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
-FEMALES 892 752 81.1 77.6-84.2 140 18.9 15.8-22.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 519 438 80.9 76.1-84.9 81 19.1 15.1-23.9
Non-Hispanic Black 260 224 83.4 76.8-88.3 36 16.6 11.7-23.2
Other 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 141 104 73.4 64.4-80.8 37 26.6 19.2-35.6
55-64 219 192 87.5 80.2-92.3 27 12.5 7.7-19.8
65-74 228 213 91.3 85.1-95.0 15 8.7 5.0-14.9
75+ 174 165 94.5 88.1-97.5 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 94 82 87.2 77.2-93.2 12 12.8 6.8-22.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 231 197 81.6 74.1-87.3 34 18.4 12.7-25.9
Some Post-H.S. 298 254 79.6 73.0-84.9 44 20.4 15.1-27.0
College Graduate 268 218 78.7 72.3-84.0 50 21.3 16.0-27.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 130 117 87.3 78.4-92.9 13 12.7 7.1-21.6
$25,000- 34,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 92 80 87.4 77.7-93.2 12 12.6 6.8-22.3
$50,000- 74,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 147 118 76.5 67.2-83.8 29 23.5 16.2-32.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 441 381 82.9 77.7-87.2 60 17.1 12.8-22.3
No 429 356 79.9 74.8-84.2 73 20.1 15.8-25.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 862 728 81.2 77.6-84.4 134 18.8 15.6-22.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 235 186 76.5 69.4-82.4 49 23.5 17.6-30.6
Regional City or Suburban County 242 211 82.9 75.7-88.3 31 17.1 11.7-24.3
Rural 415 355 83.3 77.9-87.5 60 16.7 12.5-22.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 273 209 73.7 66.8-79.6 64 26.3 20.4-33.2
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 372 348 92.8 88.6-95.5 24 7.2 4.5-11.4
Unable to Work 167 139 80.0 70.8-86.9 28 20.0 13.1-29.2
Other not in Labor Force 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 55 51 92.3 80.0-97.3 *** *** ***
More than 200% 355 297 79.4 73.5-84.3 58 20.6 15.7-26.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 271 244 84.7 76.9-90.1 27 15.3 9.9-23.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 300 250 83.2 77.5-87.6 50 16.8 12.4-22.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 321 258 77.0 70.9-82.1 63 23.0 17.9-29.1

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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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