2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Hypertension Awareness

Are you currently taking medicine for your high blood pressure?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,997 1,662 80.0 77.4-82.3 335 20.0 17.7-22.6
-FEMALES 1,093 944 83.1 79.7-86.1 149 16.9 13.9-20.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 655 577 86.5 82.4-89.7 78 13.5 10.3-17.6
Non-Hispanic Black 309 266 82.0 74.9-87.5 43 18.0 12.5-25.1
Other 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 151 117 81.2 73.2-87.3 34 18.8 12.7-26.8
55-64 277 242 87.2 80.5-91.9 35 12.8 8.1-19.5
65-74 300 283 94.9 90.6-97.3 17 5.1 2.7- 9.4
75+ 236 226 97.5 94.7-98.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 134 87.4 78.3-93.0 14 12.6 7.0-21.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 308 265 82.6 76.1-87.6 43 17.4 12.4-23.9
Some Post-H.S. 311 263 80.7 73.6-86.3 48 19.3 13.7-26.4
College Graduate 324 280 84.0 77.5-88.9 44 16.0 11.1-22.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 150 127 82.6 71.1-90.1 23 17.4 9.9-28.9
$15,000- 24,999 208 175 82.7 74.7-88.6 33 17.3 11.4-25.3
$25,000- 34,999 123 105 81.6 69.6-89.6 18 18.4 10.4-30.4
$35,000- 49,999 112 103 92.7 85.0-96.6 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 155 131 81.7 71.8-88.7 24 18.3 11.3-28.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 536 463 85.4 80.7-89.2 73 14.6 10.8-19.3
No 531 455 80.6 75.4-84.9 76 19.4 15.1-24.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,068 923 83.1 79.6-86.1 145 16.9 13.9-20.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 222 168 71.4 63.2-78.3 54 28.6 21.7-36.8
Regional City or Suburban County 188 164 87.9 80.9-92.6 24 12.1 7.4-19.1
Rural 683 612 88.4 84.6-91.4 71 11.6 8.6-15.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 312 246 72.8 65.8-78.9 66 27.2 21.1-34.2
Unemployed 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 473 448 96.2 93.6-97.8 25 3.8 2.2- 6.4
Unable to Work 204 170 83.5 74.5-89.7 34 16.5 10.3-25.5
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 209 183 83.7 75.0-89.8 26 16.3 10.2-25.0
151% to 200% 88 77 91.8 83.7-96.1 11 8.2 3.9-16.3
More than 200% 400 349 83.7 77.7-88.4 51 16.3 11.6-22.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 347 313 86.9 79.8-91.7 34 13.1 8.3-20.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 396 345 87.2 82.2-90.9 51 12.8 9.1-17.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 350 286 77.6 71.2-82.9 64 22.4 17.1-28.8

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*Asked only of those who report being told they have high blood pressure.

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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