2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Hypertension Awareness

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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
-FEMALES 1,025 884 84.8 81.8-87.3 141 15.2 12.7-18.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 592 511 85.5 81.6-88.7 81 14.5 11.3-18.4
Non-Hispanic Black 285 253 87.2 81.6-91.3 32 12.8 8.7-18.4
Other 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 121 96 78.8 69.2-86.1 25 21.2 13.9-30.8
55-64 235 204 85.6 78.8-90.5 31 14.4 9.5-21.2
65-74 307 291 95.6 92.0-97.6 16 4.4 2.4- 8.0
75+ 222 205 92.2 86.6-95.6 17 7.8 4.4-13.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 109 100 93.4 86.8-96.9 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 265 223 81.2 74.5-86.5 42 18.8 13.5-25.5
Some Post-H.S. 299 260 85.5 79.6-89.9 39 14.5 10.1-20.4
College Graduate 349 298 81.8 76.0-86.4 51 18.2 13.6-24.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 135 118 86.4 78.0-91.9 17 13.6 8.1-22.0
$25,000- 34,999 135 109 81.7 72.6-88.2 26 18.3 11.8-27.4
$35,000- 49,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 102 88 86.8 76.7-92.9 14 13.2 7.1-23.3
$75,000+ 195 160 76.4 67.6-83.4 35 23.6 16.6-32.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 508 455 88.6 84.6-91.6 53 11.4 8.4-15.4
No 494 409 80.9 76.1-84.9 85 19.1 15.1-23.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 988 852 84.5 81.4-87.1 136 15.5 12.9-18.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 234 186 77.5 70.6-83.1 48 22.5 16.9-29.4
Regional City or Suburban County 259 219 84.0 77.8-88.7 40 16.0 11.3-22.2
Rural 532 479 90.2 86.5-93.0 53 9.8 7.0-13.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 317 247 76.3 70.1-81.6 70 23.7 18.4-29.9
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 460 433 95.1 92.3-97.0 27 4.9 3.0- 7.7
Unable to Work 143 124 85.5 76.8-91.2 19 14.5 8.8-23.2
Other not in Labor Force 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 115 100 86.1 76.2-92.2 15 13.9 7.8-23.8
101% to 150% 103 84 79.8 69.5-87.3 19 20.2 12.7-30.5
151% to 200% 92 80 87.6 75.8-94.1 12 12.4 5.9-24.2
More than 200% 414 350 80.9 75.4-85.5 64 19.1 14.5-24.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 393 351 88.7 83.8-92.3 42 11.3 7.7-16.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 378 327 86.3 81.6-90.0 51 13.7 10.0-18.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 254 206 79.4 73.0-84.6 48 20.6 15.4-27.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 248 209 82.4 75.8-87.5 39 17.6 12.5-24.2
2nd Quartile 230 188 82.7 76.3-87.6 42 17.3 12.4-23.7
3rd Quartile 299 260 86.4 81.0-90.4 39 13.6 9.6-19.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 248 227 90.5 83.7-94.6 21 9.5 5.4-16.3

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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 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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