2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 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 8 799 384 36.8 32.7-41.2 415 63.2 58.8-67.3
GENDER
Male 334 140 34.3 28.3-40.8 194 65.7 59.2-71.7
Female 465 244 39.4 33.8-45.3 221 60.6 54.7-66.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 457 206 37.8 32.6-43.2 251 62.2 56.8-67.4
Non-Hispanic Black 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 183 79 24.7 17.2-34.3 104 75.3 65.7-82.8
AGE
18-44 226 31 9.5 6.2-14.5 195 90.5 85.5-93.8
45-64 241 125 53.9 45.9-61.6 116 46.1 38.4-54.1
65+ 310 217 65.2 57.7-72.0 93 34.8 28.0-42.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 298 156 40.1 33.2-47.5 142 59.9 52.5-66.8
Some Post-H.S. 218 106 36.1 29.0-44.0 112 63.9 56.0-71.0
College Graduate 279 121 31.3 25.4-37.9 158 68.7 62.1-74.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 328 174 37.3 31.1-44.1 154 62.7 55.9-68.9
$50,000+ 287 124 34.5 28.0-41.7 163 65.5 58.3-72.0
Don't know/Not Sure 182 84 40.1 30.9-50.1 98 59.9 49.9-69.1

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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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