2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 9 & 10 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 9 & 10 371 170 42.4 36.0-49.1 201 57.6 50.9-64.0
GENDER
Male 156 76 46.2 36.4-56.3 80 53.8 43.7-63.6
Female 215 94 38.9 30.7-47.7 121 61.1 52.3-69.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 235 102 37.8 30.4-45.8 133 62.2 54.2-69.6
Non-Hispanic Black 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-64 132 *** *** *** 71 50.5 40.0-60.8
65+ 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 137 49 27.7 19.8-37.4 88 72.3 62.6-80.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000+ 165 71 38.4 29.7-47.8 94 61.6 52.2-70.3
Don't know/Not Sure 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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