2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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 4,179 1,252 27.2 25.6-28.9 2,927 72.8 71.1-74.4
-Non-Hispanic Black 801 342 37.4 33.3-41.6 459 62.6 58.4-66.7
GENDER
Male 317 155 43.7 37.0-50.6 162 56.3 49.4-63.0
Female 484 187 32.7 27.8-38.0 297 67.3 62.0-72.2
AGE
18-34 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 131 42 27.9 20.1-37.3 89 72.1 62.7-79.9
45-54 143 55 36.8 27.9-46.7 88 63.2 53.3-72.1
55-64 158 86 59.4 50.1-68.1 72 40.6 31.9-49.9
65-74 150 87 62.2 51.7-71.6 63 37.8 28.4-48.3
75+ 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 222 96 36.0 28.6-44.2 126 64.0 55.8-71.4
Some Post-H.S. 242 98 35.3 28.4-42.9 144 64.7 57.1-71.6
College Graduate 266 109 35.1 28.9-41.9 157 64.9 58.1-71.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 108 41 30.1 21.0-41.0 67 69.9 59.0-79.0
$35,000- 49,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 141 57 40.9 31.9-50.4 84 59.1 49.6-68.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 307 167 47.4 40.3-54.5 140 52.6 45.5-59.7
No 490 173 32.1 27.3-37.3 317 67.9 62.7-72.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 682 279 35.8 31.5-40.4 403 64.2 59.6-68.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 264 107 35.2 28.9-42.0 157 64.8 58.0-71.1
Regional City or Suburban County 216 89 36.0 28.4-44.4 127 64.0 55.6-71.6
Rural 321 146 41.1 34.3-48.1 175 58.9 51.9-65.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 393 124 26.9 22.3-32.2 269 73.1 67.8-77.7
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 217 128 63.5 55.1-71.2 89 36.5 28.8-44.9
Unable to Work 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 326 125 35.2 29.3-41.6 201 64.8 58.4-70.7
HOUSING
Own 454 215 45.4 39.8-51.2 239 54.6 48.8-60.2
Rent 278 98 25.6 20.2-31.8 180 74.4 68.2-79.8
Other arrangement 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 320 138 37.2 30.7-44.2 182 62.8 55.8-69.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 268 123 41.0 34.0-48.4 145 59.0 51.6-66.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 213 81 33.9 27.1-41.5 132 66.1 58.5-72.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 128 46 35.8 26.3-46.6 82 64.2 53.4-73.7
2nd Quartile 181 77 36.5 29.1-44.6 104 63.5 55.4-70.9
3rd Quartile 295 128 37.9 31.5-44.9 167 62.1 55.1-68.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 197 91 39.6 31.0-48.9 106 60.4 51.1-69.0

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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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