2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Hypertension Screening

About how long has it been since you last had your blood pressure taken by a doctor, nurse,
or other health professional?

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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
-Non-Hispanic Black 771 661 82.8 78.7-86.2 72 10.6 8.0-13.9 20 3.1 1.8- 5.2 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 298 250 80.0 72.9-85.6 27 10.3 6.5-15.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 473 411 85.0 80.1-88.8 45 10.8 7.6-15.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 139 98 72.0 61.9-80.3 25 15.7 9.8-24.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 100 82 81.7 69.0-89.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 131 111 82.2 72.7-88.9 15 13.1 7.5-22.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 176 161 91.0 84.2-95.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 232 197 83.4 76.5-88.5 19 7.1 4.2-11.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 215 180 83.2 75.3-88.9 22 8.4 5.2-13.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 214 186 81.5 72.9-87.8 24 16.5 10.4-25.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 163 143 89.0 82.3-93.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 104 *** *** *** 18 17.7 9.8-29.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 284 258 87.2 80.2-92.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 483 401 80.9 75.7-85.3 53 11.8 8.5-16.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 673 571 81.4 76.9-85.2 67 11.5 8.6-15.2 18 3.2 1.8- 5.6 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 222 186 83.8 77.3-88.7 21 8.9 5.4-14.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 147 127 82.6 72.2-89.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 402 348 81.8 75.0-87.0 35 11.6 7.7-17.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 376 307 79.9 73.9-84.8 46 12.4 8.7-17.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 198 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 89 86.6 77.0-92.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 152 132 87.0 79.4-92.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 272 233 82.3 74.6-88.0 29 11.8 7.5-18.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 242 211 83.5 76.0-89.0 21 12.1 7.4-19.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 282 239 79.6 71.9-85.6 31 13.2 8.5-19.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 247 211 85.2 79.0-89.8 20 7.6 4.6-12.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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