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 4,180 1,323 29.2 27.5-31.0 2,857 70.8 69.0-72.5
-FEMALES 2,288 679 26.2 24.0-28.6 1,609 73.8 71.4-76.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,422 387 25.3 22.5-28.3 1,035 74.7 71.7-77.5
Non-Hispanic Black 484 190 34.1 29.1-39.5 294 65.9 60.5-70.9
Other 353 95 16.8 12.6-21.9 258 83.2 78.1-87.4
AGE
18-34 363 37 9.1 6.3-12.9 326 90.9 87.1-93.7
35-44 351 65 18.2 13.9-23.6 286 81.8 76.4-86.1
45-54 349 89 22.8 18.0-28.3 260 77.2 71.7-82.0
55-64 411 129 29.0 23.8-34.7 282 71.0 65.3-76.2
65-74 458 209 48.0 41.4-54.7 249 52.0 45.3-58.6
75+ 300 137 47.7 40.1-55.4 163 52.3 44.6-59.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 206 62 30.5 22.2-40.2 144 69.5 59.8-77.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 488 164 30.3 25.4-35.7 324 69.7 64.3-74.6
Some Post-H.S. 635 209 28.0 24.0-32.5 426 72.0 67.5-76.0
College Graduate 951 243 19.9 17.3-22.8 708 80.1 77.2-82.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 158 62 29.0 21.4-37.9 96 71.0 62.1-78.6
$15,000- 24,999 231 91 34.3 26.9-42.6 140 65.7 57.4-73.1
$25,000- 34,999 251 82 34.0 26.1-42.8 169 66.0 57.2-73.9
$35,000- 49,999 205 58 22.3 16.2-29.9 147 77.7 70.1-83.8
$50,000- 74,999 262 71 23.7 18.0-30.6 191 76.3 69.4-82.0
$75,000+ 623 148 20.9 17.4-24.9 475 79.1 75.1-82.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 767 310 37.5 33.0-42.1 457 62.5 57.9-67.0
No 1,505 365 21.0 18.6-23.6 1,140 79.0 76.4-81.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 19 17.8 10.5-28.5 49 82.2 71.5-89.5
Non-Veteran 2,216 659 26.5 24.2-28.9 1,557 73.5 71.1-75.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 646 144 21.5 17.9-25.5 502 78.5 74.5-82.1
Regional City or Suburban County 606 162 24.3 20.4-28.7 444 75.7 71.3-79.6
Rural 1,036 373 31.6 27.8-35.8 663 68.4 64.2-72.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,098 232 18.4 15.9-21.3 866 81.6 78.7-84.1
Unemployed 114 25 19.8 12.3-30.2 89 80.2 69.8-87.7
Retired 688 305 45.8 40.7-51.0 383 54.2 49.0-59.3
Unable to Work 173 80 42.5 33.4-52.0 93 57.5 48.0-66.6
Other not in Labor Force 198 28 10.9 6.8-17.0 170 89.1 83.0-93.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 15 13.6 6.9-25.0 52 86.4 75.0-93.1
50% to 100% 204 80 32.8 25.4-41.2 124 67.2 58.8-74.6
101% to 150% 218 67 28.6 21.4-37.0 151 71.4 63.0-78.6
151% to 200% 181 66 33.2 24.0-44.0 115 66.8 56.0-76.0
More than 200% 1,057 283 23.4 20.5-26.6 774 76.6 73.4-79.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 702 261 31.2 26.5-36.4 441 68.8 63.6-73.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 901 269 26.9 23.3-30.8 632 73.1 69.2-76.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 685 149 22.1 18.6-26.0 536 77.9 74.0-81.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 654 161 25.0 21.0-29.4 493 75.0 70.6-79.0
2nd Quartile 554 143 23.4 19.5-28.0 411 76.6 72.0-80.5
3rd Quartile 665 206 29.5 25.3-34.1 459 70.5 65.9-74.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 415 169 29.5 23.9-35.8 246 70.5 64.2-76.1

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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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