2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Hypertension Awareness

Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you have high blood pressure?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes Yes, during pregnancy No Borderline high or pre-hypertensive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,077 1,697 37.5 35.5-39.7 21 0.6 0.3- 0.9 2,312 60.8 58.7-62.9 47 1.1 0.7- 1.6
Western 529 238 40.2 34.8-45.8 *** *** *** 283 58.0 52.3-63.4 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 227 104 41.3 33.2-49.8 *** *** *** 120 57.4 48.9-65.5 *** *** ***
Female 302 134 39.2 31.9-47.1 *** *** *** 163 58.5 50.6-66.0 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 441 199 43.6 37.7-49.7 *** *** *** 234 54.3 48.2-60.3 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 170 85 41.2 32.0-51.1 *** *** *** 84 57.9 48.1-67.2 *** *** ***
College Graduate 212 83 35.6 28.1-43.8 *** *** *** 125 62.7 54.4-70.3 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 187 108 57.3 48.0-66.1 *** *** *** 78 42.0 33.3-51.3 *** *** ***
No 323 122 30.7 24.6-37.6 *** *** *** 195 66.9 59.8-73.2 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 468 203 39.1 33.5-45.1 *** *** *** 258 58.9 52.9-64.7 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 228 67 27.3 20.6-35.3 *** *** *** 157 70.1 61.9-77.1 *** *** ***
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 197 125 64.7 54.5-73.8 *** *** *** 70 34.7 25.7-45.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 145 57 34.3 25.3-44.5 *** *** *** 86 65.3 55.1-74.4 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 269 114 36.7 29.6-44.4 *** *** *** 151 61.6 53.8-68.8 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 389 196 45.7 39.1-52.4 *** *** *** 187 52.1 45.3-58.8 *** *** ***
Rent 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 151 56 33.2 24.6-43.1 *** *** *** 94 66.6 56.7-75.2 *** *** ***
Rural 378 182 42.8 36.2-49.7 *** *** *** 189 54.8 47.8-61.5 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 240 117 39.6 31.2-48.8 *** *** *** 116 56.3 47.1-65.1 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 162 61 33.7 25.3-43.2 *** *** *** 100 66.2 56.6-74.5 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 274 119 37.2 30.1-44.9 *** *** *** 150 61.1 53.3-68.3 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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.

Sub-group estimates have been suppressed because they do not meet statistical reliability standards.

^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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