2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 7 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 7 706 233 33.0 29.2-37.2 473 67.0 62.8-70.8
GENDER
Male 348 118 33.6 28.1-39.6 230 66.4 60.4-71.9
Female 358 115 32.5 27.2-38.4 243 67.5 61.6-72.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 405 131 30.9 25.9-36.3 274 69.1 63.7-74.1
Non-Hispanic Black 150 74 49.6 40.6-58.6 76 50.4 41.4-59.4
Other 136 25 16.9 11.1-24.8 111 83.1 75.2-88.9
AGE
18-44 311 55 16.5 12.4-21.6 256 83.5 78.4-87.6
45-64 242 89 39.7 32.8-47.1 153 60.3 52.9-67.2
65+ 138 87 64.3 54.6-73.0 51 35.7 27.0-45.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 192 73 38.2 30.8-46.1 119 61.8 53.9-69.2
Some Post-H.S. 146 54 34.9 26.8-43.9 92 65.1 56.1-73.2
College Graduate 362 104 27.0 22.4-32.3 258 73.0 67.7-77.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 213 86 39.4 32.1-47.2 127 60.6 52.8-67.9
$50,000+ 352 101 28.6 23.4-34.5 251 71.4 65.5-76.6
Don't know/Not Sure 138 45 34.1 25.7-43.5 93 65.9 56.5-74.3

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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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