2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 3

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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 4,077 1,697 37.5 35.5-39.7 2,380 62.5 60.3-64.5
Medicaid Region 3 528 183 33.2 28.2-38.6 345 66.8 61.4-71.8
GENDER
Male 252 88 33.8 26.5-41.9 164 66.2 58.1-73.5
Female 276 95 32.7 26.1-40.1 181 67.3 59.9-73.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 299 97 30.7 24.5-37.6 202 69.3 62.4-75.5
Non-Hispanic Black 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 213 39 18.7 12.7-26.5 174 81.3 73.5-87.3
45-64 168 72 45.4 35.8-55.4 96 54.6 44.6-64.2
65+ 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 152 60 37.6 28.4-47.7 92 62.4 52.3-71.6
Some Post-H.S. 144 56 32.4 23.7-42.5 88 67.6 57.5-76.3
College Graduate 228 66 29.5 22.7-37.5 162 70.5 62.5-77.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 156 60 36.8 27.4-47.3 96 63.2 52.7-72.6
$50,000+ 244 68 29.1 22.3-37.1 176 70.9 62.9-77.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 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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