2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 1 & 2 Demographics

Hypertension Awareness

Adults who have been told they have high blood pressure by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,266 1,674 35.1 33.5-36.8 2,592 64.9 63.2-66.5
Region 1 & 2 427 151 32.6 27.5-38.2 276 67.4 61.8-72.5
GENDER
Male 219 78 32.0 25.3-39.4 141 68.0 60.6-74.7
Female 208 73 33.1 25.6-41.6 135 66.9 58.4-74.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 350 127 33.0 27.4-39.1 223 67.0 60.9-72.6
Non-Hispanic Black 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 133 14 10.7 6.1-18.1 119 89.3 81.9-93.9
45-64 143 58 40.1 30.2-50.9 85 59.9 49.1-69.8
65+ 145 77 53.5 43.3-63.3 68 46.5 36.7-56.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 135 57 40.8 31.2-51.2 78 59.2 48.8-68.8
Some Post-H.S. 124 39 26.7 18.8-36.4 85 73.3 63.6-81.2
College Graduate 168 55 29.0 22.3-36.9 113 71.0 63.1-77.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 182 72 38.3 30.2-47.2 110 61.7 52.8-69.8
$50,000+ 152 44 25.2 18.5-33.4 108 74.8 66.6-81.5
Don't know/Not Sure 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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.

^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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