2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 4 Demographics

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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 4 580 206 33.6 28.6-39.0 374 66.4 61.0-71.4
GENDER
Male 269 95 34.2 26.5-42.8 174 65.8 57.2-73.5
Female 311 111 33.0 26.7-40.0 200 67.0 60.0-73.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 345 116 31.9 25.4-39.1 229 68.1 60.9-74.6
Non-Hispanic Black 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 225 38 18.1 12.2-26.1 187 81.9 73.9-87.8
45-64 186 79 45.0 35.2-55.2 107 55.0 44.8-64.8
65+ 157 85 52.9 42.7-62.8 72 47.1 37.2-57.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 168 70 39.4 29.9-49.8 98 60.6 50.2-70.1
Some Post-H.S. 156 58 31.1 22.9-40.6 98 68.9 59.4-77.1
College Graduate 252 77 29.7 23.1-37.3 175 70.3 62.7-76.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 173 70 40.0 30.1-50.8 103 60.0 49.2-69.9
$50,000+ 263 76 29.3 22.4-37.2 187 70.7 62.8-77.6
Don't know/Not Sure 136 55 33.2 24.3-43.3 81 66.8 56.7-75.7

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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.

^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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