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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,039 846 76.4 73.0-79.5 193 23.6 20.5-27.0
GENDER
Male 520 408 72.0 66.9-76.5 112 28.0 23.5-33.1
Female 519 438 80.9 76.1-84.9 81 19.1 15.1-23.9
AGE
18-34 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 137 98 72.5 63.6-79.9 39 27.5 20.1-36.4
55-64 232 196 82.1 74.6-87.8 36 17.9 12.2-25.4
65-74 304 278 89.9 84.9-93.3 26 10.1 6.7-15.1
75+ 239 224 93.4 88.3-96.4 15 6.6 3.6-11.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 264 208 72.2 65.0-78.4 56 27.8 21.6-35.0
Some Post-H.S. 320 271 79.9 74.0-84.8 49 20.1 15.2-26.0
College Graduate 384 309 76.0 70.6-80.7 75 24.0 19.3-29.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 123 104 82.1 72.2-89.1 19 17.9 10.9-27.8
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 117 102 86.9 78.5-92.4 15 13.1 7.6-21.5
$50,000- 74,999 126 102 73.6 62.6-82.3 24 26.4 17.7-37.4
$75,000+ 264 201 69.2 62.1-75.5 63 30.8 24.5-37.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 472 398 79.9 74.7-84.2 74 20.1 15.8-25.3
No 534 418 72.6 67.7-77.1 116 27.4 22.9-32.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 211 178 79.6 72.1-85.6 33 20.4 14.4-27.9
Non-Veteran 823 664 75.7 71.8-79.2 159 24.3 20.8-28.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 253 203 75.4 68.3-81.2 50 24.6 18.8-31.7
Regional City or Suburban County 318 255 74.0 67.4-79.6 63 26.0 20.4-32.6
Rural 468 388 78.9 73.7-83.3 80 21.1 16.7-26.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 366 253 62.5 56.4-68.3 113 37.5 31.7-43.6
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 480 446 91.8 88.3-94.4 34 8.2 5.6-11.7
Unable to Work 127 105 79.8 69.3-87.3 22 20.2 12.7-30.7
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 77 65 83.7 72.3-91.0 12 16.3 9.0-27.7
More than 200% 518 417 74.5 69.6-78.9 101 25.5 21.1-30.4
HOUSING
Own 820 694 80.1 76.4-83.4 126 19.9 16.6-23.6
Rent 164 115 57.9 48.5-66.7 49 42.1 33.3-51.5
Other arrangement 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 217 179 72.8 63.8-80.2 38 27.2 19.8-36.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 423 348 80.7 75.8-84.8 75 19.3 15.2-24.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 399 319 73.4 67.7-78.4 80 26.6 21.6-32.3

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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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