2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Hypertension Awareness

Adults who have been told they have high blood pressure by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,077 1,697 37.5 35.5-39.7 2,380 62.5 60.3-64.5
Non-Hispanic White 2,430 971 37.9 35.3-40.5 1,459 62.1 59.5-64.7
GENDER
Male 1,073 458 41.0 37.1-45.1 615 59.0 54.9-62.9
Female 1,357 513 35.0 31.8-38.5 844 65.0 61.5-68.2
AGE
18-34 433 42 9.6 6.9-13.2 391 90.4 86.8-93.1
35-44 284 67 24.1 18.6-30.5 217 75.9 69.5-81.4
45-54 343 107 35.1 28.4-42.4 236 64.9 57.6-71.6
55-64 439 203 48.2 41.5-55.1 236 51.8 44.9-58.5
65-74 483 274 61.9 55.9-67.6 209 38.1 32.4-44.1
75+ 419 268 61.8 54.8-68.4 151 38.2 31.6-45.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 463 207 39.0 33.8-44.6 256 61.0 55.4-66.2
Some Post-H.S. 674 286 37.4 32.9-42.0 388 62.6 58.0-67.1
College Graduate 1,197 414 31.3 28.2-34.6 783 68.7 65.4-71.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 253 120 45.9 38.0-54.1 133 54.1 45.9-62.0
$50,000- 74,999 340 113 28.2 22.8-34.3 227 71.8 65.7-77.2
$75,000+ 940 329 32.6 28.9-36.5 611 67.4 63.5-71.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 780 407 49.4 44.6-54.3 373 50.6 45.7-55.4
No 1,578 538 32.2 29.1-35.4 1,040 67.8 64.6-70.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 336 159 44.7 38.1-51.6 177 55.3 48.4-61.9
Non-Veteran 2,087 809 36.9 34.1-39.7 1,278 63.1 60.3-65.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 706 225 28.5 24.7-32.7 481 71.5 67.3-75.3
Regional City or Suburban County 674 249 37.5 32.4-43.0 425 62.5 57.0-67.6
Rural 1,050 497 44.8 40.8-48.8 553 55.2 51.2-59.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,225 329 25.1 22.2-28.2 896 74.9 71.8-77.8
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 845 502 61.0 56.0-65.7 343 39.0 34.3-44.0
Unable to Work 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 126 25 21.7 13.7-32.7 101 78.3 67.3-86.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 169 78 47.8 38.6-57.2 91 52.2 42.8-61.4
More than 200% 1,503 565 34.4 31.4-37.5 938 65.6 62.5-68.6
HOUSING
Own 1,776 778 41.6 38.5-44.7 998 58.4 55.3-61.5
Rent 497 138 25.5 20.7-31.0 359 74.5 69.0-79.3
Other arrangement 136 45 21.2 14.6-29.6 91 78.8 70.4-85.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 594 257 42.1 36.9-47.5 337 57.9 52.5-63.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 797 363 40.8 36.1-45.6 434 59.2 54.4-63.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,039 351 33.4 29.7-37.4 688 66.6 62.6-70.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 913 351 37.9 33.8-42.2 562 62.1 57.8-66.2
2nd Quartile 681 256 35.9 31.1-41.1 425 64.1 58.9-68.9
3rd Quartile 620 255 38.0 33.1-43.0 365 62.0 57.0-66.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 216 109 46.6 37.6-55.8 107 53.4 44.2-62.4

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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 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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