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
Non-Hispanic White 968 812 82.3 78.2-85.8 156 17.7 14.2-21.8
GENDER
Male 456 370 78.2 71.2-83.9 86 21.8 16.1-28.8
Female 512 442 86.6 82.5-89.9 70 13.4 10.1-17.5
AGE
18-34 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 106 90 85.5 75.6-91.8 16 14.5 8.2-24.4
55-64 202 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 274 240 89.9 85.0-93.3 34 10.1 6.7-15.0
75+ 267 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 207 169 80.5 73.1-86.3 38 19.5 13.7-26.9
Some Post-H.S. 284 241 83.0 76.9-87.8 43 17.0 12.2-23.1
College Graduate 413 347 83.3 78.4-87.2 66 16.7 12.8-21.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 120 99 79.0 68.2-86.9 21 21.0 13.1-31.8
$50,000- 74,999 113 91 81.5 71.1-88.8 22 18.5 11.2-28.9
$75,000+ 329 271 82.5 77.0-86.9 58 17.5 13.1-23.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 407 342 83.0 77.8-87.3 65 17.0 12.7-22.2
No 535 448 82.1 75.6-87.2 87 17.9 12.8-24.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 158 132 80.7 71.0-87.7 26 19.3 12.3-29.0
Non-Veteran 807 677 82.6 77.9-86.4 130 17.4 13.6-22.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 225 183 83.6 77.4-88.4 42 16.4 11.6-22.6
Regional City or Suburban County 247 205 79.3 68.3-87.2 42 20.7 12.8-31.7
Rural 496 424 83.7 79.0-87.6 72 16.3 12.4-21.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 328 251 76.1 70.2-81.1 77 23.9 18.9-29.8
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 500 453 88.4 80.1-93.5 47 11.6 6.5-19.9
Unable to Work 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 565 468 82.5 78.3-86.0 97 17.5 14.0-21.7
HOUSING
Own 775 664 83.8 79.0-87.7 111 16.2 12.3-21.0
Rent 138 105 74.9 64.4-83.2 33 25.1 16.8-35.6
Other arrangement 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 255 215 83.0 76.4-88.0 40 17.0 12.0-23.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 363 305 80.4 70.9-87.3 58 19.6 12.7-29.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 350 292 83.7 78.3-88.0 58 16.3 12.0-21.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 350 294 83.7 78.1-88.1 56 16.3 11.9-21.9
2nd Quartile 255 216 79.9 68.9-87.8 39 20.1 12.2-31.1
3rd Quartile 255 206 82.2 76.2-87.0 49 17.8 13.0-23.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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