2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

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
-Eastern NC 1,851 843 37.7 35.0-40.5 1,008 62.3 59.5-65.0
GENDER
Male 817 344 36.1 32.2-40.3 473 63.9 59.7-67.8
Female 1,034 499 39.1 35.5-42.9 535 60.9 57.1-64.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,041 454 37.5 34.0-41.2 587 62.5 58.8-66.0
Non-Hispanic Black 444 262 47.2 41.2-53.3 182 52.8 46.7-58.8
Other 335 118 22.2 17.1-28.3 217 77.8 71.7-82.9
AGE
18-34 345 34 8.0 5.5-11.6 311 92.0 88.4-94.5
35-44 247 57 22.0 16.6-28.6 190 78.0 71.4-83.4
45-54 264 109 39.6 32.8-46.8 155 60.4 53.2-67.2
55-64 333 190 60.2 53.6-66.4 143 39.8 33.6-46.4
65-74 395 264 64.9 58.7-70.6 131 35.1 29.4-41.3
75+ 221 168 75.6 66.9-82.6 53 24.4 17.4-33.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 173 88 49.0 39.4-58.8 85 51.0 41.2-60.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 500 239 36.2 31.5-41.3 261 63.8 58.7-68.5
Some Post-H.S. 521 245 37.4 32.5-42.6 276 62.6 57.4-67.5
College Graduate 644 268 34.5 30.3-39.0 376 65.5 61.0-69.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 643 408 53.8 48.6-58.8 235 46.2 41.2-51.4
No 1,166 420 30.1 27.0-33.4 746 69.9 66.6-73.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 314 147 40.4 34.2-47.0 167 59.6 53.0-65.8
Non-Veteran 1,528 694 37.2 34.2-40.3 834 62.8 59.7-65.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 915 283 25.9 22.7-29.5 632 74.1 70.5-77.3
Unemployed 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 553 383 69.1 63.9-73.8 170 30.9 26.2-36.1
Unable to Work 156 109 67.1 57.1-75.8 47 32.9 24.2-42.9
Other not in Labor Force 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 194 109 42.9 33.3-52.9 85 57.1 47.1-66.7
$25,000- 34,999 198 97 41.6 33.5-50.3 101 58.4 49.7-66.5
$35,000- 49,999 218 95 33.3 26.6-40.6 123 66.7 59.4-73.4
$50,000- 74,999 236 98 30.5 23.6-38.5 138 69.5 61.5-76.4
$75,000+ 467 181 34.6 29.7-39.9 286 65.4 60.1-70.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 424 193 40.7 34.9-46.7 231 59.3 53.3-65.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 80 51.6 41.1-61.9 60 48.4 38.1-58.9
101% to 150% 161 73 32.8 24.2-42.7 88 67.2 57.3-75.8
151% to 200% 182 81 35.5 27.7-44.1 101 64.5 55.9-72.3
More than 200% 883 388 36.4 32.6-40.4 495 63.6 59.6-67.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 424 193 40.7 34.9-46.7 231 59.3 53.3-65.1
HOUSING
Own 1,236 626 43.2 39.7-46.8 610 56.8 53.2-60.3
Rent 454 159 26.8 22.3-31.8 295 73.2 68.2-77.7
Other arrangement 139 47 22.0 15.4-30.5 92 78.0 69.5-84.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 148 57 36.9 28.5-46.2 91 63.1 53.8-71.5
Regional City or Suburban County 512 211 34.8 30.2-39.7 301 65.2 60.3-69.8
Rural 1,191 575 39.2 35.7-42.9 616 60.8 57.1-64.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 942 467 39.1 35.0-43.4 475 60.9 56.6-65.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 729 311 36.2 32.3-40.3 418 63.8 59.7-67.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 180 65 36.8 28.9-45.5 115 63.2 54.5-71.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 370 149 36.9 31.3-42.9 221 63.1 57.1-68.7
2nd Quartile 220 82 34.7 27.9-42.2 138 65.3 57.8-72.1
3rd Quartile 604 269 37.7 33.3-42.4 335 62.3 57.6-66.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 657 343 39.6 34.3-45.1 314 60.4 54.9-65.7

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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.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for 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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