2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 7 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 7 680 258 36.4 31.9-41.1 422 63.6 58.9-68.1
GENDER
Male 308 128 42.1 35.2-49.3 180 57.9 50.7-64.8
Female 372 130 31.0 25.5-37.0 242 69.0 63.0-74.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 378 129 34.6 28.8-40.9 249 65.4 59.1-71.2
Non-Hispanic Black 144 81 52.3 42.0-62.5 *** *** ***
Other 145 41 18.7 12.3-27.4 104 81.3 72.6-87.7
AGE
18-44 265 41 17.8 12.3-24.9 224 82.2 75.1-87.7
45-64 227 99 45.8 37.8-54.0 128 54.2 46.0-62.2
65+ 183 118 66.6 57.4-74.7 65 33.4 25.3-42.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 178 85 44.2 35.2-53.6 93 55.8 46.4-64.8
Some Post-H.S. 151 62 36.3 27.4-46.3 89 63.7 53.7-72.6
College Graduate 349 111 29.8 24.4-35.7 238 70.2 64.3-75.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 178 86 48.1 38.4-57.9 92 51.9 42.1-61.6
$50,000+ 368 118 31.4 25.6-37.8 250 68.6 62.2-74.4
Don't know/Not Sure 130 54 37.8 28.3-48.3 76 62.2 51.7-71.7

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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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