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
-MALES 896 720 79.2 75.8-82.2 176 20.8 17.8-24.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 579 470 80.3 76.3-83.8 109 19.7 16.2-23.7
Non-Hispanic Black 213 181 83.7 76.8-88.9 32 16.3 11.1-23.2
Other 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 143 107 75.2 65.7-82.9 36 24.8 17.1-34.3
55-64 189 160 85.9 79.3-90.6 29 14.1 9.4-20.7
65-74 243 227 94.3 90.3-96.8 16 5.7 3.2- 9.7
75+ 155 142 92.6 86.6-96.1 13 7.4 3.9-13.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 93 75 80.2 68.9-88.1 18 19.8 11.9-31.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 245 204 81.1 74.4-86.4 41 18.9 13.6-25.6
Some Post-H.S. 250 202 80.6 74.5-85.5 48 19.4 14.5-25.5
College Graduate 306 237 73.7 67.5-79.0 69 26.3 21.0-32.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 75 59 81.9 69.7-89.9 16 18.1 10.1-30.3
$25,000- 34,999 97 81 81.4 70.1-89.1 16 18.6 10.9-29.9
$35,000- 49,999 122 103 81.0 70.8-88.3 19 19.0 11.7-29.2
$50,000- 74,999 122 98 78.4 68.9-85.6 24 21.6 14.4-31.1
$75,000+ 276 210 75.0 68.5-80.6 66 25.0 19.4-31.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 365 313 83.8 78.5-87.9 52 16.2 12.1-21.5
No 520 399 76.0 71.4-80.1 121 24.0 19.9-28.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 280 237 83.7 77.5-88.4 43 16.3 11.6-22.5
Non-Veteran 613 480 77.3 73.1-81.0 133 22.7 19.0-26.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 239 166 70.5 63.6-76.7 73 29.5 23.3-36.4
Regional City or Suburban County 234 185 77.7 70.6-83.6 49 22.3 16.4-29.4
Rural 423 369 85.8 81.3-89.4 54 14.2 10.6-18.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 387 272 68.9 63.3-74.0 115 31.1 26.0-36.7
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 362 330 92.1 87.9-95.0 32 7.9 5.0-12.1
Unable to Work 89 79 87.0 76.4-93.3 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 64 48 85.1 73.5-92.1 16 14.9 7.9-26.5
101% to 150% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 87 73 84.4 73.4-91.4 14 15.6 8.6-26.6
More than 200% 504 402 77.7 73.0-81.8 102 22.3 18.2-27.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 256 227 87.9 82.2-92.0 29 12.1 8.0-17.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 386 317 82.6 77.8-86.5 69 17.4 13.5-22.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 254 176 68.5 61.5-74.8 78 31.5 25.2-38.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 262 202 76.4 69.7-81.9 60 23.6 18.1-30.3
2nd Quartile 233 177 75.6 68.8-81.4 56 24.4 18.6-31.2
3rd Quartile 268 219 82.1 76.2-86.8 49 17.9 13.2-23.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 133 122 90.6 82.4-95.2 11 9.4 4.8-17.6

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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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