2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 2,042 754 35.3 32.5-38.2 1,288 64.7 61.8-67.5
GENDER
Male 929 358 38.4 34.1-42.9 571 61.6 57.1-65.9
Female 1,113 396 32.4 28.9-36.2 717 67.6 63.8-71.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,256 465 34.8 31.3-38.5 791 65.2 61.5-68.7
Non-Hispanic Black 388 191 48.2 41.7-54.8 197 51.8 45.2-58.3
Other 360 85 20.1 14.6-27.0 275 79.9 73.0-85.4
AGE
18-34 469 51 12.2 8.5-17.1 418 87.8 82.9-91.5
35-44 298 64 24.6 18.6-31.8 234 75.4 68.2-81.4
45-54 334 105 34.7 27.8-42.2 229 65.3 57.8-72.2
55-64 344 175 53.9 46.5-61.2 169 46.1 38.8-53.5
65-74 314 194 65.1 57.8-71.8 120 34.9 28.2-42.2
75+ 247 157 62.4 53.3-70.7 90 37.6 29.3-46.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 401 181 39.5 33.6-45.7 220 60.5 54.3-66.4
Some Post-H.S. 482 179 31.8 26.7-37.2 303 68.2 62.8-73.3
College Graduate 980 318 30.7 27.2-34.5 662 69.3 65.5-72.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 587 306 51.3 45.6-57.0 281 48.7 43.0-54.4
No 1,385 426 29.0 25.8-32.5 959 71.0 67.5-74.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 216 103 50.6 41.7-59.5 113 49.4 40.5-58.3
Non-Veteran 1,820 648 33.5 30.6-36.6 1,172 66.5 63.4-69.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,173 311 25.6 22.4-29.0 862 74.4 71.0-77.6
Unemployed 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 517 313 63.0 56.7-68.9 204 37.0 31.1-43.3
Unable to Work 99 69 77.9 67.5-85.7 30 22.1 14.3-32.5
Other not in Labor Force 132 18 13.4 7.9-21.8 114 86.6 78.2-92.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 223 91 40.6 32.5-49.3 132 59.4 50.7-67.5
$50,000- 74,999 260 87 34.1 26.2-43.0 173 65.9 57.0-73.8
$75,000+ 736 231 28.8 24.7-33.3 505 71.2 66.7-75.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 449 175 35.8 30.2-41.8 274 64.2 58.2-69.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,150 405 33.1 29.6-36.9 745 66.9 63.1-70.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 449 175 35.8 30.2-41.8 274 64.2 58.2-69.8
HOUSING
Own 1,262 515 37.8 34.2-41.6 747 62.2 58.4-65.8
Rent 610 179 30.3 25.4-35.6 431 69.7 64.4-74.6
Other arrangement 144 51 28.5 20.3-38.5 93 71.5 61.5-79.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,163 386 29.8 26.6-33.3 777 70.2 66.7-73.4
Regional City or Suburban County 468 175 38.5 32.2-45.3 293 61.5 54.7-67.8
Rural 411 193 45.3 38.8-52.0 218 54.7 48.0-61.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 727 294 36.3 31.5-41.4 433 63.7 58.6-68.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,177 397 32.7 29.2-36.4 780 67.3 63.6-70.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 751 279 36.4 31.9-41.2 472 63.6 58.8-68.1
2nd Quartile 785 286 34.3 29.9-39.1 499 65.7 60.9-70.1
3rd Quartile 439 157 31.7 26.2-37.8 282 68.3 62.2-73.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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