2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Hypertension Screening

About how long has it been since you last had your blood pressure taken by a doctor, nurse,
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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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,497 2,125 82.3 80.2-84.3 218 9.7 8.2-11.4 80 4.0 3.1- 5.2 74 3.9 2.9- 5.2
GENDER
Male 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
Female 1,393 1,218 85.4 82.7-87.8 120 9.2 7.4-11.4 33 3.1 2.1- 4.6 22 2.3 1.3- 4.0
AGE
18-34 311 237 74.0 67.4-79.6 36 13.4 9.1-19.1 18 5.6 3.2- 9.6 20 7.1 4.2-11.7
35-44 242 194 80.4 73.6-85.8 30 10.8 7.3-15.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 444 342 75.9 70.3-80.7 56 13.1 9.4-17.8 27 6.6 4.1-10.4 19 4.5 2.6- 7.7
55-64 542 458 82.1 77.2-86.1 43 8.6 6.0-12.3 18 4.5 2.6- 7.4 23 4.9 2.7- 8.5
65-74 529 487 91.7 88.2-94.3 35 6.7 4.4- 9.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 412 391 94.9 91.5-97.0 18 4.0 2.2- 6.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 170 147 82.1 72.7-88.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 586 496 81.8 77.1-85.7 50 9.4 6.6-13.3 20 5.0 2.9- 8.4 20 3.8 2.2- 6.3
Some Post-H.S. 764 655 83.2 79.4-86.4 65 9.9 7.5-13.1 20 3.4 2.0- 5.5 24 3.5 2.2- 5.7
College Graduate 976 825 81.7 78.4-84.6 99 12.1 9.7-15.0 31 3.7 2.5- 5.5 21 2.4 1.4- 4.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 183 160 86.5 77.0-92.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 289 244 79.3 71.5-85.4 20 8.3 4.8-13.8 *** *** *** 19 9.7 5.4-16.8
$25,000- 34,999 246 210 83.4 76.1-88.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 275 232 80.7 72.7-86.7 22 11.1 6.3-18.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 380 327 84.6 79.4-88.7 33 8.8 5.9-12.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 711 598 81.9 77.8-85.3 79 12.7 9.7-16.3 26 3.9 2.4- 6.1 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 853 775 88.0 84.4-90.9 42 5.5 3.7- 8.0 *** *** *** 25 4.1 2.5- 6.8
No 1,631 1,337 79.7 76.9-82.2 175 11.7 9.7-13.9 69 4.8 3.6- 6.4 50 3.9 2.7- 5.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 369 329 88.7 83.9-92.2 24 6.9 4.2-11.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,128 1,795 81.4 79.0-83.6 194 10.1 8.5-12.0 73 4.3 3.3- 5.7 66 4.2 3.0- 5.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 504 430 82.2 77.6-86.0 50 11.0 8.1-14.8 15 4.3 2.5- 7.4 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 501 409 80.0 75.1-84.1 54 11.2 8.1-15.2 18 3.5 2.0- 6.0 20 5.4 3.2- 8.9
Rural 1,493 1,286 83.7 80.8-86.2 114 8.2 6.4-10.3 47 4.2 3.0- 6.0 46 3.9 2.6- 5.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,195 952 78.0 74.8-80.9 132 11.8 9.7-14.4 55 5.1 3.7- 7.0 56 5.1 3.7- 7.1
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 861 790 90.5 87.5-92.9 55 6.9 4.9- 9.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 229 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 144 115 79.4 70.5-86.2 16 10.7 6.2-17.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 315 266 80.1 72.5-86.0 21 9.3 5.3-15.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 180 157 86.7 78.6-92.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,416 1,205 82.6 79.8-85.1 137 11.0 9.0-13.4 47 4.2 3.0- 5.8 27 2.2 1.4- 3.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 543 478 88.0 83.6-91.3 33 5.6 3.5- 8.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 961 818 83.0 79.5-86.0 89 10.1 7.8-13.1 33 4.1 2.8- 6.1 21 2.8 1.6- 4.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 994 829 80.1 76.6-83.2 96 10.5 8.3-13.2 34 4.4 3.0- 6.5 35 4.9 3.3- 7.3

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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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