2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 9 & 10 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 9 & 10 397 170 39.5 34.1-45.3 227 60.5 54.7-65.9
GENDER
Male 183 83 44.1 35.9-52.6 100 55.9 47.4-64.1
Female 214 87 35.3 28.5-42.8 127 64.7 57.2-71.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 257 102 35.9 29.6-42.8 155 64.1 57.2-70.4
Non-Hispanic Black 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 134 19 14.0 8.6-22.0 115 86.0 78.0-91.4
45-64 132 62 50.8 41.5-60.2 70 49.2 39.8-58.5
65+ 125 84 69.2 58.9-77.9 41 30.8 22.1-41.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 136 70 46.7 37.3-56.3 66 53.3 43.7-62.7
Some Post-H.S. 144 59 36.8 28.8-45.6 85 63.2 54.4-71.2
College Graduate 116 41 30.9 22.6-40.6 75 69.1 59.4-77.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 180 85 43.7 35.6-52.1 95 56.3 47.9-64.4
$50,000+ 135 45 29.6 22.0-38.5 90 70.4 61.5-78.0
Don't know/Not Sure 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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