2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 1 & 2 Demographics

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
Region 1 & 2 444 199 38.8 32.9-45.1 245 61.2 54.9-67.1
GENDER
Male 189 87 39.0 30.6-48.1 102 61.0 51.9-69.4
Female 255 112 38.7 30.4-47.6 143 61.3 52.4-69.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 365 163 41.9 35.4-48.6 202 58.1 51.4-64.6
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 107 19 16.6 9.8-26.9 88 83.4 73.1-90.2
45-64 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65+ 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 181 74 38.9 30.4-48.2 107 61.1 51.8-69.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000+ 185 73 30.9 23.2-39.8 112 69.1 60.2-76.8
Don't know/Not Sure 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more 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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