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 4,180 1,323 29.2 27.5-31.0 2,857 70.8 69.0-72.5
-Piedmont NC 2,026 553 26.8 24.5-29.1 1,473 73.2 70.9-75.5
GENDER
Male 947 302 31.5 28.0-35.2 645 68.5 64.8-72.0
Female 1,079 251 22.7 19.8-25.8 828 77.3 74.2-80.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,309 343 25.6 22.9-28.5 966 74.4 71.5-77.1
Non-Hispanic Black 370 140 36.0 30.4-41.9 230 64.0 58.1-69.6
Other 308 59 16.8 12.1-22.9 249 83.2 77.1-87.9
AGE
18-34 397 41 11.1 7.8-15.7 356 88.9 84.3-92.2
35-44 358 72 21.3 16.6-27.0 286 78.7 73.0-83.4
45-54 347 72 20.6 16.1-26.1 275 79.4 73.9-83.9
55-64 325 106 36.2 30.1-42.6 219 63.8 57.4-69.9
65-74 328 145 45.8 39.3-52.4 183 54.2 47.6-60.7
75+ 223 104 46.7 38.9-54.8 119 53.3 45.2-61.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 32 18.3 12.6-25.9 137 81.7 74.1-87.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 414 136 33.8 28.5-39.4 278 66.2 60.6-71.5
Some Post-H.S. 520 164 30.4 26.0-35.2 356 69.6 64.8-74.0
College Graduate 915 219 20.7 18.1-23.6 696 79.3 76.4-81.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 549 198 34.7 30.2-39.5 351 65.3 60.5-69.8
No 1,466 353 23.9 21.4-26.7 1,113 76.1 73.3-78.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 210 91 38.8 31.4-46.6 119 61.2 53.4-68.6
Non-Veteran 1,812 462 25.7 23.3-28.2 1,350 74.3 71.8-76.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,173 235 20.3 17.7-23.2 938 79.7 76.8-82.3
Unemployed 104 22 22.8 14.3-34.2 82 77.2 65.8-85.7
Retired 496 223 46.8 41.6-52.1 273 53.2 47.9-58.4
Unable to Work 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 124 18 14.7 8.0-25.4 106 85.3 74.6-92.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 146 57 39.9 30.6-50.0 89 60.1 50.0-69.4
$25,000- 34,999 187 57 32.3 24.6-41.0 130 67.7 59.0-75.4
$35,000- 49,999 208 58 23.7 17.6-31.1 150 76.3 68.9-82.4
$50,000- 74,999 254 66 26.6 20.6-33.6 188 73.4 66.4-79.4
$75,000+ 700 167 22.9 19.5-26.8 533 77.1 73.2-80.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 426 111 26.4 21.6-32.0 315 73.6 68.0-78.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 147 49 32.8 23.8-43.4 98 67.2 56.6-76.2
101% to 150% 151 44 32.3 24.0-41.9 107 67.7 58.1-76.0
151% to 200% 152 59 34.9 26.4-44.4 93 65.1 55.6-73.6
More than 200% 1,094 275 24.1 21.3-27.2 819 75.9 72.8-78.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 426 111 26.4 21.6-32.0 315 73.6 68.0-78.4
HOUSING
Own 1,351 402 29.4 26.6-32.4 949 70.6 67.6-73.4
Rent 514 123 23.1 19.0-27.7 391 76.9 72.3-81.0
Other arrangement 135 25 14.2 9.0-21.8 110 85.8 78.2-91.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,078 269 24.4 21.4-27.6 809 75.6 72.4-78.6
Regional City or Suburban County 534 148 27.4 23.1-32.2 386 72.6 67.8-76.9
Rural 414 136 32.0 26.8-37.6 278 68.0 62.4-73.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 192 72 34.2 26.6-42.7 120 65.8 57.3-73.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 810 235 28.7 25.0-32.7 575 71.3 67.3-75.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,024 246 23.8 20.8-27.0 778 76.2 73.0-79.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 661 169 24.7 21.0-28.9 492 75.3 71.1-79.0
2nd Quartile 751 208 27.0 23.4-30.8 543 73.0 69.2-76.6
3rd Quartile 546 150 28.3 23.7-33.3 396 71.7 66.7-76.3
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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