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2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 3 Demographics

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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 3 368 140 34.9 29.4-40.8 228 65.1 59.2-70.6
GENDER
Male 176 71 35.5 27.5-44.5 105 64.5 55.5-72.5
Female 192 69 34.4 27.0-42.6 123 65.6 57.4-73.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 275 110 36.3 29.9-43.2 165 63.7 56.8-70.1
Non-Hispanic Black 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 119 16 14.8 8.9-23.5 103 85.2 76.5-91.1
45-64 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65+ 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 124 49 41.3 31.3-51.9 75 58.7 48.1-68.7
Some Post-H.S. 114 48 34.5 25.7-44.5 66 65.5 55.5-74.3
College Graduate 129 42 24.2 17.4-32.6 87 75.8 67.4-82.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 153 64 39.6 30.9-49.1 89 60.4 50.9-69.1
$50,000+ 125 38 25.1 17.6-34.5 87 74.9 65.5-82.4
Don't know/Not Sure 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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