2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Hypertension Screening

About how long has it been since you last had your blood pressure taken by a doctor, nurse,
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  Total
Respond.^		 Within the past 6 months 6 to 12 months ago 1 to 2 years ago 2 or more years ago or never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,149 2,575 79.7 77.9-81.4 369 12.5 11.2-14.0 88 3.1 2.4- 3.9 117 4.6 3.8- 5.7
GENDER
Male 1,430 1,091 74.0 71.1-76.6 202 14.8 12.7-17.2 50 3.8 2.8- 5.1 87 7.4 5.8- 9.4
Female 1,719 1,484 84.9 82.6-86.9 167 10.5 8.8-12.4 38 2.5 1.7- 3.7 30 2.2 1.4- 3.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,963 1,648 81.7 79.4-83.7 205 11.8 10.1-13.7 47 2.8 2.0- 3.8 63 3.8 2.9- 5.0
Non-Hispanic Black 670 564 82.1 78.1-85.4 82 13.6 10.6-17.1 14 2.1 1.2- 3.8 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 87 77 89.8 81.2-94.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 289 175 59.5 52.9-65.8 61 19.7 15.2-25.1 20 8.2 5.0-13.2 33 12.6 8.8-17.7
AGE
18-34 546 367 65.9 61.2-70.3 101 19.0 15.5-23.0 35 6.1 4.2- 8.9 43 9.0 6.5-12.3
35-44 429 314 73.6 68.6-78.1 64 14.1 10.9-18.0 18 4.4 2.6- 7.3 33 8.0 5.3-11.8
45-54 538 429 81.9 78.1-85.2 75 12.7 9.9-16.0 17 3.0 1.7- 5.2 17 2.4 1.4- 4.0
55-64 623 548 86.1 82.4-89.1 47 9.0 6.5-12.2 12 1.7 0.9- 3.3 16 3.2 1.9- 5.4
65-74 561 511 89.2 84.8-92.5 39 8.2 5.3-12.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 408 367 91.9 88.4-94.4 38 7.6 5.2-11.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 313 232 75.0 68.9-80.2 38 11.9 8.2-16.8 15 4.8 2.7- 8.6 28 8.3 5.4-12.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 753 607 80.4 76.7-83.6 100 12.5 10.0-15.4 20 3.0 1.8- 5.0 26 4.1 2.5- 6.6
Some Post-H.S. 965 799 78.9 75.5-81.9 106 13.2 10.7-16.1 23 2.8 1.8- 4.3 37 5.2 3.6- 7.3
College Graduate 1,112 933 82.7 80.1-85.1 124 12.0 9.9-14.3 30 2.7 1.8- 4.0 25 2.6 1.7- 3.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,089 959 86.3 83.5-88.8 82 7.9 6.1-10.3 16 1.7 0.9- 3.0 32 4.0 2.7- 5.9
No 2,041 1,600 76.4 74.1-78.6 284 14.8 13.0-16.7 72 3.8 2.9- 5.0 85 5.0 3.9- 6.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 419 356 83.9 78.8-88.0 47 11.3 7.8-16.0 *** *** *** 11 3.2 1.7- 5.8
Non-Veteran 2,728 2,217 79.1 77.2-81.0 322 12.7 11.3-14.3 83 3.3 2.6- 4.2 106 4.8 3.9- 6.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,633 1,247 74.4 71.8-76.9 229 15.1 13.1-17.3 67 4.3 3.3- 5.7 90 6.1 4.8- 7.8
Unemployed 106 90 82.2 70.5-89.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 897 797 88.8 85.8-91.2 84 9.2 7.0-12.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 309 291 93.8 89.5-96.4 13 4.2 2.2- 8.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 186 138 73.9 65.8-80.6 32 17.6 11.9-25.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 231 190 80.1 73.0-85.7 25 11.4 7.4-17.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 417 333 77.9 72.6-82.4 38 7.5 5.3-10.5 16 4.0 2.3- 6.6 30 10.6 7.1-15.6
$25,000- 34,999 262 210 78.7 72.1-84.1 32 12.7 8.7-18.3 *** *** *** 11 4.7 2.2- 9.6
$35,000- 49,999 359 290 77.2 71.2-82.3 46 15.4 11.0-21.0 *** *** *** 17 5.4 3.2- 8.9
$50,000-74,999 364 294 76.8 71.0-81.7 48 15.3 11.3-20.4 *** *** *** 12 4.4 2.4- 8.1
$75,000+ 831 698 82.9 79.7-85.7 94 12.1 9.7-14.9 21 2.5 1.5- 4.1 18 2.5 1.5- 4.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 685 560 80.2 76.1-83.8 86 13.6 10.6-17.4 17 2.5 1.4- 4.4 22 3.7 2.2- 5.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 86 *** *** *** 11 12.2 6.1-22.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 308 237 76.8 70.9-81.8 39 11.5 8.3-15.8 12 4.6 2.4- 8.8 20 7.1 4.3-11.3
101% to 150% 324 263 77.6 71.2-82.9 25 7.6 4.9-11.6 *** *** *** 26 11.4 7.3-17.4
151% to 200% 242 193 75.7 68.1-82.0 35 16.0 10.8-23.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,488 1,249 82.1 79.6-84.3 171 13.0 11.0-15.2 33 2.3 1.5- 3.4 35 2.7 1.9- 3.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 685 560 80.2 76.1-83.8 86 13.6 10.6-17.4 17 2.5 1.4- 4.4 22 3.7 2.2- 5.9
HOUSING
Own 2,097 1,796 83.2 81.1-85.1 205 11.0 9.4-12.7 49 2.5 1.8- 3.5 47 3.3 2.4- 4.6
Rent 818 593 70.3 66.5-73.9 136 16.5 13.8-19.6 32 4.4 3.0- 6.5 57 8.8 6.5-11.6
Other arrangement 216 172 74.6 66.8-81.1 24 14.5 9.5-21.4 *** *** *** 13 6.0 3.3-10.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 982 776 78.1 74.9-80.9 134 13.7 11.4-16.3 29 3.1 2.1- 4.7 43 5.1 3.6- 7.2
Regional City or Suburban County 850 699 79.3 75.6-82.6 103 13.5 10.9-16.7 22 2.9 1.8- 4.6 26 4.3 2.7- 6.8
Rural 1,317 1,100 81.4 78.6-83.9 132 10.9 8.9-13.3 37 3.2 2.2- 4.7 48 4.5 3.2- 6.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 784 648 80.0 76.3-83.2 86 12.3 9.8-15.3 29 4.0 2.6- 5.9 21 3.8 2.3- 6.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,078 907 82.5 79.4-85.1 116 11.3 9.2-14.0 18 2.1 1.2- 3.7 37 4.0 2.8- 5.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,287 1,020 77.3 74.4-79.9 167 13.7 11.6-16.1 41 3.5 2.5- 4.9 59 5.6 4.1- 7.5

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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 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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