2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,009 696 32.1 29.8-34.5 18 1.1 0.7- 1.9 1,273 65.8 63.3-68.2 22 1.0 0.6- 1.7
GENDER
Male 912 325 32.8 29.4-36.4 *** *** *** 576 65.8 62.2-69.3 *** *** ***
Female 1,097 371 31.4 28.3-34.8 18 2.1 1.3- 3.5 697 65.7 62.3-69.0 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,302 444 31.7 28.8-34.7 *** *** *** 834 66.3 63.2-69.2 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 402 177 39.2 33.7-44.9 *** *** *** 214 58.2 52.4-63.8 *** *** ***
Other 305 75 21.8 16.8-27.7 *** *** *** 225 76.6 70.6-81.8 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 485 45 10.3 7.5-14.1 *** *** *** 432 87.6 83.6-90.7 *** *** ***
35-44 306 59 18.1 13.7-23.6 *** *** *** 235 77.8 72.0-82.7 *** *** ***
45-54 353 110 32.4 26.8-38.6 *** *** *** 238 66.5 60.3-72.2 *** *** ***
55-64 365 179 48.6 42.6-54.7 *** *** *** 181 50.6 44.6-56.7 *** *** ***
65-74 284 183 63.6 56.6-70.0 *** *** *** 96 34.1 27.8-41.0 *** *** ***
75+ 186 112 66.0 57.7-73.5 *** *** *** 70 32.0 24.7-40.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 77 43.1 34.6-52.1 *** *** *** 84 55.5 46.5-64.1 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 458 193 37.2 32.3-42.4 *** *** *** 260 61.7 56.5-66.6 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 504 188 32.5 28.2-37.1 *** *** *** 304 64.7 60.0-69.2 *** *** ***
College Graduate 878 238 23.4 20.5-26.5 *** *** *** 619 74.0 70.7-77.0 13 1.4 0.8- 2.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 172 66 35.6 27.7-44.4 *** *** *** 102 61.6 52.8-69.7 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 252 116 40.7 33.7-48.1 *** *** *** 131 58.0 50.7-65.1 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 167 70 38.2 30.0-47.1 *** *** *** 92 58.7 49.6-67.1 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 217 83 35.1 28.0-42.9 *** *** *** 133 64.0 56.1-71.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 273 85 29.7 23.7-36.5 *** *** *** 179 65.3 58.2-71.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 584 162 25.9 22.0-30.2 *** *** *** 408 71.9 67.6-75.9 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 494 263 47.6 42.3-53.0 *** *** *** 221 49.9 44.5-55.3 *** *** ***
No 1,434 408 27.1 24.5-29.8 *** *** *** 996 70.8 68.0-73.5 17 1.0 0.6- 1.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 223 106 45.2 37.9-52.6 *** *** *** 114 54.1 46.6-61.4 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,785 590 30.7 28.2-33.2 17 1.2 0.7- 2.0 1,158 67.0 64.4-69.6 20 1.1 0.6- 1.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,175 375 29.4 26.5-32.5 *** *** *** 775 68.2 65.1-71.2 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 448 159 34.0 29.0-39.3 *** *** *** 280 64.1 58.7-69.2 *** *** ***
Rural 386 162 38.1 32.5-44.1 *** *** *** 218 60.3 54.3-66.0 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,160 297 24.8 22.0-27.8 *** *** *** 842 73.3 70.2-76.1 *** *** ***
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 444 261 58.0 52.4-63.5 *** *** *** 173 39.1 33.8-44.7 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 145 90 57.9 48.0-67.2 *** *** *** 53 40.7 31.5-50.6 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 178 29 14.4 9.4-21.5 *** *** *** 145 83.6 76.4-89.0 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 124 46 35.0 25.9-45.2 *** *** *** 73 62.0 51.6-71.3 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 220 109 46.6 38.7-54.6 *** *** *** 108 52.6 44.6-60.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 119 54 42.2 32.4-52.7 *** *** *** 63 56.7 46.2-66.6 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,029 325 29.1 26.0-32.4 *** *** *** 679 67.9 64.5-71.2 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 601 227 36.2 31.8-40.9 *** *** *** 360 61.5 56.8-66.0 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,312 419 29.3 26.5-32.2 *** *** *** 867 68.5 65.5-71.4 *** *** ***

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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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