2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,666 1,347 79.5 77.1-81.7 212 12.8 11.1-14.8 38 2.6 1.8- 3.7 69 5.1 3.9- 6.6
GENDER
Male 754 570 73.8 69.9-77.4 115 15.4 12.6-18.7 20 2.8 1.7- 4.5 49 8.0 5.8-10.8
Female 912 777 84.4 81.4-87.0 97 10.6 8.5-13.1 18 2.4 1.4- 4.1 20 2.6 1.5- 4.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,027 857 81.5 78.5-84.2 116 11.9 9.7-14.4 17 2.1 1.2- 3.6 37 4.6 3.2- 6.5
Non-Hispanic Black 371 310 82.6 77.5-86.8 49 13.4 9.8-18.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 268 180 64.2 57.2-70.7 47 16.5 12.2-21.9 13 5.9 3.2-10.4 28 13.4 8.9-19.8
AGE
18-34 302 208 68.2 62.0-73.9 56 18.8 14.3-24.3 14 4.5 2.5- 7.9 24 8.5 5.5-12.8
35-44 240 172 71.8 64.7-77.9 39 14.9 10.6-20.3 *** *** *** 22 9.7 5.9-15.6
45-54 295 232 81.9 76.6-86.2 44 13.1 9.5-17.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 339 295 83.8 78.6-88.0 29 10.6 7.3-15.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 261 236 89.3 84.1-93.0 19 7.1 4.4-11.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 205 184 93.5 89.6-96.0 21 6.5 4.0-10.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 167 123 76.2 68.3-82.7 21 10.0 6.2-15.6 *** *** *** 18 10.9 6.5-17.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 356 286 79.8 74.5-84.3 52 14.0 10.4-18.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 480 395 79.1 74.4-83.2 53 12.6 9.4-16.6 *** *** *** 23 6.3 4.0- 9.7
College Graduate 660 541 81.1 77.5-84.2 86 13.5 10.9-16.7 17 2.7 1.6- 4.4 16 2.7 1.6- 4.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 512 448 86.6 82.7-89.7 42 7.7 5.5-10.6 *** *** *** 17 4.4 2.6- 7.4
No 1,143 890 76.5 73.5-79.3 168 14.9 12.7-17.5 33 3.1 2.1- 4.6 52 5.4 4.0- 7.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 201 167 83.8 77.3-88.7 25 10.2 6.5-15.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,463 1,178 79.0 76.4-81.4 187 13.2 11.3-15.3 36 2.7 1.9- 3.9 62 5.2 3.9- 6.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 923 699 74.1 70.6-77.3 141 15.9 13.3-18.8 32 3.6 2.5- 5.3 51 6.4 4.6- 8.7
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 440 388 88.9 85.1-91.8 46 8.9 6.4-12.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 105 80 78.4 68.6-85.8 16 13.8 8.1-22.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 88 81.6 71.3-88.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 195 155 78.6 71.2-84.5 18 7.4 4.5-11.9 *** *** *** 19 12.1 7.5-19.0
$25,000- 34,999 147 115 76.8 67.5-84.1 21 13.9 8.6-21.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 175 147 80.6 72.4-86.8 21 14.1 9.0-21.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 182 138 71.1 62.4-78.6 29 18.3 12.3-26.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 507 422 82.3 78.1-85.8 66 13.1 10.1-16.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 156 118 74.7 66.0-81.8 18 10.4 6.4-16.4 *** *** *** 13 9.1 5.0-15.9
101% to 150% 163 132 77.4 68.5-84.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 103 79 77.4 66.6-85.4 19 14.9 9.1-23.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 842 698 80.6 77.2-83.6 110 14.5 11.9-17.6 15 2.1 1.2- 3.6 19 2.9 1.7- 4.7
HOUSING
Own 1,079 915 82.9 80.1-85.5 117 11.3 9.3-13.7 20 2.2 1.3- 3.5 27 3.6 2.3- 5.4
Rent 466 333 68.7 63.5-73.5 82 17.8 14.2-22.1 16 4.2 2.4- 7.2 35 9.4 6.4-13.4
Other arrangement 111 90 79.8 69.8-87.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 899 707 78.4 75.1-81.4 124 13.4 11.0-16.1 28 3.2 2.1- 4.8 40 5.1 3.5- 7.2
Regional City or Suburban County 413 342 79.9 74.7-84.3 50 13.0 9.5-17.6 *** *** *** 14 4.5 2.5- 7.8
Rural 354 298 81.8 76.5-86.1 38 11.2 8.0-15.5 *** *** *** 15 5.9 3.4-10.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 102 85 79.2 67.7-87.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 648 539 81.7 77.9-85.1 82 12.8 10.1-16.2 *** *** *** 21 4.3 2.7- 6.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 916 723 78.0 74.6-81.0 120 13.1 10.7-15.8 30 3.6 2.4- 5.4 43 5.4 3.8- 7.5

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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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