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%)
TOTAL 4,179 1,252 27.2 25.6-28.9 2,927 72.8 71.1-74.4
GENDER
Male 1,892 589 28.8 26.4-31.4 1,303 71.2 68.6-73.6
Female 2,287 663 25.9 23.6-28.2 1,624 74.1 71.8-76.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,636 755 26.6 24.6-28.7 1,881 73.4 71.3-75.4
Non-Hispanic Black 801 342 37.4 33.3-41.6 459 62.6 58.4-66.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 80 14 11.3 6.1-19.9 66 88.7 80.1-93.9
Hispanic 402 51 11.4 8.1-15.8 351 88.6 84.2-91.9
AGE
18-34 735 63 7.4 5.6- 9.8 672 92.6 90.2-94.4
35-44 642 118 17.9 14.6-21.7 524 82.1 78.3-85.4
45-54 690 178 24.4 20.9-28.4 512 75.6 71.6-79.1
55-64 734 270 38.7 34.3-43.4 464 61.3 56.6-65.7
65-74 790 358 46.4 41.7-51.1 432 53.6 48.9-58.3
75+ 494 247 50.4 44.6-56.2 247 49.6 43.8-55.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 393 121 32.7 26.8-39.3 272 67.3 60.7-73.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 977 314 28.8 25.3-32.4 663 71.2 67.6-74.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,125 351 27.2 24.3-30.4 774 72.8 69.6-75.7
College Graduate 1,665 462 23.7 21.5-26.0 1,203 76.3 74.0-78.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,334 586 40.1 36.7-43.5 748 59.9 56.5-63.3
No 2,817 658 21.5 19.7-23.4 2,159 78.5 76.6-80.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 517 215 39.7 34.8-44.8 302 60.3 55.2-65.2
Non-Veteran 3,652 1,036 25.7 23.9-27.5 2,616 74.3 72.5-76.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,234 445 18.4 16.5-20.3 1,789 81.6 79.7-83.5
Unemployed 208 59 25.7 19.0-33.7 149 74.3 66.3-81.0
Retired 1,164 541 47.6 43.8-51.5 623 52.4 48.5-56.2
Unable to Work 305 163 52.1 44.9-59.2 142 47.9 40.8-55.1
Other not in Labor Force 237 35 11.2 7.4-16.6 202 88.8 83.4-92.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 237 99 36.6 28.3-45.8 138 63.4 54.2-71.7
$15,000- 24,999 373 137 33.9 27.9-40.5 236 66.1 59.5-72.1
$25,000- 34,999 432 146 31.8 26.2-38.0 286 68.2 62.0-73.8
$35,000- 49,999 437 124 25.3 20.8-30.4 313 74.7 69.6-79.2
$50,000-74,999 526 144 23.2 19.3-27.8 382 76.8 72.2-80.7
$75,000-100,000 424 103 24.8 20.1-30.2 321 75.2 69.8-79.9
$100,000-150,000 451 119 25.6 21.1-30.7 332 74.4 69.3-78.9
$150,000+ 364 91 20.0 15.9-24.8 273 80.0 75.2-84.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 935 289 28.3 24.9-32.1 646 71.7 67.9-75.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 336 112 29.5 23.0-36.9 224 70.5 63.1-77.0
101% to 150% 360 108 26.8 21.4-32.9 252 73.2 67.1-78.6
151% to 200% 328 120 35.1 28.5-42.3 208 64.9 57.7-71.5
More than 200% 2,108 585 25.1 23.0-27.4 1,523 74.9 72.6-77.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 935 289 28.3 24.9-32.1 646 71.7 67.9-75.1
HOUSING
Own 2,831 926 30.6 28.5-32.8 1,905 69.4 67.2-71.5
Rent 1,020 247 19.7 17.1-22.7 773 80.3 77.3-82.9
Other arrangement 279 68 18.1 13.5-23.9 211 81.9 76.1-86.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,214 309 24.1 21.4-27.1 905 75.9 72.9-78.6
Regional City or Suburban County 1,113 320 26.1 23.1-29.3 793 73.9 70.7-76.9
Rural 1,852 623 30.7 28.0-33.5 1,229 69.3 66.5-72.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,200 417 32.0 28.4-35.8 783 68.0 64.2-71.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,699 519 27.5 25.0-30.2 1,180 72.5 69.8-75.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,280 316 23.7 21.1-26.5 964 76.3 73.5-78.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,240 326 25.0 22.1-28.2 914 75.0 71.8-77.9
2nd Quartile 1,046 283 25.3 22.3-28.5 763 74.7 71.5-77.7
3rd Quartile 1,221 397 30.6 27.5-33.9 824 69.4 66.1-72.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 672 246 30.6 26.1-35.5 426 69.4 64.5-73.9

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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