2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 947 428 38.7 34.5-43.1 *** *** *** 505 59.5 55.0-63.8 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 429 202 39.7 33.5-46.2 *** *** *** 224 58.2 51.5-64.6 *** *** ***
Female 518 226 37.9 32.2-43.9 *** *** *** 281 60.7 54.6-66.4 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 835 388 39.2 34.7-43.8 *** *** *** 435 58.9 54.1-63.5 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 79 23 16.3 9.5-26.7 *** *** *** 54 82.9 72.4-89.9 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 138 21 13.6 8.0-22.2 *** *** *** 116 85.5 76.8-91.3 *** *** ***
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 154 61 35.9 26.3-46.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 176 90 55.0 44.9-64.8 *** *** *** 86 45.0 35.2-55.1 *** *** ***
65-74 210 127 60.3 51.3-68.6 *** *** *** 78 37.2 29.0-46.1 *** *** ***
75+ 163 109 68.7 59.0-77.0 *** *** *** 52 29.9 21.8-39.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 241 122 44.0 35.6-52.7 *** *** *** 116 54.9 46.2-63.3 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 268 116 35.6 28.6-43.2 *** *** *** 150 64.2 56.6-71.2 *** *** ***
College Graduate 337 144 34.0 28.1-40.4 *** *** *** 188 64.6 58.1-70.5 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 126 57 33.5 24.1-44.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 192 70 28.8 21.0-38.2 *** *** *** 120 66.7 56.0-76.0 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 345 216 57.4 49.3-65.1 *** *** *** 125 39.6 32.1-47.6 *** *** ***
No 573 197 27.6 23.1-32.6 *** *** *** 368 71.5 66.5-76.1 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 139 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 807 341 35.9 31.4-40.6 *** *** *** 452 62.1 57.2-66.7 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 224 86 32.6 25.6-40.5 *** *** *** 135 66.6 58.8-73.7 *** *** ***
Rural 723 342 41.3 36.1-46.7 *** *** *** 370 56.5 51.0-61.8 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 419 120 25.4 20.2-31.4 *** *** *** 291 72.0 65.6-77.7 *** *** ***
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 332 201 60.6 53.4-67.3 *** *** *** 128 38.7 32.0-45.9 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 21 17.5 9.6-29.7 *** *** *** 35 81.9 69.6-89.9 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 149 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 430 182 33.9 28.2-40.1 *** *** *** 241 63.4 56.8-69.6 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 313 151 45.5 37.1-54.3 *** *** *** 156 49.8 41.4-58.3 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 264 127 39.2 31.9-46.9 *** *** *** 135 60.4 52.6-67.6 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 370 150 33.5 27.5-40.1 *** *** *** 214 65.5 58.9-71.6 *** *** ***

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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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