2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

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
Western 529 238 40.2 34.8-45.8 291 59.8 54.2-65.2
GENDER
Male 227 104 41.3 33.2-49.8 123 58.7 50.2-66.8
Female 302 134 39.2 31.9-47.1 168 60.8 52.9-68.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 441 199 43.6 37.7-49.7 242 56.4 50.3-62.3
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 85 58.8 48.9-68.0
College Graduate 212 83 35.6 28.1-43.8 129 64.4 56.2-71.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 187 108 57.3 48.0-66.1 79 42.7 33.9-52.0
No 323 122 30.7 24.6-37.6 201 69.3 62.4-75.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 468 203 39.1 33.5-45.1 265 60.9 54.9-66.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 228 67 27.3 20.6-35.3 161 72.7 64.7-79.4
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 197 125 64.7 54.5-73.8 72 35.3 26.2-45.5
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 88 65.7 55.5-74.7
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 29.6-44.4 155 63.3 55.6-70.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 389 196 45.7 39.1-52.4 193 54.3 47.6-60.9
Rent 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 151 56 33.2 24.6-43.1 95 66.8 56.9-75.4
Rural 378 182 42.8 36.2-49.7 196 57.2 50.3-63.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 240 117 39.6 31.2-48.8 123 60.4 51.2-68.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 162 61 33.7 25.3-43.2 101 66.3 56.8-74.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 274 119 37.2 30.1-44.9 155 62.8 55.1-69.9
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.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for 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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