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,
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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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,393 1,218 85.4 82.7-87.8 120 9.2 7.4-11.4 33 3.1 2.1- 4.6 22 2.3 1.3- 4.0
Non-Hispanic Black 473 411 85.0 80.1-88.8 45 10.8 7.6-15.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 308 239 78.8 72.7-83.8 45 14.1 10.0-19.4 13 3.4 1.7- 6.5 11 3.8 1.9- 7.5
35-44 245 203 85.5 79.6-89.9 25 7.8 4.9-12.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 353 290 81.2 75.3-86.0 41 12.5 8.5-17.9 12 3.6 1.9- 6.9 *** *** ***
55-64 451 394 83.3 77.4-87.9 33 7.9 5.0-12.2 15 5.0 2.8- 8.6 *** *** ***
65-74 417 383 90.9 86.2-94.1 30 7.8 5.0-12.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 339 323 95.4 91.9-97.4 12 2.8 1.4- 5.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 226 195 84.5 77.1-89.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 6.8 3.3-13.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 499 439 87.3 82.9-90.7 37 6.7 4.3-10.2 11 3.2 1.6- 6.2 12 2.8 1.4- 5.5
Some Post-H.S. 665 573 83.9 79.8-87.3 62 10.5 7.8-14.0 14 2.4 1.3- 4.5 16 3.2 1.8- 5.6
College Graduate 742 641 83.5 79.6-86.8 79 13.5 10.4-17.2 16 2.5 1.4- 4.3 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 229 193 81.7 73.2-88.0 18 7.0 4.0-12.1 11 5.8 2.8-11.9 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 339 305 89.9 84.6-93.5 21 6.1 3.5-10.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 230 194 81.4 72.9-87.7 20 10.8 5.8-19.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 229 193 83.3 75.9-88.8 25 10.8 6.6-17.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 247 220 86.5 80.0-91.1 18 8.1 4.8-13.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 414 354 83.7 78.3-87.9 48 13.4 9.5-18.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,087 1,808 84.7 82.5-86.7 184 9.4 7.9-11.3 50 2.8 2.0- 3.9 45 3.1 2.1- 4.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 480 404 82.6 77.8-86.5 52 11.5 8.3-15.6 *** *** *** 15 3.9 2.1- 7.2
Regional City or Suburban County 412 349 85.0 80.4-88.6 42 8.7 6.2-12.1 12 3.3 1.8- 6.2 *** *** ***
Rural 1,245 1,099 86.1 83.1-88.7 95 8.6 6.5-11.2 30 3.0 1.9- 4.7 21 2.3 1.4- 3.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 901 743 82.4 78.9-85.4 106 12.0 9.5-15.0 28 2.9 1.8- 4.5 24 2.7 1.6- 4.7
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 703 647 90.1 86.4-92.8 44 7.2 4.9-10.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 262 254 97.7 94.1-99.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 189 146 78.3 70.5-84.5 23 10.4 6.5-16.2 *** *** *** 12 6.6 3.5-12.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 190 157 83.9 75.4-89.8 17 6.9 3.8-12.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 335 298 88.2 82.6-92.1 22 7.1 4.1-12.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 148 *** *** *** 12 12.5 5.6-25.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 938 816 85.0 81.6-87.8 93 11.0 8.6-14.0 21 2.5 1.5- 4.2 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 575 519 88.9 84.5-92.1 34 7.0 4.4-11.0 12 1.9 0.9- 3.9 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 811 693 83.5 79.9-86.6 80 10.5 8.1-13.6 22 3.2 2.0- 5.1 16 2.8 1.6- 4.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 751 640 84.5 80.8-87.6 75 9.4 7.1-12.4 17 2.6 1.5- 4.5 19 3.5 2.0- 6.0

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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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