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%)
TOTAL 4,266 1,674 35.1 33.5-36.8 2,592 64.9 63.2-66.5
GENDER
Male 1,993 782 35.5 33.2-38.0 1,211 64.5 62.0-66.8
Female 2,273 892 34.7 32.5-37.1 1,381 65.3 62.9-67.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,668 1,040 35.4 33.3-37.5 1,628 64.6 62.5-66.7
Non-Hispanic Black 855 437 45.7 41.8-49.6 418 54.3 50.4-58.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 155 40 17.0 12.0-23.6 115 83.0 76.4-88.0
Hispanic 399 68 15.2 11.7-19.6 331 84.8 80.4-88.3
AGE
18-34 927 99 10.7 8.6-13.1 828 89.3 86.9-91.4
35-44 599 137 24.4 20.6-28.6 462 75.6 71.4-79.4
45-54 701 260 35.7 31.8-39.8 441 64.3 60.2-68.2
55-64 781 400 50.5 46.3-54.6 381 49.5 45.4-53.7
65-74 702 428 62.0 57.7-66.1 274 38.0 33.9-42.3
75+ 489 317 65.1 59.6-70.3 172 34.9 29.7-40.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 402 169 40.5 35.0-46.3 233 59.5 53.7-65.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,007 448 39.7 36.3-43.2 559 60.3 56.8-63.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,271 523 34.8 32.0-37.8 748 65.2 62.2-68.0
College Graduate 1,576 532 28.9 26.5-31.3 1,044 71.1 68.7-73.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,367 782 52.0 48.8-55.3 585 48.0 44.7-51.2
No 2,756 838 27.4 25.6-29.3 1,918 72.6 70.7-74.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 607 300 46.3 41.6-50.9 307 53.7 49.1-58.4
Non-Veteran 3,628 1,363 33.5 31.8-35.3 2,265 66.5 64.7-68.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,272 610 25.3 23.4-27.4 1,662 74.7 72.6-76.6
Unemployed 162 60 30.8 23.3-39.5 102 69.2 60.5-76.7
Retired 1,109 672 61.0 57.4-64.4 437 39.0 35.6-42.6
Unable to Work 381 263 62.4 56.1-68.3 118 37.6 31.7-43.9
Other not in Labor Force 276 53 16.4 12.2-21.6 223 83.6 78.4-87.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 363 170 43.4 37.6-49.3 193 56.6 50.7-62.4
$15,000- 24,999 536 235 39.5 34.7-44.4 301 60.5 55.6-65.3
$25,000- 34,999 356 141 35.2 29.7-41.1 215 64.8 58.9-70.3
$35,000- 49,999 477 181 34.3 29.6-39.4 296 65.7 60.6-70.4
$50,000-74,999 491 178 32.6 28.0-37.6 313 67.4 62.4-72.0
$75,000+ 1,137 363 28.7 25.9-31.7 774 71.3 68.3-74.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 906 406 38.9 35.2-42.8 500 61.1 57.2-64.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 122 52 43.4 33.8-53.6 70 56.6 46.4-66.2
50% to 100% 386 162 36.7 31.4-42.4 224 63.3 57.6-68.6
101% to 150% 428 180 38.3 33.1-43.9 248 61.7 56.1-66.9
151% to 200% 310 125 35.4 29.6-41.8 185 64.6 58.2-70.4
More than 200% 2,026 727 32.3 30.1-34.6 1,299 67.7 65.4-69.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 906 406 38.9 35.2-42.8 500 61.1 57.2-64.8
HOUSING
Own 2,702 1,174 39.8 37.7-41.9 1,528 60.2 58.1-62.3
Rent 1,223 393 27.1 24.4-29.9 830 72.9 70.1-75.6
Other arrangement 304 94 22.5 17.9-27.8 210 77.5 72.2-82.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,382 462 30.1 27.5-32.9 920 69.9 67.1-72.5
Regional City or Suburban County 1,171 472 36.3 33.2-39.6 699 63.7 60.4-66.8
Rural 1,713 740 38.8 36.1-41.6 973 61.2 58.4-63.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,017 458 40.5 37.0-44.1 559 59.5 55.9-63.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,411 587 38.3 35.4-41.4 824 61.7 58.6-64.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,838 629 30.3 28.0-32.6 1,209 69.7 67.4-72.0

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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 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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