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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,171 981 82.9 80.1-85.3 190 17.1 14.7-19.9
GENDER
Male 579 470 80.3 76.3-83.8 109 19.7 16.2-23.7
Female 592 511 85.5 81.6-88.7 81 14.5 11.3-18.4
AGE
18-34 59 14 18.7 10.7-30.4 45 81.3 69.6-89.3
35-44 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 140 111 80.9 72.8-87.0 29 19.1 13.0-27.2
55-64 253 213 83.7 77.3-88.5 40 16.3 11.5-22.7
65-74 359 335 94.3 91.1-96.4 24 5.7 3.6- 8.9
75+ 261 238 93.2 89.3-95.7 23 6.8 4.3-10.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 294 248 83.0 77.4-87.5 46 17.0 12.5-22.6
Some Post-H.S. 337 286 83.6 78.3-87.8 51 16.4 12.2-21.7
College Graduate 459 371 76.7 71.7-81.0 88 23.3 19.0-28.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 133 112 85.7 77.5-91.3 21 14.3 8.7-22.5
$35,000- 49,999 137 122 84.4 74.3-91.0 15 15.6 9.0-25.7
$50,000- 74,999 156 128 81.4 73.3-87.4 28 18.6 12.6-26.7
$75,000+ 367 290 75.3 69.5-80.4 77 24.7 19.6-30.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 512 449 86.9 82.9-90.1 63 13.1 9.9-17.1
No 645 521 79.2 75.3-82.7 124 20.8 17.3-24.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 197 169 85.2 78.5-90.1 28 14.8 9.9-21.5
Non-Veteran 970 808 82.3 79.2-85.0 162 17.7 15.0-20.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 266 198 73.9 67.4-79.5 68 26.1 20.5-32.6
Regional City or Suburban County 305 250 81.7 75.9-86.3 55 18.3 13.7-24.1
Rural 600 533 88.4 85.0-91.2 67 11.6 8.8-15.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 427 315 72.1 66.8-76.8 112 27.9 23.2-33.2
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 549 509 94.5 92.2-96.1 40 5.5 3.9- 7.8
Unable to Work 117 100 83.6 73.9-90.2 17 16.4 9.8-26.1
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 112 95 86.0 76.4-92.2 17 14.0 7.8-23.6
More than 200% 667 549 79.2 75.2-82.8 118 20.8 17.2-24.8
HOUSING
Own 931 797 84.8 81.9-87.4 134 15.2 12.6-18.1
Rent 180 136 72.3 63.7-79.6 44 27.7 20.4-36.3
Other arrangement 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 325 286 88.2 83.3-91.8 39 11.8 8.2-16.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 519 448 87.4 83.8-90.3 71 12.6 9.7-16.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 327 247 73.0 67.0-78.2 80 27.0 21.8-33.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 392 322 79.9 74.6-84.3 70 20.1 15.7-25.4
2nd Quartile 304 242 80.2 74.7-84.8 62 19.8 15.2-25.3
3rd Quartile 315 272 87.4 82.5-91.1 43 12.6 8.9-17.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 160 145 89.6 82.1-94.1 15 10.4 5.9-17.9

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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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