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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 2,197 907 35.8 33.3-38.3 *** *** *** 1,271 62.9 60.4-65.4 19 1.3 0.7- 2.3
Female 2,704 1,095 33.8 31.5-36.2 33 1.9 1.3- 2.9 1,551 63.5 61.1-65.9 25 0.7 0.4- 1.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,196 1,276 34.8 32.7-36.9 19 0.9 0.5- 1.6 1,873 63.3 61.1-65.4 28 1.0 0.6- 1.7
Non-Hispanic Black 951 487 42.6 38.5-46.8 *** *** *** 446 55.1 50.9-59.3 11 1.4 0.7- 2.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 151 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 185 55 22.7 16.4-30.4 *** *** *** 126 74.3 66.2-81.0 *** *** ***
Hispanic 354 81 19.7 15.1-25.5 *** *** *** 271 79.7 73.9-84.4 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 998 106 11.1 8.9-13.8 *** *** *** 877 86.9 84.0-89.3 *** *** ***
35-44 653 136 20.0 16.5-24.1 14 2.8 1.5- 5.1 497 76.1 71.8-80.0 *** *** ***
45-54 821 300 34.9 30.8-39.2 *** *** *** 509 63.5 59.2-67.7 *** *** ***
55-64 936 508 53.0 48.8-57.1 *** *** *** 420 46.4 42.2-50.6 *** *** ***
65-74 856 555 63.6 59.0-67.9 *** *** *** 287 34.4 30.2-39.0 13 1.9 0.9- 3.9
75+ 583 382 67.8 62.6-72.5 *** *** *** 194 30.8 26.1-35.9 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 509 261 44.0 38.4-49.8 *** *** *** 241 53.8 48.0-59.5 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,253 585 39.2 35.8-42.6 *** *** *** 651 59.2 55.7-62.6 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 1,346 548 33.9 30.9-37.1 *** *** *** 777 64.1 60.8-67.2 11 0.8 0.4- 1.8
College Graduate 1,779 606 26.4 24.1-28.9 12 1.0 0.5- 2.0 1,143 71.4 68.9-73.8 18 1.1 0.7- 1.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 491 245 42.3 36.5-48.3 *** *** *** 239 55.7 49.7-61.6 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 739 358 41.6 36.9-46.4 *** *** *** 371 57.0 52.1-61.7 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 478 208 38.2 32.7-44.0 *** *** *** 263 59.8 53.9-65.4 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 556 223 35.6 30.6-40.8 *** *** *** 325 63.2 57.9-68.2 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 630 244 33.0 28.5-37.8 *** *** *** 373 63.5 58.6-68.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,143 373 28.1 25.0-31.4 *** *** *** 751 69.7 66.3-72.9 11 1.2 0.5- 2.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 866 351 32.7 28.8-36.8 *** *** *** 502 65.7 61.5-69.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,514 918 53.0 49.5-56.4 *** *** *** 574 44.7 41.2-48.2 13 1.3 0.6- 2.9
No 3,219 1,023 27.6 25.7-29.6 23 1.0 0.6- 1.7 2,143 70.5 68.4-72.4 30 0.9 0.6- 1.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 721 350 44.2 39.8-48.7 *** *** *** 367 55.3 50.8-59.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 4,178 1,651 33.4 31.6-35.2 32 1.1 0.7- 1.7 2,454 64.4 62.5-66.3 41 1.1 0.7- 1.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,305 426 29.5 26.7-32.5 11 1.1 0.6- 2.1 854 68.2 65.2-71.1 14 1.1 0.6- 2.0
Regional City or Suburban County 986 356 32.2 28.7-36.0 *** *** *** 614 66.1 62.2-69.7 *** *** ***
Rural 2,612 1,220 40.9 38.3-43.5 15 0.9 0.5- 1.7 1,356 57.2 54.5-59.8 21 1.1 0.6- 2.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,546 722 25.6 23.6-27.8 22 1.1 0.6- 1.8 1,782 72.3 70.1-74.4 20 1.0 0.6- 1.8
Unemployed 190 65 31.0 23.0-40.2 *** *** *** 121 65.9 56.5-74.2 *** *** ***
Retired 1,324 819 60.5 56.8-64.0 *** *** *** 486 37.5 34.0-41.1 16 1.5 0.8- 2.8
Unable to Work 468 316 62.6 56.3-68.5 *** *** *** 148 36.4 30.5-42.7 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 342 73 15.6 11.5-20.9 *** *** *** 262 82.5 77.1-86.9 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 145 57 30.1 21.7-40.0 *** *** *** 86 67.0 56.8-75.8 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 371 161 38.9 32.4-45.8 *** *** *** 204 58.7 51.8-65.3 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 697 354 44.1 39.2-49.1 *** *** *** 332 54.6 49.6-59.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 331 160 44.9 38.0-52.0 *** *** *** 166 54.0 46.9-60.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 2,279 855 31.8 29.5-34.3 14 1.1 0.6- 2.0 1,387 65.7 63.2-68.2 23 1.3 0.8- 2.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 866 351 32.7 28.8-36.8 *** *** *** 502 65.7 61.5-69.7 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,072 563 48.1 43.6-52.5 *** *** *** 497 49.1 44.6-53.5 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,803 723 35.8 33.0-38.6 11 0.8 0.4- 1.5 1,051 62.5 59.7-65.3 18 0.9 0.5- 1.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,028 716 30.8 28.4-33.2 19 1.2 0.7- 2.1 1,276 67.2 64.7-69.7 17 0.8 0.4- 1.5

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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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