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
-MALES 2,294 897 35.7 33.4-38.2 1,397 64.3 61.8-66.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,471 579 37.4 34.5-40.4 892 62.6 59.6-65.5
Non-Hispanic Black 377 214 47.7 41.4-54.1 163 52.3 45.9-58.6
Other 390 90 16.8 12.9-21.6 300 83.2 78.4-87.1
AGE
18-34 535 65 10.2 7.8-13.2 470 89.8 86.8-92.2
35-44 344 86 26.0 20.8-32.0 258 74.0 68.0-79.2
45-54 391 143 36.5 30.9-42.3 248 63.5 57.7-69.1
55-64 359 189 54.8 48.4-61.1 170 45.2 38.9-51.6
65-74 393 244 61.6 55.6-67.2 149 38.4 32.8-44.4
75+ 221 155 72.1 64.3-78.8 66 27.9 21.2-35.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 222 93 39.1 31.5-47.3 129 60.9 52.7-68.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 591 245 38.6 34.0-43.5 346 61.4 56.5-66.0
Some Post-H.S. 586 250 35.3 31.1-39.8 336 64.7 60.2-68.9
College Graduate 882 306 31.2 28.0-34.7 576 68.8 65.3-72.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 185 75 32.3 24.3-41.4 110 67.7 58.6-75.7
$25,000- 34,999 224 97 40.5 33.1-48.3 127 59.5 51.7-66.9
$35,000- 49,999 275 122 41.4 34.7-48.4 153 58.6 51.6-65.3
$50,000- 74,999 313 122 33.8 28.0-40.2 191 66.2 59.8-72.0
$75,000+ 749 276 34.8 30.8-38.9 473 65.2 61.1-69.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 649 366 50.6 45.7-55.4 283 49.4 44.6-54.3
No 1,594 520 30.4 27.7-33.1 1,074 69.6 66.9-72.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 558 281 47.1 42.1-52.2 277 52.9 47.8-57.9
Non-Veteran 1,719 613 32.9 30.2-35.6 1,106 67.1 64.4-69.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 741 240 29.2 25.5-33.1 501 70.8 66.9-74.5
Regional City or Suburban County 618 234 35.7 31.3-40.4 384 64.3 59.6-68.7
Rural 935 423 42.1 38.2-46.1 512 57.9 53.9-61.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,387 387 26.2 23.5-28.9 1,000 73.8 71.1-76.5
Unemployed 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 555 363 66.3 61.3-71.0 192 33.7 29.0-38.7
Unable to Work 148 89 61.4 51.1-70.7 59 38.6 29.3-48.9
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** 58 93.4 85.9-97.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 163 64 33.7 25.4-43.1 99 66.3 56.9-74.6
151% to 200% 187 87 45.3 37.1-53.7 100 54.7 46.3-62.9
More than 200% 1,269 504 36.5 33.5-39.7 765 63.5 60.3-66.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 565 256 41.5 36.3-46.8 309 58.5 53.2-63.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 939 386 37.9 34.3-41.7 553 62.1 58.3-65.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 790 255 30.5 26.9-34.4 535 69.5 65.6-73.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 729 262 33.4 29.3-37.8 467 66.6 62.2-70.7
2nd Quartile 631 233 34.2 30.1-38.5 398 65.8 61.5-69.9
3rd Quartile 650 269 39.2 34.7-43.9 381 60.8 56.1-65.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 284 133 39.7 32.6-47.2 151 60.3 52.8-67.4

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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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