2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

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
-Western 620 254 38.9 33.9-44.1 366 61.1 55.9-66.1
GENDER
Male 292 120 40.7 33.8-48.0 172 59.3 52.0-66.2
Female 328 134 37.1 30.0-44.9 194 62.9 55.1-70.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 507 209 40.3 34.7-46.2 298 59.7 53.8-65.3
Non-Hispanic Black 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 26 19.6 11.9-30.6 54 80.4 69.4-88.1
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 93 64.5 55.9-72.3
College Graduate 225 68 26.0 20.1-32.9 157 74.0 67.1-79.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 220 131 59.3 49.5-68.4 89 40.7 31.6-50.5
No 389 116 25.6 21.0-30.7 273 74.4 69.3-79.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 548 212 36.6 31.3-42.2 336 63.4 57.8-68.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 307 89 24.8 19.8-30.6 218 75.2 69.4-80.2
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 197 108 63.0 53.1-71.9 89 37.0 28.1-46.9
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 99 68.9 60.1-76.5
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 32.1-45.0 171 61.6 55.0-67.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 421 181 43.8 37.5-50.3 240 56.2 49.7-62.5
Rent 158 60 29.0 21.6-37.7 98 71.0 62.3-78.4
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 178 56 26.5 20.1-34.1 122 73.5 65.9-79.9
Rural 442 198 43.1 36.8-49.6 244 56.9 50.4-63.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 192 90 47.0 37.3-56.8 102 53.0 43.2-62.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 307 114 34.1 27.2-41.7 193 65.9 58.3-72.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 121 50 37.1 28.0-47.2 71 62.9 52.8-72.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 312 116 34.5 27.6-42.2 196 65.5 57.8-72.4
2nd Quartile 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 179 76 40.9 32.0-50.5 103 59.1 49.5-68.0

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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.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for 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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