2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 5 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 5 616 224 33.2 29.2-37.5 392 66.8 62.5-70.8
GENDER
Male 282 99 32.6 26.7-39.0 183 67.4 61.0-73.3
Female 334 125 33.8 28.3-39.8 209 66.2 60.2-71.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 375 136 33.5 28.3-39.2 239 66.5 60.8-71.7
Non-Hispanic Black 144 70 44.4 35.6-53.5 74 55.6 46.5-64.4
Other 97 18 12.5 7.3-20.8 79 87.5 79.2-92.7
AGE
18-44 249 34 13.9 9.7-19.5 215 86.1 80.5-90.3
45-64 193 81 39.4 32.0-47.4 112 60.6 52.6-68.0
65+ 165 104 64.4 55.3-72.5 61 35.6 27.5-44.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 178 68 38.2 30.4-46.8 110 61.8 53.2-69.6
Some Post-H.S. 155 64 33.4 26.0-41.7 91 66.6 58.3-74.0
College Graduate 280 92 28.4 23.2-34.1 188 71.6 65.9-76.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 209 72 32.7 26.0-40.1 137 67.3 59.9-74.0
$50,000+ 267 94 31.5 25.6-38.0 173 68.5 62.0-74.4
Don't know/Not Sure 132 57 39.2 29.7-49.6 75 60.8 50.4-70.3

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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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