2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 2

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 4,925 1,923 34.7 33.1-36.4 3,002 65.3 63.6-66.9
Medicaid Region 2 746 280 34.7 30.7-38.9 466 65.3 61.1-69.3
GENDER
Male 351 150 40.2 34.4-46.3 201 59.8 53.7-65.6
Female 395 130 29.6 24.4-35.5 265 70.4 64.5-75.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 533 189 35.0 30.3-40.0 344 65.0 60.0-69.7
Non-Hispanic Black 116 62 42.0 32.1-52.6 54 58.0 47.4-67.9
Other 83 24 20.7 12.5-32.2 59 79.3 67.8-87.5
AGE
18-44 263 46 14.8 10.6-20.1 217 85.2 79.9-89.4
45-64 262 105 40.8 34.0-48.0 157 59.2 52.0-66.0
65+ 206 123 62.9 55.1-70.2 83 37.1 29.8-44.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 239 99 40.0 32.8-47.7 140 60.0 52.3-67.2
Some Post-H.S. 220 87 30.5 24.3-37.6 133 69.5 62.4-75.7
College Graduate 287 94 32.0 26.2-38.5 193 68.0 61.5-73.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 267 114 36.7 30.2-43.7 153 63.3 56.3-69.8
$50,000+ 311 114 36.7 30.7-43.1 197 63.3 56.9-69.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 165 52 28.9 20.9-38.5 113 71.1 61.5-79.1

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 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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