2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Adults who have been told they have high blood pressure by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional
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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,077 1,697 37.5 35.5-39.7 2,380 62.5 60.3-64.5
GENDER
Male 1,798 762 40.0 36.9-43.3 1,036 60.0 56.7-63.1
Female 2,279 935 35.2 32.5-38.1 1,344 64.8 61.9-67.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,430 971 37.9 35.3-40.5 1,459 62.1 59.5-64.7
Non-Hispanic Black 699 382 51.7 46.6-56.7 317 48.3 43.3-53.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 347 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 165 45 22.1 14.0-33.0 120 77.9 67.0-86.0
Hispanic 375 89 18.3 14.4-23.0 286 81.7 77.0-85.6
AGE
18-34 811 92 12.3 9.4-15.9 719 87.7 84.1-90.6
35-44 584 149 24.5 19.9-29.7 435 75.5 70.3-80.1
45-54 627 230 36.2 31.0-41.7 397 63.8 58.3-69.0
55-64 746 402 56.9 51.7-62.0 344 43.1 38.0-48.3
65-74 724 455 64.9 59.8-69.8 269 35.1 30.2-40.2
75+ 526 350 63.8 57.4-69.7 176 36.2 30.3-42.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 324 158 48.4 40.6-56.3 166 51.6 43.7-59.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 884 411 38.3 34.1-42.8 473 61.7 57.2-65.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,126 498 38.0 34.3-41.8 628 62.0 58.2-65.7
College Graduate 1,722 623 32.4 29.6-35.4 1,099 67.6 64.6-70.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,313 737 52.7 48.8-56.6 576 47.3 43.4-51.2
No 2,629 909 30.8 28.4-33.4 1,720 69.2 66.6-71.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 516 255 48.0 42.1-53.9 261 52.0 46.1-57.9
Non-Veteran 3,543 1,434 36.1 33.9-38.4 2,109 63.9 61.6-66.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,167 648 27.2 24.8-29.9 1,519 72.8 70.1-75.2
Unemployed 186 71 34.0 25.1-44.1 115 66.0 55.9-74.9
Retired 1,142 721 63.5 59.2-67.7 421 36.5 32.3-40.8
Unable to Work 290 192 69.6 61.7-76.5 98 30.4 23.5-38.3
Other not in Labor Force 234 44 15.5 10.5-22.2 190 84.5 77.8-89.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 204 99 39.6 31.2-48.6 105 60.4 51.4-68.8
$15,000- 24,999 280 137 52.2 42.9-61.3 143 47.8 38.7-57.1
$25,000- 34,999 377 180 41.6 34.4-49.2 197 58.4 50.8-65.6
$35,000- 49,999 489 217 42.4 36.5-48.6 272 57.6 51.4-63.5
$50,000-74,999 546 204 34.2 28.5-40.4 342 65.8 59.6-71.5
$75,000-100,000 425 176 36.0 29.9-42.6 249 64.0 57.4-70.1
$100,000-150,000 463 157 29.4 24.3-35.0 306 70.6 65.0-75.7
$150,000+ 418 139 33.0 27.3-39.3 279 67.0 60.7-72.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 875 388 37.3 33.0-41.8 487 62.7 58.2-67.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 309 143 41.0 33.1-49.4 166 59.0 50.6-66.9
101% to 150% 259 109 37.5 28.0-48.1 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 301 132 44.7 37.0-52.8 169 55.3 47.2-63.0
More than 200% 2,197 874 36.3 33.6-39.1 1,323 63.7 60.9-66.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 875 388 37.3 33.0-41.8 487 62.7 58.2-67.0
HOUSING
Own 2,676 1,238 41.3 38.6-44.0 1,438 58.7 56.0-61.4
Rent 1,082 341 29.2 25.6-33.1 741 70.8 66.9-74.4
Other arrangement 273 100 28.3 22.0-35.7 173 71.7 64.3-78.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,256 417 30.4 27.2-33.7 839 69.6 66.3-72.8
Regional City or Suburban County 1,010 373 36.9 32.6-41.3 637 63.1 58.7-67.4
Rural 1,811 907 44.9 41.5-48.4 904 55.1 51.6-58.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,309 637 45.2 41.1-49.4 672 54.8 50.6-58.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,148 504 38.4 34.4-42.5 644 61.6 57.5-65.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,620 556 32.9 29.9-36.0 1,064 67.1 64.0-70.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,252 478 36.3 32.8-39.9 774 63.7 60.1-67.2
2nd Quartile 1,085 401 34.2 30.4-38.2 684 65.8 61.8-69.6
3rd Quartile 1,025 426 38.6 34.7-42.6 599 61.4 57.4-65.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 715 392 51.1 44.2-57.9 323 48.9 42.1-55.8

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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 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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