2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 3

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 4,925 3,002 65.3 63.6-66.9 1,923 34.7 33.1-36.4
Medicaid Region 3 751 499 68.3 64.5-71.9 252 31.7 28.1-35.5
GENDER
Male 362 240 68.1 62.4-73.3 122 31.9 26.7-37.6
Female 389 259 68.5 63.2-73.4 130 31.5 26.6-36.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 477 316 67.7 62.9-72.2 161 32.3 27.8-37.1
Non-Hispanic Black 135 67 57.3 47.7-66.3 68 42.7 33.7-52.3
Other 121 102 85.9 77.1-91.7 19 14.1 8.3-22.9
AGE
18-44 300 263 88.0 83.2-91.5 37 12.0 8.5-16.8
45-64 234 145 59.8 52.6-66.6 89 40.2 33.4-47.4
65+ 193 72 32.9 26.0-40.6 121 67.1 59.4-74.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 229 133 61.6 54.3-68.4 96 38.4 31.6-45.7
Some Post-H.S. 203 129 67.5 60.2-74.0 74 32.5 26.0-39.8
College Graduate 315 234 77.6 72.6-82.0 81 22.4 18.0-27.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 228 130 60.0 52.5-67.0 98 40.0 33.0-47.5
$50,000+ 358 263 75.6 70.3-80.3 95 24.4 19.7-29.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 159 103 65.1 56.3-73.1 56 34.9 26.9-43.7

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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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