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?

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,651 1,326 76.4 73.5-79.1 157 11.0 9.1-13.3 75 5.8 4.4- 7.6 93 6.7 5.2- 8.7
Female 2,137 1,852 84.7 82.5-86.7 189 9.5 8.0-11.4 51 2.8 2.0- 3.8 45 3.0 2.1- 4.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,498 2,125 82.3 80.2-84.3 218 9.7 8.2-11.4 80 4.0 3.1- 5.2 75 3.9 2.9- 5.3
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 18 3.6 2.0- 6.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 118 98 81.3 70.4-88.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 236 158 63.6 54.7-71.6 28 9.9 6.2-15.5 19 11.7 6.7-19.6 31 14.8 9.7-22.1
AGE
18-34 588 432 72.8 68.0-77.0 77 13.2 10.1-17.0 39 6.9 4.7-10.0 40 7.1 4.9-10.3
35-44 448 346 76.8 71.5-81.4 57 11.5 8.5-15.4 20 4.8 2.8- 8.2 25 6.8 4.1-11.0
45-54 669 524 77.1 72.6-81.0 82 13.1 10.0-16.8 33 5.1 3.3- 7.8 30 4.8 3.1- 7.3
55-64 802 686 82.7 78.7-86.1 57 8.2 5.9-11.2 25 4.2 2.7- 6.5 34 4.9 3.1- 7.8
65-74 726 669 91.1 87.5-93.7 45 6.8 4.5-10.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 522 493 94.1 90.7-96.3 24 4.4 2.5- 7.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 415 326 75.6 69.5-80.8 27 8.4 5.2-13.1 22 5.3 3.1- 8.7 40 10.8 7.3-15.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 959 800 80.8 77.1-84.0 84 8.8 6.7-11.6 36 5.7 3.8- 8.4 39 4.7 3.2- 6.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,103 936 82.7 79.5-85.5 100 10.0 7.9-12.6 31 3.3 2.2- 5.0 36 4.0 2.6- 6.0
College Graduate 1,306 1,111 81.4 78.5-84.1 134 13.2 11.0-15.9 37 3.2 2.2- 4.6 24 2.1 1.3- 3.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 360 296 80.6 74.1-85.8 29 7.4 4.8-11.3 17 5.5 2.9-10.2 18 6.5 3.3-12.2
$15,000- 24,999 577 473 79.4 74.3-83.7 44 7.7 5.3-11.0 15 2.5 1.2- 5.0 45 10.4 7.2-14.8
$25,000- 34,999 382 316 78.6 72.2-83.9 33 9.9 6.2-15.4 16 6.4 3.6-11.2 17 5.0 2.8- 8.8
$35,000- 49,999 433 357 77.6 71.2-83.0 44 12.3 8.3-17.9 16 6.0 3.5-10.3 16 4.0 1.9- 8.4
$50,000-74,999 492 428 85.0 80.5-88.7 38 8.1 5.6-11.6 15 3.9 2.1- 7.1 11 2.9 1.5- 5.8
$75,000+ 871 734 81.7 78.0-84.8 97 13.0 10.3-16.3 31 3.7 2.4- 5.8 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 675 575 81.3 77.0-85.0 61 10.4 7.7-13.9 16 3.4 1.8- 6.0 23 4.9 3.1- 7.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,302 1,171 86.2 83.1-88.8 73 6.5 4.8- 8.7 19 2.8 1.6- 4.8 39 4.5 3.0- 6.6
No 2,467 1,990 78.4 76.1-80.5 271 11.8 10.2-13.6 107 4.8 3.8- 6.1 99 4.9 3.8- 6.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 521 466 89.1 85.2-92.0 34 6.7 4.4-10.0 *** *** *** 12 2.4 1.2- 4.6
Non-Veteran 3,268 2,712 79.7 77.7-81.6 312 10.7 9.3-12.2 117 4.5 3.6- 5.6 127 5.1 4.1- 6.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 872 720 79.5 76.0-82.7 87 10.7 8.4-13.4 31 4.8 3.2- 7.1 34 5.0 3.4- 7.3
Regional City or Suburban County 731 603 80.4 76.4-83.9 81 11.8 9.1-15.2 25 3.5 2.2- 5.5 22 4.3 2.6- 6.9
Rural 2,187 1,856 81.9 79.4-84.2 178 9.1 7.5-10.9 70 4.2 3.1- 5.6 83 4.8 3.6- 6.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,860 1,458 76.2 73.6-78.7 216 12.7 10.8-14.8 89 5.4 4.1- 6.9 97 5.7 4.4- 7.4
Unemployed 136 *** *** *** 21 20.5 12.0-32.6 *** *** *** 14 15.1 7.7-27.5
Retired 1,139 1,048 90.7 88.0-92.8 69 6.5 4.7- 8.8 11 1.3 0.6- 2.5 11 1.6 0.8- 3.2
Unable to Work 406 387 95.9 92.2-97.8 13 2.1 1.1- 4.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 231 179 77.7 70.5-83.5 26 9.5 6.1-14.4 11 5.8 2.9-11.2 15 7.0 4.0-12.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 109 87 81.3 70.3-88.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 304 237 77.9 71.0-83.5 30 8.2 5.3-12.3 11 4.5 2.1- 9.2 26 9.5 5.7-15.3
101% to 150% 576 477 79.5 74.2-83.9 45 9.4 6.3-13.7 22 3.8 2.2- 6.6 32 7.3 4.7-11.4
151% to 200% 263 219 78.4 70.0-85.0 18 8.1 4.1-15.2 *** *** *** 19 7.8 4.5-13.2
More than 200% 1,852 1,576 82.0 79.5-84.3 182 11.3 9.5-13.5 62 4.2 3.1- 5.7 32 2.4 1.5- 3.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 675 575 81.3 77.0-85.0 61 10.4 7.7-13.9 16 3.4 1.8- 6.0 23 4.9 3.1- 7.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 946 816 84.9 81.3-87.9 71 8.2 6.0-11.1 24 2.6 1.5- 4.3 35 4.3 2.7- 6.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,409 1,180 81.0 78.0-83.7 139 11.2 9.2-13.7 49 4.0 2.9- 5.6 41 3.7 2.5- 5.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,435 1,183 79.4 76.5-82.0 136 10.0 8.2-12.1 53 4.9 3.5- 6.6 63 5.8 4.3- 7.7

Back to Hypertension Screening.

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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 10SEP18.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts