2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Hypertension Awareness

Are you currently taking prescription medicine for your high blood pressure?*

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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
-Non-Hispanic Black 498 434 85.6 81.3-89.0 64 14.4 11.0-18.7
GENDER
Male 213 181 83.7 76.8-88.9 32 16.3 11.1-23.2
Female 285 253 87.2 81.6-91.3 32 12.8 8.7-18.4
AGE
18-34 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 154 134 83.6 74.4-89.9 20 16.4 10.1-25.6
Some Post-H.S. 153 135 87.6 80.0-92.6 18 12.4 7.4-20.0
College Graduate 129 108 79.0 69.1-86.4 21 21.0 13.6-30.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 242 226 92.1 86.6-95.4 16 7.9 4.6-13.4
No 244 198 80.8 74.3-86.1 46 19.2 13.9-25.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 411 358 86.0 81.5-89.5 53 14.0 10.5-18.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 149 119 80.6 72.8-86.5 30 19.4 13.5-27.2
Regional City or Suburban County 137 118 83.1 73.3-89.7 19 16.9 10.3-26.7
Rural 212 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 172 135 78.0 70.2-84.3 37 22.0 15.7-29.8
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 202 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 172 141 79.6 70.8-86.3 31 20.4 13.7-29.2
HOUSING
Own 298 267 88.4 83.1-92.3 31 11.6 7.7-16.9
Rent 158 131 81.2 72.9-87.3 27 18.8 12.7-27.1
Other arrangement 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 211 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 167 140 81.9 74.1-87.8 27 18.1 12.2-25.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 120 96 81.4 72.3-88.0 24 18.6 12.0-27.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 113 93 83.0 73.8-89.4 20 17.0 10.6-26.2
3rd Quartile 184 159 84.5 77.5-89.6 25 15.5 10.4-22.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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