2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Hypertension Awareness

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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
Piedmont NC 753 603 77.5 72.3-82.0 150 22.5 18.0-27.7
GENDER
Male 357 272 72.6 64.3-79.5 85 27.4 20.5-35.7
Female 396 331 83.0 76.8-87.7 65 17.0 12.3-23.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 464 389 82.2 75.3-87.4 75 17.8 12.6-24.7
Non-Hispanic Black 191 155 76.5 66.4-84.3 36 23.5 15.7-33.6
Other 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 105 79 81.5 71.7-88.4 26 18.5 11.6-28.3
55-64 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 194 166 84.6 74.9-91.0 28 15.4 9.0-25.1
75+ 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 181 135 71.6 61.7-79.8 46 28.4 20.2-38.3
Some Post-H.S. 179 150 83.5 75.5-89.2 29 16.5 10.8-24.5
College Graduate 317 260 82.4 76.6-87.0 57 17.6 13.0-23.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 306 242 77.2 69.7-83.4 64 22.8 16.6-30.3
No 425 342 77.6 69.9-83.8 83 22.4 16.2-30.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 648 518 78.0 72.2-82.9 130 22.0 17.1-27.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 311 227 72.0 64.7-78.3 84 28.0 21.7-35.3
Unemployed 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 312 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 231 184 81.3 74.6-86.6 47 18.7 13.4-25.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 175 148 85.0 76.4-90.8 27 15.0 9.2-23.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 405 323 79.1 72.9-84.2 82 20.9 15.8-27.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 175 148 85.0 76.4-90.8 27 15.0 9.2-23.6
HOUSING
Own 514 438 83.9 77.4-88.9 76 16.1 11.1-22.6
Rent 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 386 302 76.7 70.0-82.3 84 23.3 17.7-30.0
Regional City or Suburban County 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 193 156 80.8 72.2-87.2 37 19.2 12.8-27.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 294 242 75.8 64.9-84.2 52 24.2 15.8-35.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 396 311 78.8 72.7-83.8 85 21.2 16.2-27.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 278 225 80.5 73.9-85.8 53 19.5 14.2-26.1
2nd Quartile 286 231 74.8 64.5-82.9 55 25.2 17.1-35.5
3rd Quartile 157 122 76.1 65.5-84.2 35 23.9 15.8-34.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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