2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 855 669 74.0 70.2-77.4 186 26.0 22.6-29.8
GENDER
Male 406 300 67.8 62.1-73.1 106 32.2 26.9-37.9
Female 449 369 79.8 74.8-84.0 80 20.2 16.0-25.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 551 435 74.0 69.2-78.2 116 26.0 21.8-30.8
Non-Hispanic Black 229 181 75.5 68.2-81.5 48 24.5 18.5-31.8
Other 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 136 91 68.7 59.6-76.5 45 31.3 23.5-40.4
55-64 214 184 83.9 76.9-89.2 30 16.1 10.8-23.1
65-74 197 181 91.0 84.9-94.8 16 9.0 5.2-15.1
75+ 165 152 92.9 87.7-96.0 13 7.1 4.0-12.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 91 73 80.0 68.8-87.9 18 20.0 12.1-31.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 196 156 75.0 66.9-81.6 40 25.0 18.4-33.1
Some Post-H.S. 260 210 74.4 67.2-80.5 50 25.6 19.5-32.8
College Graduate 307 230 68.8 62.4-74.6 77 31.2 25.4-37.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 371 309 81.2 75.7-85.6 62 18.8 14.4-24.3
No 456 341 68.9 63.5-73.8 115 31.1 26.2-36.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 139 121 84.0 75.3-90.1 18 16.0 9.9-24.7
Non-Veteran 708 543 72.4 68.2-76.2 165 27.6 23.8-31.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 336 222 61.2 54.8-67.2 114 38.8 32.8-45.2
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 338 310 91.2 87.1-94.1 28 8.8 5.9-12.9
Unable to Work 118 99 84.4 75.8-90.4 19 15.6 9.6-24.2
Other not in Labor Force 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 101 85 81.0 69.4-88.9 16 19.0 11.1-30.6
$25,000- 34,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 218 167 72.2 64.7-78.7 51 27.8 21.3-35.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 415 319 71.2 65.6-76.2 96 28.8 23.8-34.4
HOUSING
Own 595 491 78.1 73.7-82.0 104 21.9 18.0-26.3
Rent 212 151 64.5 56.4-71.8 61 35.5 28.2-43.6
Other arrangement 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 417 317 72.0 66.6-76.9 100 28.0 23.1-33.4
Regional City or Suburban County 249 197 72.7 65.1-79.1 52 27.3 20.9-34.9
Rural 189 155 80.3 72.3-86.4 34 19.7 13.6-27.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 343 277 78.5 72.6-83.4 66 21.5 16.6-27.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 446 337 69.9 64.6-74.8 109 30.1 25.2-35.4

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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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