2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Hypertension Awareness

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Respond.^
Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,277 1,363 47.1 44.8-49.4 404 13.5 11.9-15.2 1,090 26.7 24.8-28.7 198 6.4 5.2- 7.8 187 5.2 4.3- 6.2 35 1.2 0.8- 1.8
-MALES 1,397 627 49.3 46.0-52.7 163 13.9 11.5-16.7 405 24.6 21.9-27.5 55 3.5 2.5- 5.0 132 7.5 6.0- 9.3 15 1.2 0.6- 2.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,000 450 49.7 45.8-53.6 117 14.4 11.6-17.8 308 25.3 22.2-28.7 28 2.6 1.6- 4.2 89 7.2 5.5- 9.3 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 238 100 46.7 38.7-54.9 24 10.4 6.4-16.5 64 25.9 19.3-33.8 19 5.8 3.2-10.2 28 9.6 6.1-14.7 *** *** ***
Other 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 207 122 57.4 49.0-65.3 45 26.4 19.4-34.8 *** *** *** 11 5.1 2.5-10.0 17 5.4 2.9- 9.9 *** *** ***
35-44 154 107 72.0 62.3-80.0 21 11.9 7.0-19.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 6.1 2.9-12.7 *** *** ***
45-54 256 179 68.6 60.7-75.5 28 13.9 8.8-21.4 16 7.5 4.2-13.0 *** *** *** 20 6.5 3.7-11.0 *** *** ***
55-64 292 164 59.9 52.7-66.7 38 10.8 7.4-15.7 42 15.3 10.7-21.4 17 4.8 2.2- 9.8 29 8.8 5.6-13.7 *** *** ***
65-74 301 39 12.9 8.7-18.8 14 5.8 3.1-10.6 198 64.8 57.5-71.6 *** *** *** 40 11.5 8.0-16.4 *** *** ***
75+ 178 11 4.2 2.0- 8.5 15 9.0 4.6-16.9 135 78.3 69.6-85.1 *** *** *** 13 6.4 3.2-12.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 117 26 19.7 12.7-29.3 13 14.4 7.3-26.4 *** *** *** 17 10.8 5.8-19.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 350 118 38.2 32.0-44.8 47 18.5 13.5-24.9 128 28.5 23.4-34.3 21 5.8 3.4- 9.8 31 7.3 4.7-11.1 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 390 182 54.3 48.1-60.4 50 13.6 9.7-18.7 97 20.2 15.9-25.2 *** *** *** 52 10.2 7.3-14.2 *** *** ***
College Graduate 540 301 66.6 61.9-71.0 53 9.6 7.1-12.9 124 14.7 11.9-18.0 *** *** *** 46 6.3 4.5- 8.7 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 15.8 8.0-28.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 162 40 28.0 19.7-38.3 23 14.4 8.8-22.7 69 42.7 33.2-52.8 17 7.1 4.1-12.2 12 7.5 3.6-15.1 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 13.5 7.4-23.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 181 80 46.2 36.9-55.7 25 16.9 10.7-25.8 49 22.0 15.3-30.6 *** *** *** 23 12.9 7.7-20.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 223 112 55.7 47.2-63.9 24 15.4 9.5-23.9 65 22.1 16.3-29.1 *** *** *** 22 6.8 4.0-11.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 441 275 69.4 63.8-74.5 45 13.2 9.2-18.6 74 10.9 8.1-14.4 *** *** *** 42 5.6 4.0- 7.9 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 444 93 23.2 18.4-28.9 38 13.0 8.7-18.8 211 44.9 38.9-51.1 38 6.9 4.6-10.3 59 10.9 7.9-14.8 *** *** ***
No 946 531 59.7 55.7-63.6 125 14.3 11.6-17.6 192 16.4 13.7-19.5 17 2.2 1.2- 4.0 72 6.1 4.5- 8.2 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 444 109 27.2 22.2-32.9 18 4.8 2.7- 8.5 179 37.5 32.0-43.3 *** *** *** 128 27.8 22.8-33.4 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 953 518 57.1 53.0-61.0 145 17.1 14.1-20.6 226 20.0 17.0-23.4 49 4.3 3.0- 6.2 *** *** *** 11 1.1 0.6- 2.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 338 190 59.3 53.1-65.3 44 13.4 9.6-18.5 75 19.0 14.7-24.1 *** *** *** 18 4.2 2.6- 6.9 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 271 125 48.1 40.9-55.4 32 14.2 9.5-20.6 78 26.1 20.3-33.0 *** *** *** 24 7.1 4.2-11.7 *** *** ***
Rural 788 312 43.1 38.4-47.9 87 14.1 10.7-18.3 252 27.6 23.7-31.9 38 4.0 2.6- 6.2 90 10.0 7.6-12.9 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 780 535 70.5 66.2-74.4 109 16.1 12.8-19.9 63 6.2 4.5- 8.6 14 1.6 0.8- 3.0 54 5.1 3.6- 7.2 *** *** ***
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 422 59 15.3 11.3-20.5 25 5.9 3.5- 9.6 269 63.1 57.0-68.8 *** *** *** 56 12.2 9.0-16.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 17.1 10.1-27.4 15 9.7 4.6-19.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 174 41 28.8 20.5-38.9 24 13.9 8.7-21.6 70 37.1 28.5-46.6 18 7.2 4.1-12.6 16 9.3 4.8-17.6 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 7.5 3.5-15.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 856 466 60.9 56.6-65.0 93 13.7 10.6-17.4 200 16.8 14.1-19.9 *** *** *** 88 7.9 6.0-10.2 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 309 122 44.5 36.5-52.7 42 16.7 10.7-25.0 96 27.1 20.8-34.6 25 5.6 3.3- 9.4 19 3.6 2.0- 6.4 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 502 207 41.8 36.5-47.3 46 11.4 8.1-15.9 157 29.6 24.9-34.9 15 3.5 1.9- 6.4 70 12.4 9.3-16.3 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 586 298 56.6 51.7-61.4 75 15.0 11.6-19.3 152 19.9 16.4-23.9 15 2.9 1.6- 5.3 43 4.8 3.3- 6.9 *** *** ***

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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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