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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,642 788 28.3 26.2-30.5 1,854 71.7 69.5-73.8
GENDER
Male 1,220 401 31.8 28.6-35.0 819 68.2 65.0-71.4
Female 1,422 387 25.3 22.5-28.3 1,035 74.7 71.7-77.5
AGE
18-34 400 36 10.0 6.9-14.4 364 90.0 85.6-93.1
35-44 350 62 17.8 13.4-23.2 288 82.2 76.8-86.6
45-54 408 102 24.3 19.9-29.4 306 75.7 70.6-80.1
55-64 489 161 33.4 28.3-38.9 328 66.6 61.1-71.7
65-74 575 243 43.9 38.5-49.4 332 56.1 50.6-61.5
75+ 377 174 46.7 40.2-53.3 203 53.3 46.7-59.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 134 42 28.8 19.9-39.8 92 71.2 60.2-80.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 566 200 35.2 30.4-40.3 366 64.8 59.7-69.6
Some Post-H.S. 724 230 29.0 25.3-33.0 494 71.0 67.0-74.7
College Graduate 1,215 314 22.2 19.7-24.8 901 77.8 75.2-80.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 170 69 35.4 27.3-44.4 101 64.6 55.6-72.7
$25,000- 34,999 230 86 37.3 29.3-46.0 144 62.7 54.0-70.7
$35,000- 49,999 265 86 31.4 25.2-38.5 179 68.6 61.5-74.8
$50,000- 74,999 374 93 24.6 19.5-30.5 281 75.4 69.5-80.5
$75,000+ 979 256 25.1 22.0-28.5 723 74.9 71.5-78.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 822 319 37.5 33.5-41.8 503 62.5 58.2-66.5
No 1,802 467 24.3 22.0-26.8 1,335 75.7 73.2-78.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 347 146 40.5 34.5-46.8 201 59.5 53.2-65.5
Non-Veteran 2,291 642 26.8 24.6-29.1 1,649 73.2 70.9-75.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 736 173 22.6 19.2-26.3 563 77.4 73.7-80.8
Regional City or Suburban County 721 204 27.5 23.7-31.6 517 72.5 68.4-76.3
Rural 1,185 411 32.8 29.4-36.3 774 67.2 63.7-70.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,383 286 20.5 18.0-23.1 1,097 79.5 76.9-82.0
Unemployed 94 23 22.4 14.6-32.8 71 77.6 67.2-85.4
Retired 861 385 45.9 41.6-50.3 476 54.1 49.7-58.4
Unable to Work 163 72 42.9 33.6-52.8 91 57.1 47.2-66.4
Other not in Labor Force 128 19 11.3 6.3-19.3 109 88.7 80.7-93.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 163 44 24.4 17.0-33.7 119 75.6 66.3-83.0
151% to 200% 201 84 43.6 35.0-52.6 117 56.4 47.4-65.0
More than 200% 1,580 435 26.1 23.6-28.8 1,145 73.9 71.2-76.4
HOUSING
Own 2,039 652 31.0 28.6-33.6 1,387 69.0 66.4-71.4
Rent 432 105 19.2 15.4-23.7 327 80.8 76.3-84.6
Other arrangement 149 25 14.0 8.3-22.8 124 86.0 77.2-91.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 611 212 33.1 28.1-38.5 399 66.9 61.5-71.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,208 368 28.7 25.6-32.0 840 71.3 68.0-74.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 823 208 24.8 21.5-28.4 615 75.2 71.6-78.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 911 254 28.5 24.9-32.3 657 71.5 67.7-75.1
2nd Quartile 698 210 27.7 24.0-31.7 488 72.3 68.3-76.0
3rd Quartile 743 223 29.7 25.8-34.0 520 70.3 66.0-74.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 290 101 25.4 19.8-32.0 189 74.6 68.0-80.2

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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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