2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,026 548 25.9 23.7-28.2 1,478 74.1 71.8-76.3
GENDER
Male 948 284 27.9 24.7-31.4 664 72.1 68.6-75.3
Female 1,078 264 24.1 21.2-27.3 814 75.9 72.7-78.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,307 336 24.3 21.6-27.1 971 75.7 72.9-78.4
Non-Hispanic Black 371 156 37.8 32.3-43.7 215 62.2 56.3-67.7
Other 309 48 13.7 9.9-18.8 261 86.3 81.2-90.1
AGE
18-34 399 34 8.1 5.5-11.8 365 91.9 88.2-94.5
35-44 358 67 19.6 15.1-25.0 291 80.4 75.0-84.9
45-54 347 72 20.9 16.3-26.4 275 79.1 73.6-83.7
55-64 324 114 36.5 30.5-43.0 210 63.5 57.0-69.5
65-74 328 142 45.4 38.9-52.0 186 54.6 48.0-61.1
75+ 222 111 50.8 42.8-58.7 111 49.2 41.3-57.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 45 26.9 19.9-35.2 124 73.1 64.8-80.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 415 115 27.5 22.7-33.0 300 72.5 67.0-77.3
Some Post-H.S. 518 155 27.7 23.5-32.3 363 72.3 67.7-76.5
College Graduate 916 230 22.3 19.6-25.3 686 77.7 74.7-80.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 547 219 38.4 33.8-43.3 328 61.6 56.7-66.2
No 1,468 325 21.3 18.8-23.9 1,143 78.7 76.1-81.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 211 96 42.2 34.7-50.1 115 57.8 49.9-65.3
Non-Veteran 1,811 451 24.2 22.0-26.7 1,360 75.8 73.3-78.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,173 218 18.3 15.8-21.0 955 81.7 79.0-84.2
Unemployed 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 496 225 46.3 41.0-51.6 271 53.7 48.4-59.0
Unable to Work 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 124 17 12.3 7.0-20.7 107 87.7 79.3-93.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 146 55 39.2 29.9-49.3 91 60.8 50.7-70.1
$25,000- 34,999 189 57 28.3 21.3-36.6 132 71.7 63.4-78.7
$35,000- 49,999 209 56 24.6 18.5-32.0 153 75.4 68.0-81.5
$50,000- 74,999 254 57 20.4 15.2-26.8 197 79.6 73.2-84.8
$75,000+ 700 170 23.1 19.7-26.9 530 76.9 73.1-80.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 423 114 26.4 21.7-31.7 309 73.6 68.3-78.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 147 45 28.2 19.8-38.5 102 71.8 61.5-80.2
101% to 150% 152 46 31.5 23.4-40.9 106 68.5 59.1-76.6
151% to 200% 153 54 32.1 24.0-41.5 99 67.9 58.5-76.0
More than 200% 1,095 274 23.4 20.6-26.4 821 76.6 73.6-79.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 423 114 26.4 21.7-31.7 309 73.6 68.3-78.3
HOUSING
Own 1,350 393 28.3 25.5-31.2 957 71.7 68.8-74.5
Rent 515 120 21.2 17.4-25.6 395 78.8 74.4-82.6
Other arrangement 134 32 19.3 13.1-27.7 102 80.7 72.3-86.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,080 276 24.5 21.7-27.7 804 75.5 72.3-78.3
Regional City or Suburban County 532 152 26.4 22.2-31.1 380 73.6 68.9-77.8
Rural 414 120 28.5 23.6-34.1 294 71.5 65.9-76.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 192 72 35.6 27.8-44.2 120 64.4 55.8-72.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 807 230 26.9 23.4-30.7 577 73.1 69.3-76.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,027 246 23.1 20.2-26.2 781 76.9 73.8-79.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 661 164 24.1 20.4-28.2 497 75.9 71.8-79.6
2nd Quartile 751 193 24.0 20.7-27.7 558 76.0 72.3-79.3
3rd Quartile 546 162 30.0 25.4-35.1 384 70.0 64.9-74.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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