2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Hypertension Awareness

Are you currently taking prescription medicine for your high blood pressure?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,694 1,392 79.1 75.6-82.1 302 20.9 17.9-24.4
Non-Hispanic Black 382 324 80.4 73.6-85.8 58 19.6 14.2-26.4
GENDER
Male 155 128 77.1 65.1-85.8 27 22.9 14.2-34.9
Female 227 196 83.5 76.0-89.0 31 16.5 11.0-24.0
AGE
18-34 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 108 86 80.3 69.8-87.8 22 19.7 12.2-30.2
Some Post-H.S. 121 103 82.9 71.8-90.2 18 17.1 9.8-28.2
College Graduate 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 192 163 82.5 74.6-88.3 29 17.5 11.7-25.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 321 274 82.9 75.7-88.3 47 17.1 11.7-24.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 119 98 83.3 73.8-89.8 21 16.7 10.2-26.2
Regional City or Suburban County 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 178 157 83.9 73.4-90.8 21 16.1 9.2-26.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 150 120 77.7 68.0-85.2 30 22.3 14.8-32.0
Unemployed 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 171 146 84.6 76.6-90.1 25 15.4 9.9-23.4
HOUSING
Own 219 199 89.5 83.0-93.7 20 10.5 6.3-17.0
Rent 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 165 141 81.0 69.6-88.9 24 19.0 11.1-30.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Asked only of those who report being told they have high blood pressure.

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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