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
-MALES 904 718 76.8 72.9-80.2 186 23.2 19.8-27.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 618 490 76.6 71.8-80.7 128 23.4 19.3-28.2
Non-Hispanic Black 177 154 84.7 76.6-90.3 23 15.3 9.7-23.4
Other 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 149 117 79.6 70.5-86.4 32 20.4 13.6-29.5
55-64 231 196 84.6 77.8-89.6 35 15.4 10.4-22.2
65-74 253 231 90.8 85.1-94.4 22 9.2 5.6-14.9
75+ 144 131 91.7 83.7-96.0 13 8.3 4.0-16.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 276 225 77.5 70.4-83.2 51 22.5 16.8-29.6
Some Post-H.S. 235 187 78.7 71.5-84.4 48 21.3 15.6-28.5
College Graduate 281 223 76.8 70.0-82.4 58 23.2 17.6-30.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 149 112 73.6 63.2-81.8 37 26.4 18.2-36.8
$25,000- 34,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 132 101 74.8 64.4-82.9 31 25.2 17.1-35.6
$75,000+ 218 178 77.7 69.4-84.2 40 22.3 15.8-30.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 381 316 79.0 73.0-84.0 65 21.0 16.0-27.0
No 488 374 74.2 68.7-79.0 114 25.8 21.0-31.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 324 266 80.0 74.1-84.9 58 20.0 15.1-25.9
Non-Veteran 579 452 75.4 70.5-79.8 127 24.6 20.2-29.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 204 158 74.8 67.0-81.3 46 25.2 18.7-33.0
Regional City or Suburban County 167 126 73.4 63.4-81.5 41 26.6 18.5-36.6
Rural 533 434 79.6 74.9-83.6 99 20.4 16.4-25.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 409 285 66.3 60.2-71.9 124 33.7 28.1-39.8
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 342 313 91.9 87.6-94.8 29 8.1 5.2-12.4
Unable to Work 112 97 89.2 80.4-94.4 15 10.8 5.6-19.6
Other not in Labor Force 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 144 113 75.9 64.3-84.6 31 24.1 15.4-35.7
151% to 200% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 451 367 78.0 72.6-82.6 84 22.0 17.4-27.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 215 177 80.6 72.6-86.7 38 19.4 13.3-27.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 324 260 79.2 72.8-84.5 64 20.8 15.5-27.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 365 281 73.6 67.5-78.9 84 26.4 21.1-32.5

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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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