2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Home/Self-measured Blood Pressure

Do you regularly check your blood pressure outside of your healthcare professional’s office or at home?

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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
-Non-Hispanic Black 800 345 38.9 34.7-43.2 455 61.1 56.8-65.3
GENDER
Male 316 155 45.3 38.5-52.2 161 54.7 47.8-61.5
Female 484 190 34.1 29.1-39.5 294 65.9 60.5-70.9
AGE
18-34 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 131 39 31.4 22.6-41.7 92 68.6 58.3-77.4
45-54 143 58 37.6 28.7-47.4 85 62.4 52.6-71.3
55-64 158 87 58.8 49.5-67.5 71 41.2 32.5-50.5
65-74 149 85 63.3 53.2-72.3 64 36.7 27.7-46.8
75+ 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 222 113 44.2 36.2-52.5 109 55.8 47.5-63.8
Some Post-H.S. 242 102 38.5 31.2-46.3 140 61.5 53.7-68.8
College Graduate 265 92 28.3 22.7-34.6 173 71.7 65.4-77.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 141 50 35.2 26.7-44.8 91 64.8 55.2-73.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 307 162 47.1 40.0-54.3 145 52.9 45.7-60.0
No 489 183 35.1 30.1-40.5 306 64.9 59.5-69.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 682 288 38.0 33.6-42.7 394 62.0 57.3-66.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 262 96 33.9 27.6-40.9 166 66.1 59.1-72.4
Regional City or Suburban County 217 84 34.5 27.0-42.9 133 65.5 57.1-73.0
Rural 321 165 48.2 41.2-55.3 156 51.8 44.7-58.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 393 128 30.1 25.1-35.7 265 69.9 64.3-74.9
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 217 129 62.5 54.1-70.2 88 37.5 29.8-45.9
Unable to Work 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 325 124 36.2 30.2-42.7 201 63.8 57.3-69.8
HOUSING
Own 454 218 46.0 40.3-51.8 236 54.0 48.2-59.7
Rent 277 100 29.6 23.6-36.3 177 70.4 63.7-76.4
Other arrangement 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 320 158 44.6 37.7-51.9 162 55.4 48.1-62.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 268 116 41.1 34.0-48.5 152 58.9 51.5-66.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 212 71 31.4 24.6-39.2 141 68.6 60.8-75.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 128 47 34.9 25.6-45.5 81 65.1 54.5-74.4
2nd Quartile 179 76 37.9 30.2-46.1 103 62.1 53.9-69.8
3rd Quartile 296 114 36.1 29.7-43.1 182 63.9 56.9-70.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 197 108 49.4 40.2-58.7 89 50.6 41.3-59.8

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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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