2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 6 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 6 401 184 43.9 37.1-50.9 217 56.1 49.1-62.9
GENDER
Male 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 218 101 40.0 31.8-48.7 117 60.0 51.3-68.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 198 85 41.5 33.0-50.5 113 58.5 49.5-67.0
Non-Hispanic Black 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 170 40 17.9 12.3-25.4 130 82.1 74.6-87.7
45-64 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65+ 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 150 68 42.5 32.9-52.7 82 57.5 47.3-67.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000+ 179 78 39.6 30.7-49.3 101 60.4 50.7-69.3
Don't know/Not Sure 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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