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
FEMALES 934 787 82.5 78.1-86.1 147 17.5 13.9-21.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 512 442 86.6 82.5-89.9 70 13.4 10.1-17.5
Non-Hispanic Black 227 196 83.5 76.0-89.0 31 16.5 11.0-24.0
Other 186 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 221 187 88.4 81.8-92.8 34 11.6 7.2-18.2
65-74 256 229 92.5 88.2-95.3 27 7.5 4.7-11.8
75+ 209 201 94.9 89.0-97.7 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 223 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 292 246 83.9 77.6-88.7 46 16.1 11.3-22.4
College Graduate 328 282 87.9 82.8-91.6 46 12.1 8.4-17.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 93 75 83.1 71.8-90.4 18 16.9 9.6-28.2
$25,000- 34,999 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 121 99 77.1 65.3-85.7 22 22.9 14.3-34.7
$50,000- 74,999 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 195 163 85.9 78.6-91.0 32 14.1 9.0-21.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 426 360 82.6 76.8-87.2 66 17.4 12.8-23.2
No 482 403 82.1 75.1-87.5 79 17.9 12.5-24.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 905 764 82.8 78.3-86.5 141 17.2 13.5-21.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 205 165 78.0 66.1-86.7 40 22.0 13.3-33.9
Regional City or Suburban County 190 161 86.8 80.2-91.4 29 13.2 8.6-19.8
Rural 539 461 82.6 77.0-87.0 78 17.4 13.0-23.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 301 234 73.0 63.1-81.0 67 27.0 19.0-36.9
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 418 386 93.6 90.2-95.8 32 6.4 4.2- 9.8
Unable to Work 123 106 87.5 76.4-93.8 17 12.5 6.2-23.6
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 423 354 80.4 72.5-86.4 69 19.6 13.6-27.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 375 316 80.5 73.4-86.1 59 19.5 13.9-26.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 275 238 83.6 72.3-90.9 37 16.4 9.1-27.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 284 233 83.1 77.1-87.8 51 16.9 12.2-22.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 233 197 85.5 78.6-90.4 36 14.5 9.6-21.4
2nd Quartile 223 187 80.6 70.0-88.1 36 19.4 11.9-30.0
3rd Quartile 236 195 80.9 73.4-86.7 41 19.1 13.3-26.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 242 208 84.2 75.4-90.3 34 15.8 9.7-24.6

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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 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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