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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,963 1,648 81.7 79.4-83.7 205 11.8 10.1-13.7 47 2.8 2.0- 3.8 63 3.8 2.9- 5.0
GENDER
Male 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
Female 1,032 911 86.8 84.0-89.2 90 9.5 7.5-11.9 18 2.2 1.2- 3.8 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 259 172 64.7 57.9-71.0 49 20.3 15.3-26.4 18 7.0 4.1-11.7 20 7.9 5.0-12.3
35-44 224 178 78.4 71.8-83.8 26 12.7 8.6-18.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 313 256 84.0 79.2-87.8 38 10.7 7.6-14.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 420 366 85.0 80.5-88.6 32 9.4 6.5-13.4 *** *** *** 13 3.7 2.1- 6.6
65-74 412 373 88.0 82.4-92.0 30 9.1 5.5-14.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 314 284 92.5 88.6-95.2 28 7.0 4.4-10.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 110 92 81.3 71.0-88.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 427 355 81.9 77.2-85.8 51 12.8 9.5-17.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 621 522 80.5 76.5-84.0 58 11.1 8.4-14.6 14 2.9 1.7- 5.1 27 5.4 3.6- 8.0
College Graduate 800 676 83.2 80.0-85.9 86 11.9 9.5-14.7 20 2.3 1.4- 3.6 18 2.7 1.7- 4.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 197 165 82.3 75.3-87.6 13 5.8 3.2-10.2 *** *** *** 12 8.4 4.7-14.6
$25,000- 34,999 148 124 82.2 73.3-88.7 15 11.4 6.5-19.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 229 192 79.2 71.3-85.5 25 14.7 9.3-22.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 260 211 77.3 70.5-83.0 35 15.9 11.1-22.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 626 525 82.6 78.9-85.7 69 12.1 9.5-15.4 17 2.7 1.5- 4.7 15 2.6 1.5- 4.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 678 608 87.1 83.3-90.1 44 7.8 5.5-11.0 *** *** *** 16 3.1 1.8- 5.3
No 1,273 1,029 78.8 75.9-81.4 160 13.8 11.7-16.3 37 3.2 2.2- 4.6 47 4.2 3.1- 5.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 294 244 80.7 73.9-86.0 37 13.9 9.2-20.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,668 1,403 81.8 79.4-83.9 168 11.5 9.7-13.5 43 2.9 2.1- 4.2 54 3.8 2.8- 5.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 519 425 80.6 76.4-84.2 66 13.3 10.4-17.0 *** *** *** 17 3.7 2.2- 6.2
Regional City or Suburban County 568 475 80.8 76.5-84.4 61 12.7 9.7-16.5 *** *** *** 18 3.6 2.2- 5.9
Rural 876 748 82.9 79.4-85.9 78 10.2 7.8-13.2 22 2.8 1.7- 4.6 28 4.1 2.7- 6.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 980 771 76.0 72.7-79.1 126 15.2 12.7-18.2 35 3.7 2.5- 5.4 48 5.1 3.7- 6.9
Unemployed 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 661 588 88.9 85.3-91.7 61 8.8 6.3-12.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 163 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 96 79 81.3 70.9-88.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 132 108 80.2 71.1-86.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 162 132 78.8 70.1-85.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 143 119 78.0 67.4-85.9 17 15.6 8.8-26.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,094 918 82.0 79.2-84.6 123 12.8 10.6-15.4 24 2.3 1.4- 3.6 29 2.9 2.0- 4.2
HOUSING
Own 1,507 1,301 84.0 81.5-86.2 145 11.1 9.3-13.3 29 2.0 1.3- 3.0 32 2.9 2.0- 4.2
Rent 333 243 70.2 64.0-75.7 53 16.5 12.4-21.6 *** *** *** 24 8.4 5.5-12.7
Other arrangement 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 397 332 80.1 74.8-84.5 40 11.7 8.4-16.1 14 3.7 2.1- 6.4 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 752 647 84.3 80.6-87.4 67 9.7 7.2-12.9 *** *** *** 25 3.8 2.5- 5.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 814 669 79.8 76.3-82.9 98 13.8 11.2-16.9 20 2.9 1.7- 4.8 27 3.6 2.4- 5.3

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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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