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
-Non-Hispanic White 3,195 1,276 34.8 32.7-36.9 19 0.9 0.5- 1.6 1,872 63.3 61.1-65.4 28 1.0 0.6- 1.7
GENDER
Male 1,449 620 37.3 34.3-40.4 *** *** *** 818 61.4 58.2-64.5 *** *** ***
Female 1,746 656 32.5 29.7-35.4 19 1.8 1.0- 3.0 1,054 65.0 62.0-67.9 17 0.8 0.4- 1.3
AGE
18-34 560 65 12.2 9.2-15.9 *** *** *** 489 86.3 82.3-89.4 *** *** ***
35-44 356 68 17.7 13.4-23.0 *** *** *** 278 78.9 73.3-83.6 *** *** ***
45-54 529 167 29.5 24.8-34.8 *** *** *** 355 68.5 63.2-73.4 *** *** ***
55-64 630 300 47.8 42.9-52.8 *** *** *** 326 51.8 46.8-56.7 *** *** ***
65-74 630 383 61.4 56.3-66.4 *** *** *** 234 35.9 31.1-41.1 *** *** ***
75+ 462 288 63.5 57.5-69.1 *** *** *** 168 34.7 29.2-40.7 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 208 110 47.2 38.7-55.9 *** *** *** 94 49.6 41.0-58.2 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 750 356 42.2 37.9-46.6 *** *** *** 384 56.3 51.8-60.6 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 915 359 32.8 29.3-36.6 *** *** *** 542 65.2 61.3-68.9 *** *** ***
College Graduate 1,319 451 26.7 24.1-29.5 *** *** *** 851 71.7 68.9-74.4 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 251 123 43.3 35.4-51.6 *** *** *** 123 54.8 46.5-62.8 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 374 178 41.3 35.0-47.9 *** *** *** 193 58.1 51.5-64.4 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 304 133 39.9 32.9-47.2 *** *** *** 166 57.5 50.1-64.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 364 148 36.4 30.4-42.9 *** *** *** 212 63.0 56.6-69.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 478 186 33.1 28.1-38.6 *** *** *** 282 63.5 57.8-68.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 922 293 26.7 23.4-30.3 *** *** *** 618 71.4 67.7-74.9 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 981 574 52.7 48.5-56.9 *** *** *** 390 44.3 40.2-48.6 *** *** ***
No 2,124 668 27.6 25.3-30.1 *** *** *** 1,428 70.8 68.4-73.2 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 503 245 44.3 39.1-49.8 *** *** *** 257 55.5 50.1-60.8 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,690 1,030 33.3 31.1-35.6 19 1.1 0.6- 1.8 1,614 64.5 62.1-66.8 27 1.2 0.7- 2.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 739 242 29.3 25.7-33.1 *** *** *** 485 68.6 64.6-72.3 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 674 229 31.0 26.8-35.5 *** *** *** 431 66.8 62.2-71.1 *** *** ***
Rural 1,783 805 41.0 38.0-44.1 *** *** *** 957 57.4 54.3-60.4 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,615 445 25.0 22.6-27.7 *** *** *** 1,147 73.2 70.4-75.7 *** *** ***
Unemployed 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,002 585 57.7 53.6-61.8 *** *** *** 402 39.8 35.8-44.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 264 162 59.9 51.4-67.8 *** *** *** 98 38.5 30.6-46.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 207 46 16.3 11.0-23.4 *** *** *** 158 81.6 74.3-87.2 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 158 67 38.1 28.9-48.2 *** *** *** 88 59.3 49.1-68.7 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 381 188 45.2 38.6-52.0 *** *** *** 188 54.1 47.3-60.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 232 110 46.1 38.0-54.4 *** *** *** 119 52.7 44.4-60.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,727 634 30.6 28.0-33.4 *** *** *** 1,069 67.2 64.3-69.9 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 616 307 45.0 39.4-50.7 *** *** *** 303 52.4 46.7-58.0 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,209 488 37.6 34.2-41.1 *** *** *** 704 60.9 57.4-64.3 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,371 481 30.2 27.4-33.3 *** *** *** 866 67.6 64.5-70.6 *** *** ***

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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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