2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Hypertension Screening

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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
-Piedmont NC 1,409 1,165 80.7 78.0-83.1 142 10.7 8.9-12.8 50 4.3 3.2- 5.9 52 4.3 3.1- 5.9
GENDER
Male 624 495 75.9 71.5-79.7 63 11.7 9.0-15.2 32 6.5 4.4- 9.4 34 5.9 4.0- 8.6
Female 785 670 84.9 81.6-87.7 79 9.8 7.6-12.5 18 2.4 1.5- 4.0 18 2.9 1.7- 5.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 930 789 82.4 79.1-85.2 89 10.5 8.3-13.1 29 3.9 2.6- 5.7 23 3.3 2.1- 5.3
Non-Hispanic Black 293 244 82.4 76.6-87.0 33 11.4 7.7-16.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 186 132 67.3 58.0-75.3 20 10.8 6.5-17.5 14 10.4 5.7-18.2 20 11.5 6.9-18.6
AGE
18-34 259 197 76.0 69.3-81.6 29 9.7 6.2-14.8 16 7.2 4.3-11.9 17 7.1 4.2-11.9
35-44 190 145 77.3 70.1-83.1 26 13.2 8.8-19.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 267 212 77.4 70.8-83.0 35 14.5 10.1-20.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 293 240 78.9 72.5-84.1 27 10.1 6.7-15.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 226 209 91.3 85.0-95.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 126 91 73.2 63.2-81.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 317 267 81.6 75.8-86.2 20 7.4 4.6-11.8 *** *** *** 18 5.3 3.2- 8.8
Some Post-H.S. 391 328 83.1 78.4-86.9 39 9.9 7.1-13.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 574 478 80.7 76.6-84.2 71 14.6 11.5-18.4 16 3.0 1.8- 5.0 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 89 78.3 67.6-86.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 179 147 82.0 74.1-87.8 14 6.0 3.3-10.6 *** *** *** 15 10.0 5.6-17.4
$25,000- 34,999 129 109 80.4 70.3-87.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 160 130 76.5 66.8-84.1 23 17.5 10.9-26.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 195 168 83.9 77.0-89.0 14 8.1 4.7-13.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 401 332 81.3 76.3-85.4 48 12.9 9.5-17.3 16 4.1 2.3- 7.2 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 154 135 86.0 78.4-91.2 12 9.3 5.1-16.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,255 1,030 80.1 77.3-82.7 130 10.8 8.9-13.1 46 4.5 3.3- 6.2 49 4.5 3.3- 6.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 768 632 79.4 75.7-82.7 77 10.7 8.4-13.7 28 4.8 3.1- 7.2 31 5.0 3.4- 7.4
Regional City or Suburban County 333 276 81.2 75.6-85.8 39 12.0 8.4-16.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 308 257 83.1 77.7-87.5 26 8.7 5.7-13.1 13 5.4 3.1- 9.4 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 770 601 76.3 72.5-79.6 99 13.6 11.0-16.8 36 5.4 3.7- 7.7 34 4.7 3.3- 6.8
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 361 332 90.5 85.9-93.7 22 7.2 4.4-11.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 112 87 81.0 71.7-87.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 74 79.4 68.3-87.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 173 142 79.7 70.7-86.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 773 649 81.8 78.2-84.8 82 11.9 9.4-15.0 28 4.2 2.8- 6.3 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 466 388 82.2 77.6-86.0 52 11.9 8.7-16.1 14 3.6 2.1- 6.2 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 858 702 79.1 75.6-82.3 85 10.5 8.3-13.1 34 4.9 3.3- 7.1 37 5.5 3.8- 7.9

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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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