2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 4 Demographics

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
Region 4 737 245 32.0 28.3-35.9 492 68.0 64.1-71.7
GENDER
Male 357 119 32.3 27.0-38.1 238 67.7 61.9-73.0
Female 380 126 31.7 26.8-37.1 254 68.3 62.9-73.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 468 157 32.4 27.9-37.4 311 67.6 62.6-72.1
Non-Hispanic Black 132 65 42.3 33.2-51.9 67 57.7 48.1-66.8
Other 119 19 14.5 8.6-23.5 100 85.5 76.5-91.4
AGE
18-44 296 36 11.9 8.4-16.7 260 88.1 83.3-91.6
45-64 230 86 40.6 33.7-48.0 144 59.4 52.0-66.3
65+ 187 118 68.0 60.2-74.8 69 32.0 25.2-39.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 222 91 38.4 31.5-45.8 131 61.6 54.2-68.5
Some Post-H.S. 199 74 33.6 27.0-41.0 125 66.4 59.0-73.0
College Graduate 312 79 22.1 17.8-27.2 233 77.9 72.8-82.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 224 96 40.4 33.2-47.9 128 59.6 52.1-66.8
$50,000+ 355 93 24.5 19.8-29.9 262 75.5 70.1-80.2
Don't know/Not Sure 152 53 35.3 27.1-44.5 99 64.7 55.5-72.9

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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.

^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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