2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Hypertension Awareness

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,694 1,392 79.1 75.6-82.1 302 20.9 17.9-24.4
GENDER
Male 760 605 75.8 70.4-80.4 155 24.2 19.6-29.6
Female 934 787 82.5 78.1-86.1 147 17.5 13.9-21.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 968 812 82.3 78.2-85.8 156 17.7 14.2-21.8
Non-Hispanic Black 382 324 80.4 73.6-85.8 58 19.6 14.2-26.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 188 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 92 *** *** *** 68 78.7 67.0-87.1
35-44 149 93 66.9 56.3-76.1 56 33.1 23.9-43.7
45-54 229 184 81.0 73.5-86.8 45 19.0 13.2-26.5
55-64 401 343 86.1 76.9-92.0 58 13.9 8.0-23.1
65-74 455 401 88.1 82.4-92.0 54 11.9 8.0-17.6
75+ 349 331 93.6 88.7-96.5 18 6.4 3.5-11.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 411 323 74.0 66.7-80.1 88 26.0 19.9-33.3
Some Post-H.S. 496 414 82.3 77.3-86.4 82 17.7 13.6-22.7
College Graduate 622 519 82.5 78.1-86.2 103 17.5 13.8-21.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 737 607 78.8 73.9-83.1 130 21.2 16.9-26.1
No 906 741 79.3 74.2-83.6 165 20.7 16.4-25.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 254 208 75.6 66.5-82.8 46 24.4 17.2-33.5
Non-Veteran 1,432 1,176 79.6 75.8-83.0 256 20.4 17.0-24.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 647 484 72.0 66.6-76.9 163 28.0 23.1-33.4
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 719 652 87.7 81.2-92.2 67 12.3 7.8-18.8
Unable to Work 192 167 89.3 81.9-93.9 25 10.7 6.1-18.1
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 179 149 80.5 71.0-87.5 30 19.5 12.5-29.0
$35,000- 49,999 217 168 73.8 64.9-81.1 49 26.2 18.9-35.1
$50,000-74,999 204 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 176 145 80.9 72.0-87.5 31 19.1 12.5-28.0
$100,000-150,000 157 134 87.0 79.0-92.3 23 13.0 7.7-21.0
$150,000+ 139 112 82.9 73.9-89.3 27 17.1 10.7-26.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 386 336 86.0 80.3-90.3 50 14.0 9.7-19.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 113 80.9 70.6-88.1 30 19.1 11.9-29.4
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 874 719 80.6 76.3-84.3 155 19.4 15.7-23.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 386 336 86.0 80.3-90.3 50 14.0 9.7-19.7
HOUSING
Own 1,235 1,056 83.6 79.6-87.0 179 16.4 13.0-20.4
Rent 341 247 64.9 56.6-72.4 94 35.1 27.6-43.4
Other arrangement 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 417 323 76.5 69.7-82.1 94 23.5 17.9-30.3
Regional City or Suburban County 371 304 76.6 68.2-83.4 67 23.4 16.6-31.8
Rural 906 765 82.3 78.2-85.8 141 17.7 14.2-21.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 635 531 81.1 75.8-85.5 104 18.9 14.5-24.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 504 421 78.1 70.1-84.5 83 21.9 15.5-29.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 555 440 78.3 73.3-82.7 115 21.7 17.3-26.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 477 390 80.2 75.0-84.5 87 19.8 15.5-25.0
2nd Quartile 400 322 74.0 65.6-81.0 78 26.0 19.0-34.4
3rd Quartile 426 346 80.9 75.3-85.4 80 19.1 14.6-24.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 391 334 85.1 78.4-89.9 57 14.9 10.1-21.6

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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