2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Hypertension Screening

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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%)
North Carolina 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,032 911 86.8 84.0-89.2 90 9.5 7.5-11.9 18 2.2 1.2- 3.8 13 1.5 0.8- 2.7
Non-Hispanic Black 408 356 85.1 80.1-89.0 41 11.5 8.0-16.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 258 199 74.0 66.8-80.1 34 13.9 9.7-19.4 13 5.5 2.9-10.3 12 6.6 3.3-12.9
AGE
18-34 268 208 77.1 70.7-82.5 38 13.8 9.6-19.4 *** *** *** 13 5.0 2.8- 8.8
35-44 251 197 79.4 73.2-84.6 34 12.2 8.6-17.0 11 4.4 2.2- 8.8 *** *** ***
45-54 283 239 84.5 79.0-88.7 32 11.2 7.6-16.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 360 324 88.3 83.3-91.9 28 10.1 6.7-15.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 306 280 89.4 83.3-93.4 20 8.3 4.7-14.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 226 212 94.7 90.3-97.1 14 5.3 2.9- 9.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 154 121 79.4 71.1-85.7 20 12.6 7.9-19.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 384 332 87.1 82.6-90.6 39 8.8 6.2-12.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 549 483 84.2 79.8-87.9 47 11.1 7.9-15.2 *** *** *** 11 3.0 1.6- 5.5
College Graduate 629 545 85.7 82.3-88.6 61 10.5 8.0-13.6 14 2.3 1.3- 4.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 145 123 84.3 75.8-90.2 17 11.8 7.1-19.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 235 203 86.0 80.2-90.3 17 6.6 4.0-10.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 140 121 84.6 76.1-90.4 12 9.3 5.1-16.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 193 161 77.7 68.4-84.9 23 16.4 10.0-25.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 196 168 82.3 74.4-88.1 23 14.3 9.2-21.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 392 349 88.4 84.2-91.5 33 8.8 6.1-12.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 617 569 91.3 88.1-93.7 38 6.6 4.6- 9.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,094 908 81.5 78.5-84.2 128 12.5 10.3-15.1 31 3.2 2.1- 4.8 27 2.8 1.8- 4.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,677 1,450 85.0 82.7-87.0 163 10.5 8.9-12.5 35 2.3 1.5- 3.4 29 2.2 1.4- 3.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 519 429 81.4 77.1-85.0 59 11.6 8.8-15.1 15 3.3 1.8- 5.8 16 3.8 2.1- 6.6
Regional City or Suburban County 453 393 85.7 81.0-89.3 48 11.6 8.3-16.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 747 662 87.1 83.7-89.9 60 8.8 6.5-11.8 15 2.3 1.2- 4.3 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 806 664 80.3 76.7-83.5 97 13.2 10.6-16.3 25 3.5 2.2- 5.6 20 2.9 1.7- 5.0
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 501 459 91.5 88.2-93.9 36 7.0 4.9-10.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 192 181 95.6 91.4-97.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 148 118 80.1 71.3-86.7 20 14.0 8.3-22.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 187 152 80.7 73.2-86.5 23 11.6 7.5-17.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 175 156 87.5 80.5-92.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 122 *** *** *** 17 17.2 9.4-29.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 761 673 86.5 83.2-89.2 69 10.9 8.4-14.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 459 399 85.6 81.4-89.0 42 10.2 7.4-14.0 12 2.2 1.2- 4.1 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 582 517 87.2 83.2-90.4 49 8.9 6.4-12.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 678 568 82.5 78.7-85.7 76 11.9 9.3-15.2 18 3.0 1.8- 5.0 16 2.6 1.5- 4.7

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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 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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