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
-MALES 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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 931 737 76.0 72.5-79.2 115 14.2 11.6-17.3 29 3.4 2.2- 5.0 50 6.4 4.7- 8.5
Non-Hispanic Black 262 208 78.0 71.4-83.4 41 16.3 11.8-22.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 219 131 57.0 48.8-64.8 44 16.6 11.9-22.6 13 6.9 3.8-12.1 31 19.5 13.1-28.1
AGE
18-34 278 159 55.5 48.8-62.0 63 23.8 18.6-29.9 26 8.0 5.3-12.1 30 12.7 8.6-18.3
35-44 178 117 66.6 58.4-73.8 30 16.4 11.3-23.2 *** *** *** 24 12.8 8.1-19.7
45-54 255 190 79.3 73.7-84.0 43 14.1 10.3-19.1 *** *** *** 13 3.5 1.9- 6.2
55-64 263 224 83.5 77.6-88.0 19 7.5 4.6-12.0 *** *** *** 15 6.8 4.0-11.4
65-74 255 231 89.1 81.7-93.7 19 8.1 4.1-15.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 182 155 87.9 81.3-92.3 24 10.9 6.7-17.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 159 111 71.2 62.2-78.8 18 11.2 6.4-19.0 *** *** *** 24 13.8 8.8-21.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 369 275 73.7 68.0-78.7 61 16.1 12.2-21.0 13 4.0 2.2- 7.1 20 6.2 3.6-10.5
Some Post-H.S. 416 316 72.5 67.2-77.3 59 15.7 12.0-20.2 15 4.1 2.4- 7.0 26 7.7 5.1-11.6
College Graduate 483 388 78.8 74.4-82.6 63 13.9 10.8-17.7 16 3.2 1.9- 5.4 16 4.1 2.4- 6.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 182 130 68.3 59.2-76.1 21 8.6 5.3-13.6 *** *** *** 25 19.9 13.0-29.1
$25,000- 34,999 122 89 72.8 62.4-81.2 20 16.1 9.8-25.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 166 129 76.7 68.5-83.3 23 14.4 9.2-21.8 *** *** *** 11 7.2 3.8-13.2
$50,000- 74,999 168 126 71.0 62.1-78.5 25 16.3 10.7-24.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 439 349 78.5 73.6-82.7 61 14.7 11.3-19.0 14 2.8 1.5- 5.3 15 4.0 2.2- 7.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 472 390 80.4 75.3-84.6 44 9.6 6.6-13.7 *** *** *** 29 7.8 5.2-11.5
No 947 692 70.9 67.3-74.2 156 17.2 14.6-20.3 41 4.5 3.2- 6.3 58 7.3 5.4- 9.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 377 322 84.3 78.9-88.6 43 11.7 7.9-16.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,051 767 70.9 67.6-74.1 159 15.8 13.4-18.5 48 4.7 3.4- 6.4 77 8.6 6.7-11.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 463 347 74.4 69.5-78.7 75 15.9 12.5-20.1 14 3.0 1.7- 5.3 27 6.7 4.3-10.1
Regional City or Suburban County 397 306 72.6 66.8-77.8 55 15.5 11.6-20.3 14 3.8 2.1- 6.9 22 8.0 4.9-12.8
Rural 570 438 74.6 69.9-78.8 72 13.4 10.2-17.4 22 4.4 2.7- 6.9 38 7.6 5.3-10.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 827 583 69.2 65.5-72.7 132 16.7 14.0-19.9 42 5.1 3.6- 7.0 70 9.0 6.9-11.6
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 396 338 85.3 79.9-89.4 48 11.9 8.1-17.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 117 110 90.8 81.0-95.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 85 70.5 60.6-78.8 16 11.4 6.7-18.7 *** *** *** 15 13.6 7.9-22.5
101% to 150% 149 107 68.2 58.1-76.9 16 10.3 5.9-17.4 *** *** *** 21 18.8 11.6-29.1
151% to 200% 120 93 74.2 63.9-82.4 18 14.8 8.9-23.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 727 576 78.0 74.2-81.3 102 14.9 12.1-18.2 24 3.2 2.0- 5.0 25 3.9 2.5- 6.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 325 249 73.6 67.3-79.0 44 14.6 10.6-19.8 17 6.0 3.5- 9.9 15 5.9 3.2-10.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 496 390 77.2 72.4-81.3 67 14.0 10.6-18.3 *** *** *** 29 6.6 4.4- 9.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 609 452 71.5 66.9-75.6 91 15.6 12.5-19.4 23 4.0 2.5- 6.4 43 8.9 6.2-12.4

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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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