2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Home/Self-measured Blood Pressure

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,180 1,323 29.2 27.5-31.0 2,857 70.8 69.0-72.5
-Eastern NC 1,606 600 32.7 29.9-35.7 1,006 67.3 64.3-70.1
GENDER
Male 688 258 34.5 30.2-39.2 430 65.5 60.8-69.8
Female 918 342 31.1 27.5-34.9 576 68.9 65.1-72.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 883 300 30.5 26.9-34.4 583 69.5 65.6-73.1
Non-Hispanic Black 408 196 42.2 36.1-48.5 212 57.8 51.5-63.9
Other 292 97 22.0 16.6-28.4 195 78.0 71.6-83.4
AGE
18-34 256 32 13.2 8.8-19.2 224 86.8 80.8-91.2
35-44 215 50 22.1 16.3-29.1 165 77.9 70.9-83.7
45-54 241 87 35.1 28.2-42.6 154 64.9 57.4-71.8
55-64 306 134 45.0 38.1-52.1 172 55.0 47.9-61.9
65-74 356 178 47.6 41.3-54.1 178 52.4 45.9-58.7
75+ 197 109 55.5 46.0-64.6 88 44.5 35.4-54.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 156 56 35.6 26.2-46.1 100 64.4 53.9-73.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 434 174 35.2 29.8-41.0 260 64.8 59.0-70.2
Some Post-H.S. 447 164 30.1 25.3-35.5 283 69.9 64.5-74.7
College Graduate 560 203 32.1 27.6-36.9 357 67.9 63.1-72.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 584 270 39.5 34.6-44.7 314 60.5 55.3-65.4
No 1,009 327 29.4 25.9-33.0 682 70.6 67.0-74.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 248 107 39.8 32.7-47.4 141 60.2 52.6-67.3
Non-Veteran 1,354 492 31.4 28.3-34.6 862 68.6 65.4-71.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 784 219 26.6 22.9-30.7 565 73.4 69.3-77.1
Unemployed 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 499 261 51.7 46.0-57.4 238 48.3 42.6-54.0
Unable to Work 143 73 46.5 36.6-56.6 70 53.5 43.4-63.4
Other not in Labor Force 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 163 70 27.9 19.8-37.7 93 72.1 62.3-80.2
$25,000- 34,999 169 68 38.4 29.7-47.8 101 61.6 52.2-70.3
$35,000- 49,999 178 64 29.6 22.5-37.9 114 70.4 62.1-77.5
$50,000- 74,999 202 66 30.8 22.9-40.0 136 69.2 60.0-77.1
$75,000+ 404 136 33.6 28.2-39.5 268 66.4 60.5-71.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 392 153 33.3 27.6-39.5 239 66.7 60.5-72.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 122 49 32.1 23.1-42.5 73 67.9 57.5-76.9
101% to 150% 147 54 25.3 17.4-35.1 93 74.7 64.9-82.6
151% to 200% 139 53 33.7 24.8-44.0 86 66.3 56.0-75.2
More than 200% 756 275 34.1 30.1-38.4 481 65.9 61.6-69.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 392 153 33.3 27.6-39.5 239 66.7 60.5-72.4
HOUSING
Own 1,104 452 36.8 33.3-40.5 652 63.2 59.5-66.7
Rent 371 111 23.2 18.7-28.4 260 76.8 71.6-81.3
Other arrangement 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 134 41 27.5 19.7-37.0 93 72.5 63.0-80.3
Regional City or Suburban County 419 143 30.5 25.7-35.9 276 69.5 64.1-74.3
Rural 1,053 416 34.4 30.7-38.2 637 65.6 61.8-69.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 838 330 32.5 28.5-36.8 508 67.5 63.2-71.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 618 223 33.6 29.2-38.2 395 66.4 61.8-70.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 150 47 30.8 22.8-40.2 103 69.2 59.8-77.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 307 97 31.2 24.9-38.3 210 68.8 61.7-75.1
2nd Quartile 181 67 35.4 27.7-43.9 114 64.6 56.1-72.3
3rd Quartile 512 186 33.0 28.4-38.0 326 67.0 62.0-71.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 606 250 32.1 27.2-37.5 356 67.9 62.5-72.8

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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 2021 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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