2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 550 177 30.9 26.0-36.3 373 69.1 63.7-74.0
GENDER
Male 258 85 32.2 25.3-39.9 173 67.8 60.1-74.7
Female 292 92 29.8 22.7-38.1 200 70.2 61.9-77.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 449 147 31.7 26.1-37.9 302 68.3 62.1-73.9
Non-Hispanic Black 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 71 17 14.9 8.2-25.6 54 85.1 74.4-91.8
AGE
18-34 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 160 57 27.5 20.7-35.7 103 72.5 64.3-79.3
College Graduate 191 53 24.8 18.4-32.4 138 75.2 67.6-81.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 206 94 44.0 34.3-54.2 112 56.0 45.8-65.7
No 340 82 21.9 17.4-27.1 258 78.1 72.9-82.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 489 149 29.2 24.0-35.0 340 70.8 65.0-76.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 276 60 18.3 13.9-23.8 216 81.7 76.2-86.1
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 136 35 22.0 15.5-30.3 101 78.0 69.7-84.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 257 81 28.8 22.9-35.4 176 71.2 64.6-77.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 379 136 36.6 30.2-43.5 243 63.4 56.5-69.8
Rent 135 32 17.3 11.4-25.5 103 82.7 74.5-88.6
Other arrangement 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 161 41 20.7 14.9-28.2 120 79.3 71.8-85.1
Rural 389 136 34.5 28.2-41.4 253 65.5 58.6-71.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 274 85 28.1 21.4-35.9 189 71.9 64.1-78.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 103 33 31.0 22.0-41.8 70 69.0 58.2-78.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 272 79 28.8 21.7-37.1 193 71.2 62.9-78.3
2nd Quartile 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 163 56 31.5 23.4-40.9 107 68.5 59.1-76.6

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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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