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
-MALES 1,892 589 28.8 26.4-31.4 1,303 71.2 68.6-73.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,216 369 27.8 24.9-30.9 847 72.2 69.1-75.1
Non-Hispanic Black 317 155 43.7 37.0-50.6 162 56.3 49.4-63.0
Other 319 58 14.4 10.2-20.1 261 85.6 79.9-89.8
AGE
18-34 372 32 7.2 4.8-10.6 340 92.8 89.4-95.2
35-44 291 58 19.7 14.8-25.8 233 80.3 74.2-85.2
45-54 341 101 29.2 23.8-35.3 240 70.8 64.7-76.2
55-64 322 137 44.9 38.2-51.8 185 55.1 48.2-61.8
65-74 332 157 46.0 39.6-52.6 175 54.0 47.4-60.4
75+ 195 96 50.5 41.6-59.4 99 49.5 40.6-58.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 187 52 27.7 20.5-36.2 135 72.3 63.8-79.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 489 156 29.9 25.1-35.1 333 70.1 64.9-74.9
Some Post-H.S. 490 158 29.0 24.7-33.8 332 71.0 66.2-75.3
College Graduate 715 221 27.9 24.5-31.7 494 72.1 68.3-75.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 180 63 29.0 22.0-37.1 117 71.0 62.9-78.0
$35,000- 49,999 231 68 28.8 22.5-36.1 163 71.2 63.9-77.5
$50,000- 74,999 264 78 25.4 19.9-31.8 186 74.6 68.2-80.1
$75,000+ 617 188 28.8 24.8-33.3 429 71.2 66.7-75.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 566 243 39.5 34.5-44.6 323 60.5 55.4-65.5
No 1,315 342 24.4 21.7-27.3 973 75.6 72.7-78.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 449 195 41.9 36.6-47.4 254 58.1 52.6-63.4
Non-Veteran 1,437 393 25.3 22.7-28.2 1,044 74.7 71.8-77.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 567 154 24.6 20.8-28.8 413 75.4 71.2-79.2
Regional City or Suburban County 509 162 29.5 24.9-34.6 347 70.5 65.4-75.1
Rural 816 273 31.7 27.8-35.9 543 68.3 64.1-72.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,136 243 20.7 18.1-23.6 893 79.3 76.4-81.9
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 478 238 50.3 44.8-55.9 240 49.7 44.1-55.2
Unable to Work 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 141 48 29.3 21.0-39.3 93 70.7 60.7-79.0
151% to 200% 148 57 37.4 28.8-46.8 91 62.6 53.2-71.2
More than 200% 1,050 327 28.6 25.5-31.9 723 71.4 68.1-74.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 499 174 35.6 30.1-41.5 325 64.4 58.5-69.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 799 252 28.3 24.9-32.1 547 71.7 67.9-75.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 594 163 25.0 21.2-29.2 431 75.0 70.8-78.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 585 165 26.3 22.0-31.0 420 73.7 69.0-78.0
2nd Quartile 491 146 27.2 23.0-31.9 345 72.8 68.1-77.0
3rd Quartile 558 190 32.3 27.7-37.2 368 67.7 62.8-72.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 258 88 32.2 25.2-40.0 170 67.8 60.0-74.8

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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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