2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 4 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 4 838 326 35.9 32.3-39.6 512 64.1 60.4-67.7
GENDER
Male 417 166 37.7 32.6-43.2 251 62.3 56.8-67.4
Female 421 160 34.1 29.2-39.4 261 65.9 60.6-70.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 541 221 36.6 32.2-41.3 320 63.4 58.7-67.8
Non-Hispanic Black 158 73 43.1 34.8-51.8 85 56.9 48.2-65.2
Other 139 32 19.3 13.0-27.6 107 80.7 72.4-87.0
AGE
18-44 287 50 19.5 14.8-25.3 237 80.5 74.7-85.2
45-64 320 136 42.4 36.5-48.6 184 57.6 51.4-63.5
65+ 212 133 64.5 56.7-71.6 79 35.5 28.4-43.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 269 119 41.1 34.8-47.8 150 58.9 52.2-65.2
Some Post-H.S. 246 102 37.5 31.0-44.5 144 62.5 55.5-69.0
College Graduate 323 105 27.4 22.5-33.0 218 72.6 67.0-77.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 311 136 40.3 34.2-46.6 175 59.7 53.4-65.8
$50,000+ 336 108 30.8 25.5-36.6 228 69.2 63.4-74.5
Don't know/Not Sure 178 79 39.6 31.6-48.1 99 60.4 51.9-68.4

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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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