2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 437 357 78.5 73.4-82.8 80 21.5 17.2-26.6
GENDER
Male 177 133 72.7 64.4-79.7 44 27.3 20.3-35.6
Female 260 224 83.4 76.8-88.3 36 16.6 11.7-23.2
AGE
18-34 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 80 59 74.8 63.2-83.6 21 25.2 16.4-36.8
55-64 122 108 87.5 78.6-93.1 14 12.5 6.9-21.4
65-74 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 137 114 82.4 73.9-88.5 23 17.6 11.5-26.1
Some Post-H.S. 152 124 73.1 63.2-81.1 28 26.9 18.9-36.8
College Graduate 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 207 183 88.0 81.8-92.3 24 12.0 7.7-18.2
No 215 166 72.4 64.6-79.1 49 27.6 20.9-35.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 54 82.5 70.7-90.2 13 17.5 9.8-29.3
Non-Veteran 367 302 78.1 72.4-83.0 65 21.9 17.0-27.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 147 111 72.3 63.2-79.9 36 27.7 20.1-36.8
Regional City or Suburban County 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 182 157 87.0 80.4-91.6 25 13.0 8.4-19.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 154 105 65.7 56.6-73.7 49 34.3 26.3-43.4
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 152 117 73.2 63.7-81.0 35 26.8 19.0-36.3
HOUSING
Own 243 210 83.8 77.3-88.8 33 16.2 11.2-22.7
Rent 157 122 74.1 65.2-81.5 35 25.9 18.5-34.8
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 161 139 86.5 79.0-91.6 22 13.5 8.4-21.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 129 104 75.6 65.3-83.6 25 24.4 16.4-34.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 147 114 74.5 65.5-81.8 33 25.5 18.2-34.5

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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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