 *** *** ***
65-74 156 122 73.6 62.4-82.5 *** *** *** 33 26.2 17.4-37.4 *** *** ***
75+ 84 68 86.0 76.0-92.2 *** *** *** 16 14.0 7.8-24.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 303 167 40.8 33.9-48.2 *** *** *** 131 57.0 49.5-64.1 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 256 128 40.7 33.4-48.6 *** *** *** 124 57.2 49.3-64.8 *** *** ***
College Graduate 267 108 31.8 25.2-39.2 *** *** *** 151 64.3 56.7-71.2 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 204 122 51.3 42.4-60.1 *** *** *** 78 46.6 37.9-55.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 322 228 60.8 52.8-68.3 *** *** *** 91 37.7 30.2-45.7 *** *** ***
No 593 242 34.7 29.9-39.8 *** *** *** 336 62.5 57.3-67.4 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 828 412 40.9 36.5-45.4 *** *** *** 400 56.7 52.1-61.2 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 308 121 36.3 30.3-42.9 *** *** *** 177 60.4 53.7-66.6 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 181 90 41.4 32.1-51.2 *** *** *** 91 58.6 48.8-67.9 *** *** ***
Rural 462 276 51.4 44.7-58.1 *** *** *** 178 46.3 39.7-53.1 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 485 183 33.0 27.9-38.5 *** *** *** 291 64.3 58.7-69.6 *** *** ***
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 229 170 72.1 63.7-79.2 *** *** *** 56 27.0 20.0-35.5 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 141 109 69.3 58.1-78.6 *** *** *** 32 30.7 21.4-41.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 186 111 48.4 39.0-57.9 *** *** *** 72 48.8 39.3-58.4 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 331 152 39.3 32.6-46.6 *** *** *** 172 57.9 50.6-64.9 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 266 167 58.1 49.3-66.3 *** *** *** 97 40.7 32.5-49.4 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 353 176 40.3 34.0-47.0 *** *** *** 169 57.3 50.5-63.7 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 332 144 39.3 33.1-45.9 *** *** *** 180 58.1 51.4-64.5 *** *** ***

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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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