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
-MALES 2,197 907 35.8 33.3-38.3 *** *** *** 1,271 62.9 60.4-65.4 19 1.3 0.7- 2.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,449 620 37.3 34.3-40.4 *** *** *** 818 61.4 58.2-64.5 11 1.3 0.6- 2.8
Non-Hispanic Black 367 178 40.2 34.0-46.7 *** *** *** 183 58.0 51.4-64.3 *** *** ***
Other 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 503 63 11.5 8.6-15.3 *** *** *** 436 87.1 83.2-90.3 *** *** ***
35-44 297 59 19.9 14.8-26.2 *** *** *** 235 79.1 72.8-84.4 *** *** ***
45-54 390 149 37.9 31.9-44.2 *** *** *** 238 60.4 54.0-66.5 *** *** ***
55-64 407 231 55.6 49.4-61.5 *** *** *** 172 43.8 37.9-50.0 *** *** ***
65-74 369 254 69.0 62.3-75.0 *** *** *** 112 29.2 23.4-35.6 *** *** ***
75+ 212 145 72.1 63.8-79.1 *** *** *** 65 26.1 19.4-34.3 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 236 113 42.0 34.3-50.2 *** *** *** 121 55.5 47.2-63.4 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 613 276 38.7 34.1-43.6 *** *** *** 332 60.5 55.6-65.1 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 545 236 36.3 31.6-41.3 *** *** *** 305 62.3 57.3-67.1 *** *** ***
College Graduate 798 282 28.5 25.0-32.2 *** *** *** 508 70.3 66.5-73.9 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 194 95 45.5 36.7-54.7 *** *** *** 97 53.2 44.1-62.1 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 310 150 42.4 35.6-49.5 *** *** *** 159 57.4 50.3-64.2 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 197 83 37.4 29.3-46.2 *** *** *** 113 62.0 53.1-70.1 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 267 111 38.7 31.5-46.3 *** *** *** 154 60.2 52.4-67.4 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 312 134 34.9 28.7-41.7 *** *** *** 175 62.5 55.5-69.0 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 602 218 31.5 27.1-36.2 *** *** *** 377 66.8 61.9-71.3 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 638 382 54.7 49.6-59.8 *** *** *** 250 43.1 38.1-48.2 *** *** ***
No 1,475 490 28.2 25.5-31.1 *** *** *** 973 70.8 67.9-73.6 12 1.0 0.5- 2.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 641 325 47.4 42.7-52.2 *** *** *** 313 52.2 47.4-57.0 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,552 581 32.2 29.4-35.2 *** *** *** 955 66.2 63.2-69.1 16 1.6 0.9- 2.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 612 204 30.0 26.0-34.3 *** *** *** 402 68.7 64.4-72.8 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 447 167 33.7 28.5-39.3 *** *** *** 276 65.3 59.7-70.6 *** *** ***
Rural 1,138 536 42.3 38.5-46.2 *** *** *** 593 56.2 52.2-60.0 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,350 410 26.2 23.5-29.2 *** *** *** 929 72.5 69.5-75.3 11 1.2 0.6- 2.6
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 514 344 67.2 61.6-72.4 *** *** *** 164 30.8 25.8-36.2 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 167 112 67.2 57.1-76.0 *** *** *** 54 31.8 23.2-42.0 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** 68 95.6 89.0-98.3 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 66 48.5 38.2-58.8 *** *** *** 73 50.5 40.2-60.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 293 145 43.1 35.9-50.5 *** *** *** 148 56.9 49.5-64.1 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,144 453 33.2 30.0-36.7 *** *** *** 679 64.8 61.3-68.2 12 1.9 0.9- 3.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 440 216 45.6 39.2-52.3 *** *** *** 221 51.4 44.7-58.0 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 780 326 37.7 33.6-42.1 *** *** *** 445 61.0 56.6-65.2 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 977 365 32.2 28.9-35.7 *** *** *** 605 66.8 63.3-70.2 *** *** ***

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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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