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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,746 656 32.5 29.7-35.4 19 1.8 1.0- 3.0 1,054 65.0 62.0-67.9 17 0.8 0.4- 1.3
Non-Hispanic Black 584 309 44.5 39.1-50.0 *** *** *** 263 52.8 47.2-58.3 *** *** ***
Other 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 495 43 10.8 7.7-14.9 *** *** *** 441 86.6 82.2-90.0 *** *** ***
35-44 355 77 20.3 15.7-25.8 14 5.5 3.0- 9.8 261 73.1 67.0-78.4 *** *** ***
45-54 430 151 32.1 26.6-38.1 *** *** *** 270 66.5 60.5-72.1 *** *** ***
55-64 529 277 50.7 44.9-56.4 *** *** *** 248 48.7 43.0-54.5 *** *** ***
65-74 487 301 58.8 52.5-64.9 *** *** *** 175 39.0 33.0-45.4 *** *** ***
75+ 371 237 64.9 58.1-71.1 *** *** *** 129 33.9 27.7-40.6 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 273 148 46.0 37.9-54.3 *** *** *** 120 52.2 43.9-60.3 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 639 309 39.8 35.0-44.8 *** *** *** 318 57.6 52.6-62.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 800 312 32.1 28.2-36.3 *** *** *** 471 65.4 61.1-69.5 *** *** ***
College Graduate 981 324 24.5 21.5-27.8 12 2.0 1.0- 3.8 635 72.4 68.9-75.6 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 297 150 39.9 32.5-47.7 *** *** *** 142 57.6 49.7-65.2 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 427 208 41.2 34.9-47.8 *** *** *** 210 56.4 49.7-62.8 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 281 125 38.9 31.6-46.7 *** *** *** 150 58.0 50.1-65.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 289 112 32.0 25.6-39.2 *** *** *** 171 66.6 59.4-73.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 318 110 31.2 25.0-38.2 *** *** *** 198 64.4 57.3-71.0 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 541 155 23.9 19.7-28.6 *** *** *** 374 73.4 68.5-77.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 876 536 51.5 46.7-56.2 *** *** *** 324 46.1 41.3-50.9 *** *** ***
No 1,742 533 27.1 24.5-29.8 23 2.0 1.2- 3.3 1,168 70.1 67.2-72.8 18 0.8 0.5- 1.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 80 25 17.8 10.8-27.9 *** *** *** 54 81.0 70.7-88.3 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,624 1,070 34.2 31.9-36.7 32 1.9 1.3- 2.9 1,497 63.1 60.6-65.5 25 0.7 0.5- 1.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 693 222 29.1 25.2-33.2 11 2.2 1.1- 4.2 452 67.8 63.5-71.8 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 539 189 31.0 26.2-36.2 *** *** *** 338 66.7 61.4-71.6 *** *** ***
Rural 1,472 684 39.7 36.2-43.2 15 1.7 0.9- 3.2 761 58.0 54.3-61.5 12 0.7 0.3- 1.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,195 312 24.8 21.8-28.1 22 2.4 1.4- 4.1 852 72.0 68.7-75.2 *** *** ***
Unemployed 110 32 21.7 13.8-32.5 *** *** *** 75 74.5 63.2-83.3 *** *** ***
Retired 810 475 55.5 50.6-60.2 *** *** *** 322 42.5 37.8-47.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 301 204 59.5 51.4-67.1 *** *** *** 94 39.4 31.8-47.6 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 269 68 19.5 14.2-26.2 *** *** *** 194 78.0 71.2-83.6 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 230 95 33.4 25.5-42.3 *** *** *** 130 63.4 54.3-71.6 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 404 209 45.1 38.6-51.8 *** *** *** 184 52.4 45.7-59.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 187 88 42.5 33.5-52.0 *** *** *** 96 56.7 47.1-65.7 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,135 402 30.2 26.9-33.8 14 2.3 1.2- 4.2 708 66.8 63.1-70.3 11 0.7 0.4- 1.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 632 347 50.1 44.1-56.1 *** *** *** 276 47.1 41.1-53.1 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,022 397 34.2 30.6-37.9 11 1.4 0.7- 2.7 605 63.8 60.0-67.4 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,050 351 29.3 26.0-32.9 19 2.4 1.4- 4.2 670 67.6 63.9-71.0 *** *** ***

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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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