2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 9 & 10 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 9 & 10 503 215 37.5 32.9-42.4 288 62.5 57.6-67.1
GENDER
Male 224 89 31.6 25.1-38.9 135 68.4 61.1-74.9
Female 279 126 43.1 36.8-49.7 153 56.9 50.3-63.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 320 138 39.2 33.3-45.4 182 60.8 54.6-66.7
Non-Hispanic Black 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 60 12 15.6 8.1-28.1 48 84.4 71.9-91.9
AGE
18-44 159 25 13.4 8.7-20.0 134 86.6 80.0-91.3
45-64 163 73 44.5 36.1-53.3 90 55.5 46.7-63.9
65+ 165 110 68.9 59.8-76.8 55 31.1 23.2-40.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 174 78 38.2 30.6-46.5 96 61.8 53.5-69.4
Some Post-H.S. 135 60 37.9 29.1-47.5 75 62.1 52.5-70.9
College Graduate 189 76 36.3 29.3-44.0 113 63.7 56.0-70.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 184 92 43.9 35.4-52.7 92 56.1 47.3-64.6
$50,000+ 187 67 29.8 23.0-37.5 120 70.2 62.5-77.0
Don't know/Not Sure 130 56 39.0 30.1-48.7 74 61.0 51.3-69.9

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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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