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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,273 1,067 81.4 78.3-84.1 206 18.6 15.9-21.7
GENDER
Male 618 490 76.6 71.8-80.7 128 23.4 19.3-28.2
Female 655 577 86.5 82.4-89.7 78 13.5 10.3-17.6
AGE
18-34 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 167 126 77.6 69.1-84.4 41 22.4 15.6-30.9
55-64 300 254 85.3 79.5-89.7 46 14.7 10.3-20.5
65-74 383 356 94.1 90.6-96.4 27 5.9 3.6- 9.4
75+ 286 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 110 92 82.0 70.5-89.7 18 18.0 10.3-29.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 356 301 81.4 75.5-86.1 55 18.6 13.9-24.5
Some Post-H.S. 357 302 82.3 76.4-87.0 55 17.7 13.0-23.6
College Graduate 450 372 79.6 74.3-84.0 78 20.4 16.0-25.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 123 101 80.9 69.8-88.5 22 19.1 11.5-30.2
$15,000- 24,999 178 134 74.9 65.7-82.3 44 25.1 17.7-34.3
$25,000- 34,999 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 148 127 78.9 67.1-87.3 21 21.1 12.7-32.9
$50,000- 74,999 184 149 78.9 69.7-85.9 35 21.1 14.1-30.3
$75,000+ 293 244 78.9 71.8-84.7 49 21.1 15.3-28.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 574 487 83.6 79.3-87.2 87 16.4 12.8-20.7
No 665 551 79.2 74.6-83.2 114 20.8 16.8-25.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 244 197 80.0 73.3-85.3 47 20.0 14.7-26.7
Non-Veteran 1,028 870 81.8 78.2-84.8 158 18.2 15.2-21.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 242 194 76.2 68.8-82.2 48 23.8 17.8-31.2
Regional City or Suburban County 229 188 80.8 72.9-86.8 41 19.2 13.2-27.1
Rural 802 685 84.3 80.7-87.3 117 15.7 12.7-19.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 444 320 67.8 62.0-73.1 124 32.2 26.9-38.0
Unemployed 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 583 550 95.3 92.7-97.0 33 4.7 3.0- 7.3
Unable to Work 162 133 87.3 79.8-92.2 29 12.7 7.8-20.2
Other not in Labor Force 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 188 152 78.7 68.7-86.1 36 21.3 13.9-31.3
151% to 200% 110 93 84.7 74.6-91.2 17 15.3 8.8-25.4
More than 200% 631 536 81.3 76.7-85.1 95 18.7 14.9-23.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 307 267 87.5 82.1-91.5 40 12.5 8.5-17.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 485 403 81.7 76.7-85.9 82 18.3 14.1-23.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 481 397 78.9 73.6-83.3 84 21.1 16.7-26.4

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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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