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
-Non-Hispanic White 3,112 1,172 35.2 33.1-37.3 1,940 64.8 62.7-66.9
GENDER
Male 1,471 579 37.4 34.5-40.4 892 62.6 59.6-65.5
Female 1,641 593 33.1 30.3-36.1 1,048 66.9 63.9-69.7
AGE
18-34 577 59 8.9 6.7-11.6 518 91.1 88.4-93.3
35-44 403 81 19.9 15.6-25.0 322 80.1 75.0-84.4
45-54 457 140 30.7 26.0-35.7 317 69.3 64.3-74.0
55-64 553 253 47.9 42.7-53.1 300 52.1 46.9-57.3
65-74 650 359 58.9 54.0-63.5 291 41.1 36.5-46.0
75+ 416 261 62.6 56.4-68.4 155 37.4 31.6-43.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 151 79 50.1 40.1-60.1 72 49.9 39.9-59.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 662 294 41.3 36.8-45.9 368 58.7 54.1-63.2
Some Post-H.S. 846 338 34.3 30.7-38.1 508 65.7 61.9-69.3
College Graduate 1,449 459 27.5 25.1-30.1 990 72.5 69.9-74.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 213 97 42.6 34.7-50.9 116 57.4 49.1-65.3
$25,000- 34,999 271 133 47.5 40.0-55.2 138 52.5 44.8-60.0
$35,000- 49,999 317 137 39.9 33.7-46.5 180 60.1 53.5-66.3
$50,000- 74,999 439 156 31.5 26.5-37.0 283 68.5 63.0-73.5
$75,000+ 1,146 367 28.9 26.0-32.1 779 71.1 67.9-74.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 929 512 53.5 49.4-57.6 417 46.5 42.4-50.6
No 2,129 646 27.2 25.0-29.5 1,483 72.8 70.5-75.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 424 197 45.3 39.7-50.9 227 54.7 49.1-60.3
Non-Veteran 2,678 971 33.7 31.5-35.9 1,707 66.3 64.1-68.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 911 266 28.9 25.6-32.5 645 71.1 67.5-74.4
Regional City or Suburban County 852 306 34.5 30.8-38.4 546 65.5 61.6-69.2
Rural 1,349 600 40.4 37.0-43.9 749 59.6 56.1-63.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,656 427 24.1 21.8-26.6 1,229 75.9 73.4-78.2
Unemployed 118 38 26.9 19.1-36.5 80 73.1 63.5-80.9
Retired 961 549 59.2 55.2-63.2 412 40.8 36.8-44.8
Unable to Work 180 117 67.5 59.0-75.0 63 32.5 25.0-41.0
Other not in Labor Force 176 33 13.2 8.7-19.5 143 86.8 80.5-91.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 183 76 37.8 29.6-46.8 107 62.2 53.2-70.4
151% to 200% 247 112 44.7 37.1-52.6 135 55.3 47.4-62.9
More than 200% 1,858 667 32.6 30.1-35.2 1,191 67.4 64.8-69.9
HOUSING
Own 2,296 932 38.6 36.1-41.1 1,364 61.4 58.9-63.9
Rent 607 180 25.3 21.5-29.5 427 74.7 70.5-78.5
Other arrangement 185 49 19.3 13.7-26.7 136 80.7 73.3-86.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 692 325 42.2 37.2-47.4 367 57.8 52.6-62.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,383 520 35.7 32.6-38.9 863 64.3 61.1-67.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,037 327 30.6 27.5-34.0 710 69.4 66.0-72.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,109 392 33.5 30.1-37.1 717 66.5 62.9-69.9
2nd Quartile 843 305 34.1 30.5-37.9 538 65.9 62.1-69.5
3rd Quartile 840 315 37.5 33.4-41.6 525 62.5 58.4-66.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 320 160 39.6 32.4-47.2 160 60.4 52.8-67.6

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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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