2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 7 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 7 685 248 32.3 28.5-36.3 437 67.7 63.7-71.5
GENDER
Male 309 111 31.7 26.2-37.9 198 68.3 62.1-73.8
Female 376 137 32.8 27.8-38.2 239 67.2 61.8-72.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 398 137 31.4 26.6-36.6 261 68.6 63.4-73.4
Non-Hispanic Black 168 79 41.1 32.9-49.8 89 58.9 50.2-67.1
Other 119 32 19.6 13.3-27.8 87 80.4 72.2-86.7
AGE
18-44 276 41 13.0 9.3-18.0 235 87.0 82.0-90.7
45-64 255 114 44.2 37.3-51.3 141 55.8 48.7-62.7
65+ 142 88 59.3 50.2-67.7 54 40.7 32.3-49.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 187 79 38.6 30.9-47.0 108 61.4 53.0-69.1
Some Post-H.S. 195 72 28.9 22.8-35.8 123 71.1 64.2-77.2
College Graduate 302 97 29.4 24.3-35.1 205 70.6 64.9-75.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 221 85 34.4 27.7-41.7 136 65.6 58.3-72.3
$50,000+ 306 105 32.3 26.8-38.4 201 67.7 61.6-73.2
Don't know/Not Sure 141 54 30.3 22.6-39.2 87 69.7 60.8-77.4

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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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