2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 5

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 5 1,187 558 38.6 35.3-42.1 629 61.4 57.9-64.7
GENDER
Male 527 239 38.9 33.9-44.0 288 61.1 56.0-66.1
Female 660 319 38.4 33.9-43.1 341 61.6 56.9-66.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 658 280 35.9 31.7-40.2 378 64.1 59.8-68.3
Non-Hispanic Black 271 172 52.9 45.2-60.4 99 47.1 39.6-54.8
Other 241 101 27.6 20.7-35.9 140 72.4 64.1-79.3
AGE
18-44 373 57 12.7 9.4-16.8 316 87.3 83.2-90.6
45-64 357 187 53.4 47.0-59.7 170 46.6 40.3-53.0
65+ 428 300 67.3 61.3-72.8 128 32.7 27.2-38.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 433 222 42.7 37.0-48.6 211 57.3 51.4-63.0
Some Post-H.S. 345 163 36.5 30.9-42.5 182 63.5 57.5-69.1
College Graduate 403 173 34.9 29.9-40.3 230 65.1 59.7-70.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 470 251 42.0 36.6-47.5 219 58.0 52.5-63.4
$50,000+ 444 176 32.1 27.2-37.5 268 67.9 62.5-72.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 270 128 43.7 36.2-51.4 142 56.3 48.6-63.8

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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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