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%)
TOTAL 1,921 1,604 82.0 79.8-84.0 317 18.0 16.0-20.2
GENDER
Male 896 720 79.2 75.8-82.2 176 20.8 17.8-24.2
Female 1,025 884 84.8 81.8-87.3 141 15.2 12.7-18.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,171 981 82.9 80.1-85.3 190 17.1 14.7-19.9
Non-Hispanic Black 498 434 85.6 81.3-89.0 64 14.4 11.0-18.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 106 33 27.6 18.7-38.6 73 72.4 61.4-81.3
35-44 164 106 65.9 57.1-73.8 58 34.1 26.2-42.9
45-54 264 203 76.9 70.2-82.4 61 23.1 17.6-29.8
55-64 424 364 85.8 81.2-89.3 60 14.2 10.7-18.8
65-74 550 518 95.0 92.5-96.7 32 5.0 3.3- 7.5
75+ 377 347 92.4 88.6-95.0 30 7.6 5.0-11.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 202 175 87.4 81.1-91.8 27 12.6 8.2-18.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 510 427 81.2 76.6-85.0 83 18.8 15.0-23.4
Some Post-H.S. 549 462 83.1 79.1-86.6 87 16.9 13.4-20.9
College Graduate 655 535 77.8 73.7-81.4 120 22.2 18.6-26.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 873 768 86.5 83.4-89.1 105 13.5 10.9-16.6
No 1,014 808 78.2 74.9-81.1 206 21.8 18.9-25.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 314 266 84.2 78.6-88.6 48 15.8 11.4-21.4
Non-Veteran 1,601 1,332 81.5 79.0-83.7 269 18.5 16.3-21.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 704 519 72.0 67.9-75.8 185 28.0 24.2-32.1
Unemployed 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 822 763 93.8 91.4-95.5 59 6.2 4.5- 8.6
Unable to Work 232 203 86.1 79.8-90.7 29 13.9 9.3-20.2
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 149 129 84.6 75.3-90.8 20 15.4 9.2-24.7
$15,000- 24,999 210 177 84.8 78.2-89.7 33 15.2 10.3-21.8
$25,000- 34,999 232 190 81.5 74.8-86.8 42 18.5 13.2-25.2
$35,000- 49,999 217 187 82.7 75.0-88.4 30 17.3 11.6-25.0
$50,000-74,999 224 186 81.7 75.0-87.0 38 18.3 13.0-25.0
$75,000-100,000 170 143 82.1 74.2-88.0 27 17.9 12.0-25.8
$100,000-150,000 186 135 69.8 60.9-77.4 51 30.2 22.6-39.1
$150,000+ 115 92 75.9 65.3-84.1 23 24.1 15.9-34.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 418 365 86.7 82.3-90.2 53 13.3 9.8-17.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 179 148 85.6 78.6-90.6 31 14.4 9.4-21.4
101% to 150% 167 138 79.4 71.1-85.7 29 20.6 14.3-28.9
151% to 200% 179 153 86.0 78.5-91.2 26 14.0 8.8-21.5
More than 200% 918 752 79.0 75.5-82.2 166 21.0 17.8-24.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 418 365 86.7 82.3-90.2 53 13.3 9.8-17.7
HOUSING
Own 1,366 1,175 84.9 82.5-87.1 191 15.1 12.9-17.5
Rent 423 324 72.8 67.2-77.7 99 27.2 22.3-32.8
Other arrangement 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 473 352 74.0 69.2-78.3 121 26.0 21.7-30.8
Regional City or Suburban County 493 404 80.9 76.4-84.8 89 19.1 15.2-23.6
Rural 955 848 88.0 85.2-90.4 107 12.0 9.6-14.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 649 578 88.4 84.8-91.2 71 11.6 8.8-15.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 764 644 84.4 81.1-87.2 120 15.6 12.8-18.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 508 382 74.0 69.3-78.2 126 26.0 21.8-30.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 510 411 79.4 74.8-83.2 99 20.6 16.8-25.2
2nd Quartile 463 365 79.0 74.4-83.0 98 21.0 17.0-25.6
3rd Quartile 567 479 84.3 80.4-87.5 88 15.7 12.5-19.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 381 349 90.5 85.7-93.9 32 9.5 6.1-14.3

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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 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.

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