2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 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 8 699 333 37.5 31.9-43.4 366 62.5 56.6-68.1
GENDER
Male 292 136 39.6 31.4-48.4 156 60.4 51.6-68.6
Female 407 197 35.4 28.1-43.4 210 64.6 56.6-71.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 292 120 35.4 28.7-42.7 172 64.6 57.3-71.3
Non-Hispanic Black 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 315 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 212 45 14.7 9.4-22.4 167 85.3 77.6-90.6
45-64 256 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65+ 224 152 65.9 55.7-74.9 72 34.1 25.1-44.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 250 130 39.3 30.0-49.4 120 60.7 50.6-70.0
Some Post-H.S. 210 97 37.9 28.3-48.5 113 62.1 51.5-71.7
College Graduate 236 105 34.2 26.1-43.4 131 65.8 56.6-73.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 266 135 42.3 32.7-52.6 131 57.7 47.4-67.3
$50,000+ 269 116 37.8 29.4-47.0 153 62.2 53.0-70.6
Don't know/Not Sure 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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