2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Hypertension Awareness

Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you have high blood pressure?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes Yes, during pregnancy No Borderline high or pre-hypertensive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,266 1,674 35.1 33.5-36.8 23 0.7 0.5- 1.2 2,528 63.1 61.4-64.8 41 1.0 0.7- 1.5
GENDER
Male 1,993 782 35.5 33.2-38.0 *** *** *** 1,180 62.9 60.5-65.3 31 1.5 1.0- 2.3
Female 2,273 892 34.7 32.5-37.1 23 1.4 0.9- 2.3 1,348 63.3 60.9-65.6 *** *** ***
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,668 1,040 35.4 33.3-37.5 12 0.7 0.3- 1.4 1,590 62.9 60.7-65.0 26 1.1 0.7- 1.7
Non-Hispanic Black 855 437 45.7 41.8-49.6 *** *** *** 402 52.0 48.1-55.9 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 155 40 17.0 12.0-23.6 *** *** *** 114 82.3 75.6-87.5 *** *** ***
Hispanic 399 68 15.2 11.7-19.6 *** *** *** 325 83.1 78.7-86.8 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 927 99 10.7 8.6-13.1 *** *** *** 813 87.9 85.3-90.0 *** *** ***
35-44 599 137 24.4 20.6-28.6 11 2.6 1.3- 5.2 445 71.7 67.2-75.7 *** *** ***
45-54 701 260 35.7 31.8-39.8 *** *** *** 430 62.4 58.3-66.4 *** *** ***
55-64 781 400 50.5 46.3-54.6 *** *** *** 374 48.7 44.5-52.8 *** *** ***
65-74 702 428 62.0 57.7-66.1 *** *** *** 268 37.1 33.0-41.4 *** *** ***
75+ 489 317 65.1 59.6-70.3 *** *** *** 165 33.1 28.1-38.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 402 169 40.5 35.0-46.3 *** *** *** 228 58.3 52.5-63.8 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,007 448 39.7 36.3-43.2 *** *** *** 546 58.4 54.8-61.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 1,271 523 34.8 32.0-37.8 *** *** *** 731 63.5 60.5-66.5 12 1.0 0.5- 1.7
College Graduate 1,576 532 28.9 26.5-31.3 12 1.1 0.6- 2.0 1,015 69.1 66.6-71.5 17 0.9 0.5- 1.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,367 782 52.0 48.8-55.3 *** *** *** 570 46.6 43.4-49.9 13 1.2 0.6- 2.4
No 2,756 838 27.4 25.6-29.3 21 1.1 0.6- 1.7 1,870 70.6 68.6-72.5 27 0.9 0.6- 1.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 607 300 46.3 41.6-50.9 *** *** *** 298 52.5 47.8-57.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 3,628 1,363 33.5 31.8-35.3 22 0.8 0.5- 1.3 2,210 64.6 62.8-66.4 33 1.0 0.7- 1.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,272 610 25.3 23.4-27.4 17 0.8 0.5- 1.4 1,621 72.7 70.6-74.8 24 1.1 0.7- 1.7
Unemployed 162 60 30.8 23.3-39.5 *** *** *** 101 67.8 58.9-75.5 *** *** ***
Retired 1,109 672 61.0 57.4-64.4 *** *** *** 424 37.7 34.4-41.2 12 1.3 0.5- 3.0
Unable to Work 381 263 62.4 56.1-68.3 *** *** *** 114 36.0 30.1-42.3 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 276 53 16.4 12.2-21.6 *** *** *** 218 81.1 75.3-85.9 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 363 170 43.4 37.6-49.3 *** *** *** 190 55.0 49.0-60.8 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 536 235 39.5 34.7-44.4 *** *** *** 292 58.4 53.4-63.3 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 356 141 35.2 29.7-41.1 *** *** *** 209 62.6 56.7-68.2 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 477 181 34.3 29.6-39.4 *** *** *** 289 63.9 58.8-68.7 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 491 178 32.6 28.0-37.6 *** *** *** 303 64.7 59.5-69.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,137 363 28.7 25.9-31.7 *** *** *** 753 69.3 66.3-72.2 11 0.9 0.5- 1.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 906 406 38.9 35.2-42.8 *** *** *** 492 60.3 56.4-64.1 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 122 52 43.4 33.8-53.6 *** *** *** 69 55.6 45.4-65.3 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 386 162 36.7 31.4-42.4 *** *** *** 220 61.5 55.7-66.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 428 180 38.3 33.1-43.9 *** *** *** 239 59.0 53.4-64.4 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 310 125 35.4 29.6-41.8 *** *** *** 179 62.1 55.7-68.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 2,026 727 32.3 30.1-34.6 13 0.9 0.5- 1.8 1,265 65.8 63.4-68.1 21 1.0 0.6- 1.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 906 406 38.9 35.2-42.8 *** *** *** 492 60.3 56.4-64.1 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 2,702 1,174 39.8 37.7-41.9 14 0.7 0.4- 1.3 1,486 58.3 56.2-60.5 28 1.2 0.8- 1.9
Rent 1,223 393 27.1 24.4-29.9 *** *** *** 811 71.0 68.1-73.8 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 304 94 22.5 17.9-27.8 *** *** *** 208 77.1 71.8-81.7 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,382 462 30.1 27.5-32.9 *** *** *** 894 67.6 64.8-70.4 16 1.4 0.8- 2.6
Regional City or Suburban County 1,171 472 36.3 33.2-39.6 *** *** *** 685 62.3 59.0-65.4 *** *** ***
Rural 1,713 740 38.8 36.1-41.6 *** *** *** 949 59.6 56.8-62.3 15 0.8 0.5- 1.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,017 458 40.5 37.0-44.1 *** *** *** 541 57.3 53.7-60.9 14 1.6 0.9- 2.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,411 587 38.3 35.4-41.4 *** *** *** 805 60.2 57.1-63.1 12 1.0 0.5- 2.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,838 629 30.3 28.0-32.6 12 1.0 0.5- 2.0 1,182 67.9 65.5-70.3 15 0.8 0.4- 1.4

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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.

Sub-group estimates have been suppressed because they do not meet statistical reliability standards.

1Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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