2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 1,673 1,350 76.4 73.8-78.9 323 23.6 21.1-26.2
-Eastern NC 618 510 77.8 73.4-81.7 108 22.2 18.3-26.6
GENDER
Male 271 209 73.2 66.4-79.0 62 26.8 21.0-33.6
Female 347 301 82.2 76.2-87.0 46 17.8 13.0-23.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 349 288 76.2 70.0-81.4 61 23.8 18.6-30.0
Non-Hispanic Black 189 160 82.9 75.4-88.5 29 17.1 11.5-24.6
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 95 80 82.7 72.6-89.6 15 17.3 10.4-27.4
55-64 141 122 88.0 80.0-93.0 19 12.0 7.0-20.0
65-74 171 157 88.9 81.1-93.7 14 11.1 6.3-18.9
75+ 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 196 153 73.0 64.9-79.8 43 27.0 20.2-35.1
Some Post-H.S. 205 174 80.0 72.4-85.9 31 20.0 14.1-27.6
College Graduate 156 132 82.9 74.9-88.7 24 17.1 11.3-25.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 318 273 80.8 74.5-85.9 45 19.2 14.1-25.5
No 278 219 74.3 67.5-80.0 59 25.7 20.0-32.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 113 *** *** *** 30 32.3 23.0-43.1
Non-Veteran 502 426 80.6 75.7-84.7 76 19.4 15.3-24.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 208 141 61.0 53.0-68.4 67 39.0 31.6-47.0
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 239 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 96 81 79.3 67.0-87.8 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 74 63 83.4 71.4-91.0 11 16.6 9.0-28.6
$50,000- 74,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 234 193 78.0 70.8-83.8 41 22.0 16.2-29.2
HOUSING
Own 427 370 83.1 78.2-87.1 57 16.9 12.9-21.8
Rent 145 102 61.2 51.2-70.3 43 38.8 29.7-48.8
Other arrangement 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 182 148 74.6 66.0-81.7 34 25.4 18.3-34.0
Rural 392 329 80.0 74.5-84.6 63 20.0 15.4-25.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 355 300 80.2 74.2-85.1 55 19.8 14.9-25.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 141 111 73.1 63.6-80.9 30 26.9 19.1-36.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 122 99 77.7 67.3-85.5 23 22.3 14.5-32.7

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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 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.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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