2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,454 826 32.1 30.0-34.3 1,628 67.9 65.7-70.0
GENDER
Male 1,185 433 34.2 31.1-37.4 752 65.8 62.6-68.9
Female 1,269 393 30.2 27.3-33.3 876 69.8 66.7-72.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,564 509 32.0 29.4-34.8 1,055 68.0 65.2-70.6
Non-Hispanic Black 441 221 43.1 37.8-48.6 220 56.9 51.4-62.2
Other 395 81 16.1 12.4-20.6 314 83.9 79.4-87.6
AGE
18-34 581 62 9.4 7.1-12.3 519 90.6 87.7-92.9
35-44 420 87 21.8 17.4-27.0 333 78.2 73.0-82.6
45-54 399 114 29.3 24.3-34.9 285 70.7 65.1-75.7
55-64 375 170 48.0 42.0-54.0 205 52.0 46.0-58.0
65-74 370 229 64.3 58.4-69.8 141 35.7 30.2-41.6
75+ 247 149 63.8 56.5-70.6 98 36.2 29.4-43.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 203 83 39.1 31.5-47.2 120 60.9 52.8-68.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 503 198 38.4 33.5-43.5 305 61.6 56.5-66.5
Some Post-H.S. 615 223 31.4 27.5-35.7 392 68.6 64.3-72.5
College Graduate 1,122 319 25.6 22.9-28.5 803 74.4 71.5-77.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 650 335 48.8 44.2-53.3 315 51.2 46.7-55.8
No 1,749 479 26.3 23.9-28.8 1,270 73.7 71.2-76.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 263 128 46.1 39.0-53.4 135 53.9 46.6-61.0
Non-Veteran 2,176 696 30.7 28.5-33.1 1,480 69.3 66.9-71.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,431 332 23.0 20.6-25.7 1,099 77.0 74.3-79.4
Unemployed 132 39 26.5 18.6-36.3 93 73.5 63.7-81.4
Retired 557 332 61.2 56.2-65.9 225 38.8 34.1-43.8
Unable to Work 132 86 65.1 55.1-73.9 46 34.9 26.1-44.9
Other not in Labor Force 172 27 12.9 8.4-19.3 145 87.1 80.7-91.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 138 59 39.1 29.8-49.3 79 60.9 50.7-70.2
$15,000- 24,999 186 71 36.8 29.0-45.5 115 63.2 54.5-71.0
$25,000- 34,999 228 100 40.9 33.7-48.5 128 59.1 51.5-66.3
$35,000- 49,999 248 93 35.1 28.3-42.5 155 64.9 57.5-71.7
$50,000- 74,999 297 91 28.0 22.5-34.3 206 72.0 65.7-77.5
$75,000+ 841 239 26.9 23.6-30.5 602 73.1 69.5-76.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 516 173 33.6 28.8-38.7 343 66.4 61.3-71.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 180 67 30.7 23.2-39.4 113 69.3 60.6-76.8
101% to 150% 180 69 39.0 31.0-47.6 111 61.0 52.4-69.0
151% to 200% 185 77 40.1 32.0-48.8 108 59.9 51.2-68.0
More than 200% 1,304 411 29.5 26.7-32.4 893 70.5 67.6-73.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 516 173 33.6 28.8-38.7 343 66.4 61.3-71.2
HOUSING
Own 1,534 561 35.1 32.3-38.0 973 64.9 62.0-67.7
Rent 721 204 26.2 22.6-30.2 517 73.8 69.8-77.4
Other arrangement 163 50 25.4 18.7-33.5 113 74.6 66.5-81.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,371 417 28.6 25.9-31.4 954 71.4 68.6-74.1
Regional City or Suburban County 627 227 35.9 31.6-40.5 400 64.1 59.5-68.4
Rural 456 182 36.9 31.8-42.4 274 63.1 57.6-68.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 208 92 39.6 31.9-47.9 116 60.4 52.1-68.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 918 340 35.5 31.9-39.3 578 64.5 60.7-68.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,328 394 28.7 26.0-31.7 934 71.3 68.3-74.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 822 245 29.6 26.0-33.5 577 70.4 66.5-74.0
2nd Quartile 947 320 30.9 27.6-34.3 627 69.1 65.7-72.4
3rd Quartile 612 223 36.9 32.2-41.8 389 63.1 58.2-67.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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