2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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
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
-Non-Hispanic Black 855 437 45.7 41.8-49.6 418 54.3 50.4-58.2
GENDER
Male 358 177 46.2 40.3-52.2 181 53.8 47.8-59.7
Female 497 260 45.3 40.2-50.5 237 54.7 49.5-59.8
AGE
18-34 181 33 17.6 12.3-24.7 148 82.4 75.3-87.7
35-44 130 40 30.0 21.9-39.7 90 70.0 60.3-78.1
45-54 153 80 51.2 42.4-60.1 73 48.8 39.9-57.6
55-64 170 122 74.8 67.0-81.3 48 25.2 18.7-33.0
65-74 132 96 73.1 63.3-81.1 36 26.9 18.9-36.7
75+ 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 241 137 49.9 42.7-57.2 104 50.1 42.8-57.3
Some Post-H.S. 288 152 43.9 37.5-50.6 136 56.1 49.4-62.5
College Graduate 245 97 35.2 28.8-42.1 148 64.8 57.9-71.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 72 44.9 35.8-54.4 65 55.1 45.6-64.2
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 151 63 41.1 32.3-50.5 88 58.9 49.5-67.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 295 207 65.6 58.7-71.8 88 34.4 28.2-41.3
No 527 215 37.0 32.4-41.9 312 63.0 58.1-67.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 734 367 44.5 40.3-48.7 367 55.5 51.3-59.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 336 147 41.4 35.6-47.5 189 58.6 52.5-64.4
Regional City or Suburban County 210 108 43.7 35.9-51.8 102 56.3 48.2-64.1
Rural 309 182 53.3 46.7-59.7 127 46.7 40.3-53.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 421 154 35.0 30.0-40.3 267 65.0 59.7-70.0
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 212 155 74.2 66.5-80.6 57 25.8 19.4-33.5
Unable to Work 130 100 73.7 63.7-81.7 30 26.3 18.3-36.3
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 120 59 40.5 30.9-50.8 61 59.5 49.2-69.1
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 312 152 46.5 40.1-53.1 160 53.5 46.9-59.9
HOUSING
Own 411 243 55.0 49.3-60.6 168 45.0 39.4-50.7
Rent 349 157 38.6 33.1-44.4 192 61.4 55.6-66.9
Other arrangement 88 34 27.9 19.0-38.8 54 72.1 61.2-81.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 288 161 50.1 43.2-57.0 127 49.9 43.0-56.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 254 129 44.5 37.7-51.6 125 55.5 48.4-62.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 313 147 43.6 37.5-50.0 166 56.4 50.0-62.5

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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.

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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