2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Hypertension Screening

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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
-MALES 1,651 1,326 76.4 73.5-79.1 157 11.0 9.1-13.3 75 5.8 4.4- 7.6 93 6.7 5.2- 8.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,104 907 78.9 75.5-82.0 98 10.3 8.0-13.0 47 5.1 3.6- 7.2 52 5.7 4.0- 8.0
Non-Hispanic Black 298 250 80.0 72.9-85.6 27 10.3 6.5-15.8 11 4.5 2.2- 8.9 *** *** ***
Other 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 280 193 66.4 59.0-73.0 32 12.3 8.1-18.3 26 10.6 6.8-16.2 29 10.7 6.9-16.2
35-44 202 142 67.3 58.6-75.0 32 15.7 10.6-22.5 13 7.6 4.0-13.9 15 9.4 4.9-17.4
45-54 315 234 72.9 66.1-78.8 41 13.7 9.5-19.3 21 6.6 3.7-11.5 19 6.8 4.0-11.4
55-64 351 292 82.0 76.3-86.7 24 8.5 5.3-13.3 *** *** *** 25 6.1 3.6-10.0
65-74 309 286 91.3 85.1-95.1 15 5.7 2.6-11.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 183 170 92.1 84.3-96.2 12 6.7 3.0-14.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 189 131 66.5 57.1-74.7 17 11.6 6.5-20.0 12 7.0 3.6-13.3 29 14.8 9.4-22.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 459 360 74.8 69.1-79.8 47 10.8 7.6-15.3 25 8.0 4.9-12.6 27 6.4 4.1- 9.8
Some Post-H.S. 437 363 81.1 75.7-85.4 38 9.4 6.4-13.5 17 4.6 2.6- 7.9 19 5.0 2.7- 9.0
College Graduate 564 470 79.1 74.4-83.1 55 13.0 9.8-17.1 21 4.0 2.4- 6.4 18 4.0 2.2- 6.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 131 103 79.0 68.1-86.9 11 8.0 4.0-15.2 *** *** *** 11 8.0 3.4-17.6
$15,000- 24,999 236 167 67.1 58.5-74.7 23 9.6 5.8-15.5 11 4.4 2.0- 9.7 35 18.9 12.7-27.1
$25,000- 34,999 152 122 75.2 64.7-83.4 13 8.8 4.4-16.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 204 164 72.4 62.2-80.7 19 13.6 7.6-23.3 11 9.4 5.0-17.0 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 245 208 83.4 76.5-88.6 20 8.2 4.8-13.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 457 380 80.1 74.8-84.5 49 12.6 9.1-17.2 21 5.1 2.9- 8.6 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 471 422 89.5 85.5-92.5 29 5.9 3.7- 9.3 *** *** *** 12 2.7 1.4- 5.1
Non-Veteran 1,179 903 72.6 69.1-75.9 128 12.5 10.2-15.3 67 6.9 5.2- 9.3 81 7.9 6.0-10.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 392 316 76.1 70.5-80.9 35 9.7 6.8-13.7 22 7.9 4.9-12.4 19 6.3 3.9-10.0
Regional City or Suburban County 319 254 75.1 68.3-80.9 39 15.3 10.6-21.6 13 3.7 1.9- 7.2 13 5.9 3.1-10.7
Rural 940 756 77.4 73.3-81.0 83 9.6 7.3-12.6 40 5.5 3.8- 8.1 61 7.5 5.3-10.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 958 715 71.1 67.2-74.7 110 13.3 10.7-16.3 61 7.5 5.5-10.1 72 8.2 6.2-10.9
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 436 401 91.6 87.1-94.6 25 5.4 3.1- 9.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 144 133 93.1 84.9-97.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** 13 10.3 5.5-18.2 *** *** *** 17 15.5 8.8-25.8
101% to 150% 241 179 70.8 62.0-78.2 23 11.6 6.7-19.3 16 6.4 3.4-11.9 23 11.2 6.5-18.5
151% to 200% 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 914 760 79.3 75.4-82.6 89 11.7 9.1-14.8 41 5.8 4.0- 8.3 24 3.3 1.9- 5.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 371 297 80.2 74.0-85.3 37 9.6 6.3-14.4 12 3.3 1.6- 6.8 25 6.8 3.8-11.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 597 486 78.0 73.0-82.3 59 12.1 8.8-16.4 27 5.0 3.1- 7.9 25 4.9 2.9- 8.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 683 543 74.2 69.7-78.2 61 10.5 8.0-13.8 36 7.2 4.9-10.4 43 8.1 5.8-11.3

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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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