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)

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,925 1,923 34.7 33.1-36.4 3,002 65.3 63.6-66.9
GENDER
Male 2,294 897 35.7 33.4-38.2 1,397 64.3 61.8-66.6
Female 2,631 1,026 33.8 31.6-36.1 1,605 66.2 63.9-68.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,112 1,172 35.2 33.1-37.3 1,940 64.8 62.7-66.9
Non-Hispanic Black 909 499 45.4 41.4-49.5 410 54.6 50.5-58.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 80 32 25.9 17.1-37.4 48 74.1 62.6-82.9
Non-Hispanic Other 110 19 14.6 8.3-24.4 91 85.4 75.6-91.7
Hispanic 476 89 14.8 11.6-18.9 387 85.2 81.1-88.4
AGE
18-34 1,021 106 8.7 7.0-10.7 915 91.3 89.3-93.0
35-44 742 164 22.0 18.6-25.9 578 78.0 74.1-81.4
45-54 774 264 33.1 29.3-37.2 510 66.9 62.8-70.7
55-64 825 424 52.9 48.6-57.1 401 47.1 42.9-51.4
65-74 888 551 63.3 59.1-67.2 337 36.7 32.8-40.9
75+ 555 377 68.0 62.7-72.9 178 32.0 27.1-37.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 450 202 43.6 37.8-49.6 248 56.4 50.4-62.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,147 510 39.4 36.0-42.9 637 60.6 57.1-64.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,311 550 33.9 30.9-36.9 761 66.1 63.1-69.1
College Graduate 1,991 655 27.8 25.7-30.0 1,336 72.2 70.0-74.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,513 874 52.3 49.0-55.5 639 47.7 44.5-51.0
No 3,304 1,015 27.3 25.5-29.2 2,289 72.7 70.8-74.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 645 315 45.3 40.7-50.0 330 54.7 50.0-59.3
Non-Veteran 4,252 1,602 33.3 31.6-35.1 2,650 66.7 64.9-68.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,653 704 24.0 22.1-25.9 1,949 76.0 74.1-77.9
Unemployed 251 89 29.1 22.9-36.2 162 70.9 63.8-77.1
Retired 1,307 823 63.8 60.4-67.1 484 36.2 32.9-39.6
Unable to Work 343 232 67.3 60.9-73.1 111 32.7 26.9-39.1
Other not in Labor Force 310 53 11.9 8.6-16.2 257 88.1 83.8-91.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 288 149 45.5 37.8-53.4 139 54.5 46.6-62.2
$15,000- 24,999 455 210 39.2 33.6-45.1 245 60.8 54.9-66.4
$25,000- 34,999 506 232 42.3 36.9-47.9 274 57.7 52.1-63.1
$35,000- 49,999 523 217 35.7 30.9-40.7 306 64.3 59.3-69.1
$50,000-74,999 613 224 30.7 26.5-35.2 389 69.3 64.8-73.5
$75,000-100,000 496 170 30.8 26.2-35.9 326 69.2 64.1-73.8
$100,000-150,000 532 186 32.9 28.4-37.8 346 67.1 62.2-71.6
$150,000+ 430 115 23.1 18.9-27.9 315 76.9 72.1-81.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,082 420 35.8 32.2-39.5 662 64.2 60.5-67.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 112 40 26.5 18.0-37.2 72 73.5 62.8-82.0
50% to 100% 391 179 39.3 33.0-46.0 212 60.7 54.0-67.0
101% to 150% 407 167 36.5 30.8-42.5 240 63.5 57.5-69.2
151% to 200% 408 179 40.5 34.6-46.7 229 59.5 53.3-65.4
More than 200% 2,477 918 32.5 30.4-34.8 1,559 67.5 65.2-69.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,082 420 35.8 32.2-39.5 662 64.2 60.5-67.8
HOUSING
Own 3,191 1,368 38.8 36.7-40.9 1,823 61.2 59.1-63.3
Rent 1,333 423 26.6 23.9-29.5 910 73.4 70.5-76.1
Other arrangement 336 107 23.6 18.8-29.2 229 76.4 70.8-81.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,519 474 29.0 26.4-31.7 1,045 71.0 68.3-73.6
Regional City or Suburban County 1,317 494 34.8 31.7-37.9 823 65.2 62.1-68.3
Rural 2,089 955 40.0 37.3-42.8 1,134 60.0 57.2-62.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,342 649 41.2 37.6-44.9 693 58.8 55.1-62.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,954 765 35.8 33.2-38.4 1,189 64.2 61.6-66.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,629 509 29.9 27.3-32.5 1,120 70.1 67.5-72.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,504 510 32.1 29.2-35.1 994 67.9 64.9-70.8
2nd Quartile 1,296 464 32.5 29.7-35.6 832 67.5 64.4-70.3
3rd Quartile 1,395 568 38.0 34.9-41.3 827 62.0 58.7-65.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 730 381 41.4 36.4-46.5 349 58.6 53.5-63.6

Back to Hypertension Awareness.

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 19AUG22.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts