2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 909 499 45.4 41.4-49.5 410 54.6 50.5-58.6
GENDER
Male 377 214 47.7 41.4-54.1 163 52.3 45.9-58.6
Female 532 285 43.5 38.4-48.8 247 56.5 51.2-61.6
AGE
18-34 158 19 8.4 5.0-13.8 139 91.6 86.2-95.0
35-44 145 55 36.0 27.3-45.7 90 64.0 54.3-72.7
45-54 159 74 42.8 34.0-52.1 85 57.2 47.9-66.0
55-64 175 121 70.0 61.3-77.4 54 30.0 22.6-38.7
65-74 160 137 85.3 76.6-91.1 23 14.7 8.9-23.4
75+ 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 253 154 49.2 41.3-57.0 99 50.8 43.0-58.7
Some Post-H.S. 273 153 43.0 36.1-50.2 120 57.0 49.8-63.9
College Graduate 298 129 34.5 28.7-40.8 169 65.5 59.2-71.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 164 71 39.2 30.9-48.2 93 60.8 51.8-69.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 334 243 59.9 52.6-66.9 91 40.1 33.1-47.4
No 551 244 38.3 33.5-43.3 307 61.7 56.7-66.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 768 411 44.3 39.9-48.7 357 55.7 51.3-60.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 314 150 39.2 33.2-45.6 164 60.8 54.4-66.8
Regional City or Suburban County 250 137 46.6 38.9-54.5 113 53.4 45.5-61.1
Rural 345 212 52.5 45.6-59.2 133 47.5 40.8-54.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 449 172 32.1 27.4-37.2 277 67.9 62.8-72.6
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 237 203 82.1 74.4-87.9 34 17.9 12.1-25.6
Unable to Work 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 362 172 39.1 33.3-45.3 190 60.9 54.7-66.7
HOUSING
Own 495 299 51.9 46.3-57.5 196 48.1 42.5-53.7
Rent 336 158 37.0 31.0-43.4 178 63.0 56.6-69.0
Other arrangement 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 343 211 51.0 44.1-57.9 132 49.0 42.1-55.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 305 167 45.9 39.1-52.8 138 54.1 47.2-60.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 261 121 40.7 34.0-47.8 140 59.3 52.2-66.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 145 65 42.1 32.8-51.9 80 57.9 48.1-67.2
2nd Quartile 223 113 42.0 34.9-49.4 110 58.0 50.6-65.1
3rd Quartile 335 185 47.1 40.5-53.8 150 52.9 46.2-59.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 206 136 53.8 44.6-62.7 70 46.2 37.3-55.4

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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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