2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 4

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % 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 4 570 209 32.6 28.4-37.1 361 67.4 62.9-71.6
GENDER
Male 263 95 32.8 26.7-39.5 168 67.2 60.5-73.3
Female 307 114 32.4 26.8-38.6 193 67.6 61.4-73.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 340 126 33.2 27.8-39.1 214 66.8 60.9-72.2
Non-Hispanic Black 138 66 42.9 34.1-52.3 72 57.1 47.7-65.9
Other 92 17 12.3 6.9-20.9 75 87.7 79.1-93.1
AGE
18-44 236 32 13.9 9.6-19.6 204 86.1 80.4-90.4
45-64 177 75 39.5 31.8-47.8 102 60.5 52.2-68.2
65+ 148 97 67.4 58.0-75.5 51 32.6 24.5-42.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 164 62 37.0 29.0-45.8 102 63.0 54.2-71.0
Some Post-H.S. 149 62 33.3 25.8-41.8 87 66.7 58.2-74.2
College Graduate 254 85 27.8 22.5-33.7 169 72.2 66.3-77.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 196 66 31.2 24.5-38.8 130 68.8 61.2-75.5
$50,000+ 240 86 31.5 25.3-38.3 154 68.5 61.7-74.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 128 56 38.3 28.8-48.7 72 61.7 51.3-71.2

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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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