2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,077 1,697 37.5 35.5-39.7 21 0.6 0.3- 0.9 2,312 60.8 58.7-62.9 47 1.1 0.7- 1.6
Eastern NC 1,506 705 40.0 36.6-43.6 *** *** *** 778 58.3 54.7-61.8 16 1.2 0.7- 2.1
GENDER
Male 642 300 42.0 36.8-47.4 *** *** *** 334 56.8 51.4-62.1 *** *** ***
Female 864 405 38.1 33.6-42.9 *** *** *** 444 59.7 54.9-64.3 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 733 307 36.8 32.5-41.3 *** *** *** 414 61.4 56.9-65.8 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 293 180 57.4 49.4-65.1 *** *** *** 107 40.8 33.2-48.9 *** *** ***
Other 461 209 23.5 17.3-31.1 *** *** *** 247 75.2 67.4-81.6 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 269 33 12.8 8.4-19.1 *** *** *** 234 86.3 80.0-90.9 *** *** ***
35-44 224 72 28.6 20.5-38.3 *** *** *** 148 69.7 60.0-77.9 *** *** ***
45-54 222 100 40.9 32.3-50.1 *** *** *** 121 59.1 49.9-67.7 *** *** ***
55-64 304 171 62.1 54.0-69.7 *** *** *** 126 34.1 26.9-42.1 *** *** ***
65-74 290 194 67.3 59.1-74.6 *** *** *** 93 31.5 24.4-39.6 *** *** ***
75+ 184 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 368 176 34.9 28.4-42.1 *** *** *** 187 63.4 56.1-70.0 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 474 234 46.8 40.8-52.9 *** *** *** 228 50.8 44.8-56.9 *** *** ***
College Graduate 530 222 33.2 28.1-38.6 *** *** *** 304 66.0 60.5-71.1 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 539 323 51.4 45.2-57.7 *** *** *** 207 46.3 40.1-52.6 *** *** ***
No 921 361 34.3 30.1-38.6 *** *** *** 550 64.7 60.3-68.9 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 242 118 41.5 33.9-49.5 *** *** *** 121 57.7 49.7-65.3 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,255 583 39.8 35.9-43.8 *** *** *** 653 58.4 54.4-62.3 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 766 270 30.5 26.2-35.2 *** *** *** 487 68.1 63.4-72.5 *** *** ***
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 428 283 64.7 57.9-70.9 *** *** *** 135 31.8 25.8-38.5 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 164 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 206 97 44.5 34.7-54.7 *** *** *** 107 53.4 43.2-63.3 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 209 88 34.0 26.2-42.8 *** *** *** 115 62.4 53.4-70.6 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 425 184 40.6 34.3-47.2 *** *** *** 237 58.7 52.1-65.0 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 309 154 36.7 29.5-44.5 *** *** *** 151 61.3 53.4-68.7 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 778 355 41.8 37.1-46.7 *** *** *** 413 56.7 51.8-61.5 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 309 154 36.7 29.5-44.5 *** *** *** 151 61.3 53.4-68.7 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,025 527 45.3 40.8-49.8 *** *** *** 480 52.8 48.2-57.3 *** *** ***
Rent 362 127 27.9 22.3-34.2 *** *** *** 232 70.9 64.4-76.6 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 391 142 33.1 27.7-38.9 *** *** *** 245 66.3 60.4-71.7 *** *** ***
Rural 1,022 532 44.9 40.2-49.8 *** *** *** 474 53.2 48.3-58.0 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,044 514 41.9 37.4-46.6 *** *** *** 516 56.8 52.2-61.3 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 181 93 47.0 38.0-56.3 *** *** *** 86 51.8 42.6-60.9 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 281 98 30.5 24.4-37.4 *** *** *** 176 66.4 59.3-72.8 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 227 80 31.9 25.0-39.6 *** *** *** 141 64.3 56.4-71.6 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 182 62 29.6 22.4-38.1 *** *** *** 118 69.8 61.3-77.1 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 449 203 42.2 36.4-48.1 *** *** *** 241 56.9 50.9-62.6 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 648 360 48.3 41.4-55.4 *** *** *** 278 49.6 42.5-56.6 *** *** ***

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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.

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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