2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 6 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 6 535 230 36.8 32.3-41.6 305 63.2 58.4-67.7
GENDER
Male 261 120 39.7 33.0-46.8 141 60.3 53.2-67.0
Female 274 110 34.1 28.1-40.7 164 65.9 59.3-71.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 291 108 30.4 25.0-36.4 183 69.6 63.6-75.0
Non-Hispanic Black 147 91 54.4 44.8-63.7 56 45.6 36.3-55.2
Other 87 28 24.3 15.7-35.7 59 75.7 64.3-84.3
AGE
18-44 205 32 14.9 10.3-21.0 173 85.1 79.0-89.7
45-64 160 80 49.6 40.8-58.4 80 50.4 41.6-59.2
65+ 161 114 71.0 62.4-78.4 47 29.0 21.6-37.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 198 93 41.5 33.9-49.6 105 58.5 50.4-66.1
Some Post-H.S. 169 71 31.9 24.8-39.8 98 68.1 60.2-75.2
College Graduate 165 66 37.1 29.3-45.6 99 62.9 54.4-70.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 202 100 41.3 33.9-49.1 102 58.7 50.9-66.1
$50,000+ 215 74 28.3 22.2-35.3 141 71.7 64.7-77.8
Don't know/Not Sure 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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