2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 695 551 78.4 74.5-81.9 144 21.6 18.1-25.5
GENDER
Male 325 250 76.4 70.4-81.5 75 23.6 18.5-29.6
Female 370 301 80.4 75.0-84.9 69 19.6 15.1-25.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 443 362 80.3 75.4-84.5 81 19.7 15.5-24.6
Non-Hispanic Black 177 145 81.8 74.0-87.7 32 18.2 12.3-26.0
Other 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 110 83 83.3 75.0-89.2 27 16.7 10.8-25.0
55-64 179 153 83.7 76.0-89.4 26 16.3 10.6-24.0
65-74 182 164 91.6 86.2-95.0 18 8.4 5.0-13.8
75+ 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 192 151 77.4 69.9-83.5 41 22.6 16.5-30.1
Some Post-H.S. 188 148 78.9 71.2-85.0 40 21.1 15.0-28.8
College Graduate 238 191 78.6 71.8-84.1 47 21.4 15.9-28.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 116 94 76.3 65.5-84.5 22 23.7 15.5-34.5
$25,000- 34,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 162 128 77.9 69.3-84.6 34 22.1 15.4-30.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 263 216 81.1 74.6-86.3 47 18.9 13.7-25.4
No 407 312 75.8 70.5-80.5 95 24.2 19.5-29.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 106 83 80.2 70.4-87.3 23 19.8 12.7-29.6
Non-Veteran 589 468 78.2 73.8-82.0 121 21.8 18.0-26.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 375 284 74.0 68.3-79.1 91 26.0 20.9-31.7
Regional City or Suburban County 158 127 79.3 70.7-85.9 31 20.7 14.1-29.3
Rural 162 140 88.3 81.9-92.7 22 11.7 7.3-18.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 297 204 68.3 61.9-74.2 93 31.7 25.8-38.1
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 260 240 93.5 89.5-96.0 20 6.5 4.0-10.5
Unable to Work 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 324 259 79.2 73.4-84.0 65 20.8 16.0-26.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 227 192 84.0 77.1-89.2 35 16.0 10.8-22.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 418 317 74.4 69.0-79.0 101 25.6 21.0-31.0

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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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