2023 BRFSS Survey Results: 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 4,077 1,697 37.5 35.5-39.7 2,380 62.5 60.3-64.5
Non-Hispanic Black 699 382 51.7 46.6-56.7 317 48.3 43.3-53.4
GENDER
Male 291 155 55.0 47.2-62.5 136 45.0 37.5-52.8
Female 408 227 48.9 42.4-55.5 181 51.1 44.5-57.6
AGE
18-34 115 16 16.9 9.1-29.2 99 83.1 70.8-90.9
35-44 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 152 109 76.9 68.3-83.8 43 23.1 16.2-31.7
65-74 134 105 78.5 67.3-86.6 29 21.5 13.4-32.7
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 175 108 51.5 41.7-61.3 67 48.5 38.7-58.3
Some Post-H.S. 222 121 50.9 42.1-59.7 101 49.1 40.3-57.9
College Graduate 244 111 42.2 34.6-50.1 133 57.8 49.9-65.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 167 73 44.4 34.7-54.5 94 55.6 45.5-65.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 245 180 72.7 64.3-79.7 65 27.3 20.3-35.7
No 434 192 41.5 35.6-47.8 242 58.5 52.2-64.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 608 321 48.9 43.4-54.3 287 51.1 45.7-56.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 257 119 43.8 36.5-51.3 138 56.2 48.7-63.5
Regional City or Suburban County 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 272 178 61.2 52.4-69.3 94 38.8 30.7-47.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 368 150 39.9 33.4-46.7 218 60.1 53.3-66.6
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 169 134 80.2 71.0-87.1 35 19.8 12.9-29.0
Unable to Work 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 330 171 53.5 46.5-60.4 159 46.5 39.6-53.5
HOUSING
Own 373 219 53.6 46.7-60.3 154 46.4 39.7-53.3
Rent 247 128 53.3 44.6-61.8 119 46.7 38.2-55.4
Other arrangement 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 270 165 62.4 54.2-69.8 105 37.6 30.2-45.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 172 92 47.0 37.2-57.1 80 53.0 42.9-62.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 257 125 46.9 39.0-55.0 132 53.1 45.0-61.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 190 91 43.4 34.4-52.9 99 56.6 47.1-65.6
3rd Quartile 235 125 54.1 45.7-62.2 110 45.9 37.8-54.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 146 *** *** *** 51 32.5 23.0-43.6

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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.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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