2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 5 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 5 579 209 36.9 31.8-42.3 370 63.1 57.7-68.2
GENDER
Male 257 94 40.3 32.9-48.1 163 59.7 51.9-67.1
Female 322 115 33.9 27.2-41.3 207 66.1 58.7-72.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 363 136 36.5 30.6-42.9 227 63.5 57.1-69.4
Non-Hispanic Black 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 210 24 15.7 9.5-24.7 186 84.3 75.3-90.5
45-64 192 81 46.0 37.5-54.7 111 54.0 45.3-62.5
65+ 163 102 70.5 60.6-78.8 61 29.5 21.2-39.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 160 69 43.3 33.4-53.7 91 56.7 46.3-66.6
Some Post-H.S. 131 50 34.0 24.9-44.5 81 66.0 55.5-75.1
College Graduate 283 89 33.1 26.6-40.4 194 66.9 59.6-73.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 159 65 41.8 32.6-51.5 94 58.2 48.5-67.4
$50,000+ 283 91 32.5 25.4-40.5 192 67.5 59.5-74.6
Don't know/Not Sure 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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