2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 4

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 4 1,052 342 32.5 29.3-35.8 710 67.5 64.2-70.7
GENDER
Male 514 179 34.5 29.9-39.4 335 65.5 60.6-70.1
Female 538 163 30.6 26.3-35.2 375 69.4 64.8-73.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 616 196 32.0 27.9-36.4 420 68.0 63.6-72.1
Non-Hispanic Black 218 102 44.8 37.4-52.4 116 55.2 47.6-62.6
Other 199 39 16.5 11.6-22.7 160 83.5 77.3-88.4
AGE
18-44 461 73 16.0 12.5-20.1 388 84.0 79.9-87.5
45-64 340 126 40.1 34.2-46.2 214 59.9 53.8-65.8
65+ 228 140 62.4 54.7-69.4 88 37.6 30.6-45.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 276 106 38.9 32.6-45.7 170 61.1 54.3-67.4
Some Post-H.S. 218 77 33.7 27.2-40.8 141 66.3 59.2-72.8
College Graduate 551 156 26.1 22.4-30.2 395 73.9 69.8-77.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 328 121 36.1 30.3-42.3 207 63.9 57.7-69.7
$50,000+ 508 145 27.9 23.7-32.6 363 72.1 67.4-76.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 212 75 37.5 30.3-45.3 137 62.5 54.7-69.7

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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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