BRFSS 2019 - Medicaid Region 2: (Adults who have been told they have high blood pressure by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional <br> (CDC calculated variable))

2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 2

Hypertension Awareness

Adults who have been told they have high blood pressure by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional
(CDC calculated variable)

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,266	1,674	35.1	33.5-36.8	2,592	64.9	63.2-66.5
Medicaid Region 2	501	186	34.7	29.9-39.8	315	65.3	60.2-70.1
GENDER
Male	245	98	34.9	28.1-42.4	147	65.1	57.6-71.9
Female	256	88	34.5	27.8-41.8	168	65.5	58.2-72.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	381	147	35.3	29.9-41.0	234	64.7	59.0-70.1
Non-Hispanic Black	63	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	57	***	***	***	50	93.0	83.2-97.3
AGE
18-44	154	22	15.8	10.0-24.0	132	84.2	76.0-90.0
45-64	191	70	38.9	31.0-47.4	121	61.1	52.6-69.0
65+	148	89	63.2	52.2-72.9	59	36.8	27.1-47.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	171	67	41.2	32.7-50.2	104	58.8	49.8-67.3
Some Post-H.S.	157	66	34.0	26.3-42.7	91	66.0	57.3-73.7
College Graduate	172	52	23.4	17.4-30.8	120	76.6	69.2-82.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	200	83	39.8	32.0-48.1	117	60.2	51.9-68.0
$50,000+	185	55	27.1	20.1-35.4	130	72.9	64.6-79.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	111	***	***	***	***	***	***

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,266

1,674

35.1

33.5-36.8

2,592

64.9

63.2-66.5

Medicaid Region 2

501

186

34.7

29.9-39.8

315

65.3

60.2-70.1

GENDER

Male

245

34.9

28.1-42.4

147

65.1

57.6-71.9

Female

256

34.5

27.8-41.8

168

65.5

58.2-72.2

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

381

147

35.3

29.9-41.0

234

64.7

59.0-70.1

Non-Hispanic Black

***

Other

***

93.0

83.2-97.3

AGE

18-44

154

15.8

10.0-24.0

132

84.2

76.0-90.0

45-64

191

38.9

31.0-47.4

121

61.1

52.6-69.0

65+

148

63.2

52.2-72.9

36.8

27.1-47.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

171

41.2

32.7-50.2

104

58.8

49.8-67.3

Some Post-H.S.

157

34.0

26.3-42.7

66.0

57.3-73.7

College Graduate

172

23.4

17.4-30.8

120

76.6

69.2-82.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

200

39.8

32.0-48.1

117

60.2

51.9-68.0

$50,000+

185

27.1

20.1-35.4

130

72.9

64.6-79.9

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

111

***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more 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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2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 2

Hypertension Awareness

Adults who have been told they have high blood pressure by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional (CDC calculated variable)

Adults who have been told they have high blood pressure by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional
(CDC calculated variable)