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
-MALES 781 598 71.4 67.4-75.1 183 28.6 24.9-32.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 520 408 72.0 66.9-76.5 112 28.0 23.5-33.1
Non-Hispanic Black 177 133 72.7 64.4-79.7 44 27.3 20.3-35.6
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 119 89 75.1 65.9-82.5 30 24.9 17.5-34.1
55-64 180 152 81.2 73.0-87.4 28 18.8 12.6-27.0
65-74 200 182 90.7 85.0-94.4 18 9.3 5.6-15.0
75+ 143 130 92.0 85.8-95.6 13 8.0 4.4-14.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 217 157 67.5 59.8-74.4 60 32.5 25.6-40.2
Some Post-H.S. 225 180 74.8 67.4-80.9 45 25.2 19.1-32.6
College Graduate 263 204 71.1 64.2-77.2 59 28.9 22.8-35.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 105 83 77.6 66.4-85.9 22 22.4 14.1-33.6
$25,000- 34,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 216 160 67.8 60.0-74.6 56 32.2 25.4-40.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 341 284 80.4 74.6-85.1 57 19.6 14.9-25.4
No 408 289 63.8 58.0-69.2 119 36.2 30.8-42.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 271 225 79.7 73.3-84.9 46 20.3 15.1-26.7
Non-Veteran 500 367 67.8 62.7-72.6 133 32.2 27.4-37.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 226 164 68.0 60.4-74.7 62 32.0 25.3-39.6
Regional City or Suburban County 230 171 67.2 59.4-74.1 59 32.8 25.9-40.6
Rural 325 263 77.4 71.2-82.5 62 22.6 17.5-28.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 336 205 55.0 48.8-61.0 131 45.0 39.0-51.2
Unemployed 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 300 276 91.4 86.7-94.5 24 8.6 5.5-13.3
Unable to Work 96 90 94.5 86.9-97.8 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 371 282 69.9 64.0-75.2 89 30.1 24.8-36.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 187 140 69.4 60.5-77.0 47 30.6 23.0-39.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 287 227 75.4 68.8-80.9 60 24.6 19.1-31.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 307 231 68.7 62.2-74.5 76 31.3 25.5-37.8

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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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