2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Hypertension Awareness

Are you currently taking prescription medicine for your high blood pressure?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,694 1,392 79.1 75.6-82.1 302 20.9 17.9-24.4
Western 238 198 80.9 72.7-87.1 40 19.1 12.9-27.3
GENDER
Male 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 199 167 81.6 73.0-87.8 32 18.4 12.2-27.0
Non-Hispanic Black 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 122 100 79.2 67.5-87.5 22 20.8 12.5-32.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 203 170 82.3 73.6-88.5 33 17.7 11.5-26.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 114 94 80.4 68.2-88.7 20 19.6 11.3-31.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 196 164 80.0 70.7-86.9 32 20.0 13.1-29.3
Rent 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 182 151 83.2 74.3-89.4 31 16.8 10.6-25.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Asked only of those who report being told they have high blood pressure.

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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