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
MALES 760 605 75.8 70.4-80.4 155 24.2 19.6-29.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 456 370 78.2 71.2-83.9 86 21.8 16.1-28.8
Non-Hispanic Black 155 128 77.1 65.1-85.8 27 22.9 14.2-34.9
Other 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 107 89 86.8 77.2-92.7 18 13.2 7.3-22.8
55-64 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 199 172 83.6 73.2-90.5 27 16.4 9.5-26.8
75+ 140 130 91.8 81.7-96.6 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 188 139 72.4 63.5-79.7 49 27.6 20.3-36.5
Some Post-H.S. 204 168 80.5 72.1-86.8 36 19.5 13.2-27.9
College Graduate 294 237 77.8 70.7-83.6 57 22.2 16.4-29.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 277 228 82.1 75.7-87.1 49 17.9 12.9-24.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 311 247 74.7 66.4-81.6 64 25.3 18.4-33.6
No 424 338 76.7 69.0-83.0 86 23.3 17.0-31.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 229 189 76.0 66.3-83.6 40 24.0 16.4-33.7
Non-Veteran 527 412 75.5 68.8-81.2 115 24.5 18.8-31.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 212 158 75.1 67.1-81.7 54 24.9 18.3-32.9
Regional City or Suburban County 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 367 304 82.1 75.5-87.1 63 17.9 12.9-24.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 346 250 71.4 64.8-77.1 96 28.6 22.9-35.2
Unemployed 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 301 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 69 61 91.8 81.1-96.7 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 451 365 80.8 75.8-85.0 86 19.2 15.0-24.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 260 215 81.7 73.2-88.0 45 18.3 12.0-26.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 229 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 271 207 73.7 65.5-80.5 64 26.3 19.5-34.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 244 193 75.7 67.9-82.1 51 24.3 17.9-32.1
2nd Quartile 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 190 151 80.8 72.1-87.3 39 19.2 12.7-27.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 149 126 85.9 74.9-92.5 23 14.1 7.5-25.1

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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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