2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Hypertension Awareness

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,921 1,604 82.0 79.8-84.0 317 18.0 16.0-20.2
-Eastern NC 843 736 84.3 80.9-87.3 107 15.7 12.7-19.1
GENDER
Male 344 292 82.0 76.3-86.5 52 18.0 13.5-23.7
Female 499 444 86.4 81.9-90.0 55 13.6 10.0-18.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 454 394 84.5 80.0-88.2 60 15.5 11.8-20.0
Non-Hispanic Black 262 240 90.2 84.3-94.0 22 9.8 6.0-15.7
Other 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 109 92 82.3 71.9-89.5 17 17.7 10.5-28.1
55-64 190 160 84.9 78.1-89.8 30 15.1 10.2-21.9
65-74 264 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 239 206 81.8 74.7-87.2 33 18.2 12.8-25.3
Some Post-H.S. 245 211 82.6 75.6-87.9 34 17.4 12.1-24.4
College Graduate 268 237 86.4 80.3-90.8 31 13.6 9.2-19.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 408 369 87.6 82.6-91.2 39 12.4 8.8-17.4
No 420 354 81.7 76.5-85.9 66 18.3 14.1-23.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 147 124 82.9 74.4-89.0 23 17.1 11.0-25.6
Non-Veteran 694 610 84.6 80.7-87.9 84 15.4 12.1-19.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 283 231 78.4 71.9-83.8 52 21.6 16.2-28.1
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 383 357 94.7 91.6-96.7 26 5.3 3.3- 8.4
Unable to Work 109 95 81.6 70.7-89.1 14 18.4 10.9-29.3
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 109 94 83.0 71.6-90.4 15 17.0 9.6-28.4
$25,000- 34,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 98 84 81.9 70.0-89.7 14 18.1 10.3-30.0
$75,000+ 181 153 82.8 75.1-88.5 28 17.2 11.5-24.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 193 169 82.4 73.8-88.6 24 17.6 11.4-26.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 388 337 85.1 80.2-89.0 51 14.9 11.0-19.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 193 169 82.4 73.8-88.6 24 17.6 11.4-26.2
HOUSING
Own 626 561 87.7 83.9-90.6 65 12.3 9.4-16.1
Rent 159 127 72.5 62.5-80.6 32 27.5 19.4-37.5
Other arrangement 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 211 175 80.3 73.2-85.9 36 19.7 14.1-26.8
Rural 575 518 87.3 83.0-90.7 57 12.7 9.3-17.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 467 416 86.7 81.9-90.4 51 13.3 9.6-18.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 311 274 87.3 82.5-91.0 37 12.7 9.0-17.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 149 124 78.5 69.1-85.7 25 21.5 14.3-30.9
2nd Quartile 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 269 234 85.1 79.2-89.6 35 14.9 10.4-20.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 343 314 90.5 85.2-94.1 29 9.5 5.9-14.8

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*Asked only of those who report being told they have high blood pressure.

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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