2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Hypertension Awareness

Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you have high blood pressure?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes Yes, during pregnancy No Borderline high or pre-hypertensive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,925 1,923 34.7 33.1-36.4 28 0.6 0.4- 1.0 2,928 63.8 62.1-65.4 46 0.9 0.6- 1.2
-Western 620 254 38.9 33.9-44.1 *** *** *** 354 59.0 53.8-64.1 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 292 120 40.7 33.8-48.0 *** *** *** 169 58.7 51.4-65.6 *** *** ***
Female 328 134 37.1 30.0-44.9 *** *** *** 185 59.4 51.6-66.8 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 507 209 40.3 34.7-46.2 *** *** *** 287 57.3 51.4-63.1 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 26 19.6 11.9-30.6 *** *** *** 53 79.5 68.4-87.4 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 144 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 175 82 35.5 27.7-44.1 *** *** *** 90 63.6 55.0-71.5 *** *** ***
College Graduate 225 68 26.0 20.1-32.9 *** *** *** 152 71.4 64.3-77.6 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 220 131 59.3 49.5-68.4 *** *** *** 84 39.4 30.4-49.3 *** *** ***
No 389 116 25.6 21.0-30.7 *** *** *** 266 71.8 66.2-76.7 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 548 212 36.6 31.3-42.2 *** *** *** 325 61.2 55.5-66.5 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 307 89 24.8 19.8-30.6 *** *** *** 212 73.9 68.0-79.0 *** *** ***
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 197 108 63.0 53.1-71.9 *** *** *** 85 35.7 26.9-45.5 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 150 51 31.1 23.5-39.9 *** *** *** 98 68.5 59.6-76.1 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 142 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 290 119 38.4 32.1-45.0 *** *** *** 168 60.9 54.3-67.2 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 142 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 421 181 43.8 37.5-50.3 *** *** *** 232 53.7 47.3-60.0 *** *** ***
Rent 158 60 29.0 21.6-37.7 *** *** *** 95 69.8 61.1-77.3 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 178 56 26.5 20.1-34.1 *** *** *** 119 72.5 64.8-79.0 *** *** ***
Rural 442 198 43.1 36.8-49.6 *** *** *** 235 54.4 47.9-60.8 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 192 90 47.0 37.3-56.8 *** *** *** 100 52.4 42.6-62.1 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 307 114 34.1 27.2-41.7 *** *** *** 185 62.5 54.7-69.7 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 121 50 37.1 28.0-47.2 *** *** *** 69 61.9 51.8-71.1 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 312 116 34.5 27.6-42.2 *** *** *** 191 63.0 55.2-70.1 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 179 76 40.9 32.0-50.5 *** *** *** 100 57.9 48.3-66.9 *** *** ***

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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.

Sub-group estimates have been suppressed because they do not meet statistical reliability standards.

^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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