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
-MALES 1,892 644 32.6 30.0-35.3 1,248 67.4 64.7-70.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,220 401 31.8 28.6-35.0 819 68.2 65.0-71.4
Non-Hispanic Black 316 155 45.3 38.5-52.2 161 54.7 47.8-61.5
Other 316 76 19.8 14.3-26.8 240 80.2 73.2-85.7
AGE
18-34 370 40 13.0 9.0-18.5 330 87.0 81.5-91.0
35-44 291 67 23.1 17.6-29.6 224 76.9 70.4-82.4
45-54 342 108 31.5 26.0-37.6 234 68.5 62.4-74.0
55-64 323 145 49.4 42.7-56.1 178 50.6 43.9-57.3
65-74 331 159 46.4 39.9-53.1 172 53.6 46.9-60.1
75+ 197 112 53.7 44.7-62.5 85 46.3 37.5-55.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 187 46 24.1 17.3-32.7 141 75.9 67.3-82.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 490 196 39.0 33.7-44.5 294 61.0 55.5-66.3
Some Post-H.S. 490 173 33.0 28.3-38.2 317 67.0 61.8-71.7
College Graduate 714 223 28.4 24.8-32.2 491 71.6 67.8-75.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 179 68 35.6 27.5-44.5 111 64.4 55.5-72.5
$35,000- 49,999 230 81 30.8 24.3-38.1 149 69.2 61.9-75.7
$50,000- 74,999 265 80 30.3 23.9-37.6 185 69.7 62.4-76.1
$75,000+ 616 191 30.8 26.6-35.4 425 69.2 64.6-73.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 571 247 39.3 34.4-44.5 324 60.7 55.5-65.6
No 1,310 396 30.0 27.0-33.2 914 70.0 66.8-73.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 450 204 43.7 38.3-49.2 246 56.3 50.8-61.7
Non-Veteran 1,436 440 29.8 26.9-32.9 996 70.2 67.1-73.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 566 166 28.1 23.8-32.9 400 71.9 67.1-76.2
Regional City or Suburban County 505 166 32.0 27.2-37.2 339 68.0 62.8-72.8
Rural 821 312 36.6 32.5-40.9 509 63.4 59.1-67.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,135 281 25.0 22.1-28.2 854 75.0 71.8-77.9
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 478 254 53.8 48.2-59.3 224 46.2 40.7-51.8
Unable to Work 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 142 48 29.7 21.3-39.7 94 70.3 60.3-78.7
151% to 200% 148 63 41.3 32.3-50.9 85 58.7 49.1-67.7
More than 200% 1,049 344 31.2 27.9-34.7 705 68.8 65.3-72.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 501 197 38.0 32.5-43.9 304 62.0 56.1-67.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 799 276 34.1 30.2-38.3 523 65.9 61.7-69.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 592 171 27.2 23.2-31.7 421 72.8 68.3-76.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 584 178 29.8 25.2-34.9 406 70.2 65.1-74.8
2nd Quartile 492 175 34.2 29.5-39.4 317 65.8 60.6-70.5
3rd Quartile 557 184 31.9 27.3-36.8 373 68.1 63.2-72.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 259 107 37.6 30.2-45.6 152 62.4 54.4-69.8

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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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