BRFSS 2005 - Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes Counties: (About how long has it been since you last had your blood pressure taken by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes Counties

Hypertension

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	Total Respond.^	Within the past 6 months	6 to 12 months ago	1 to 2 years ago	3 to 5 years ago	5 or more years ago or never
North Carolina	17,099	13,943	77.8	76.8-78.7	1,822	11.9	11.2-12.7	712	5.2	4.7- 5.8	333	2.6	2.3- 3.1	289	2.5	2.1- 2.9
-Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	406	336	80.2	74.6-84.8	37	9.9	6.7-14.5	20	5.4	3.2- 9.1	8	2.8	1.3- 6.0	5	1.7	0.6- 4.6
GENDER
Male	148	116	76.1	66.3-83.8	14	9.5	4.9-17.4	9	6.9	3.1-14.3	6	5.1	2.1-11.6	3	2.5	0.7- 8.7
Female	258	220	83.9	77.6-88.8	23	10.3	6.4-16.3	11	4.1	2.1- 7.8	2	0.8	0.2- 3.6	2	0.9	0.2- 4.4
RACE
White	377	312	80.7	75.1-85.3	34	9.4	6.3-13.7	19	5.7	3.3- 9.8	8	3.2	1.5- 6.7	4	1.1	0.4- 3.1
Other	28	23	74.3	46.9-90.5	3	15.5	3.8-45.9	1	3.1	0.4-19.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	7.1	1.0-36.6
AGE
18-44	133	104	76.6	66.5-84.4	16	11.9	6.6-20.6	6	5.5	2.2-13.2	5	3.8	1.5- 9.2	2	2.3	0.5- 9.1
45+	270	230	83.8	77.7-88.4	21	8.2	5.1-13.0	13	4.9	2.7- 8.7	3	2.0	0.5- 7.7	3	1.1	0.3- 3.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	188	150	78.4	69.6-85.1	19	9.7	5.2-17.3	10	4.1	2.0- 8.3	6	5.4	2.3-12.0	3	2.4	0.6- 9.0
Some College +	215	183	81.6	73.8-87.4	18	10.2	6.1-16.5	10	6.5	3.1-13.1	2	0.7	0.1- 3.2	2	1.0	0.2- 4.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	271	227	80.1	72.8-85.8	23	10.3	6.1-16.7	12	4.4	2.4- 8.0	6	3.8	1.6- 8.6	3	1.5	0.3- 6.2
$50,000+	89	73	79.2	66.2-88.1	10	11.0	5.6-20.6	4	6.9	1.9-22.4	1	1.2	0.2- 8.3	1	1.7	0.2-10.8

Total
Respond.^

Within the past 6 months

6 to 12 months ago

1 to 2 years ago

3 to 5 years ago

5 or more years ago or never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,099

13,943

77.8

76.8-78.7

1,822

11.9

11.2-12.7

712

5.2

4.7- 5.8

333

2.6

2.3- 3.1

289

2.5

2.1- 2.9

-Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

406

336

80.2

74.6-84.8

9.9

6.7-14.5

5.4

3.2- 9.1

2.8

1.3- 6.0

1.7

0.6- 4.6

GENDER

Male

148

116

76.1

66.3-83.8

9.5

4.9-17.4

6.9

3.1-14.3

5.1

2.1-11.6

2.5

0.7- 8.7

Female

258

220

83.9

77.6-88.8

10.3

6.4-16.3

4.1

2.1- 7.8

0.8

0.2- 3.6

0.9

0.2- 4.4

RACE

White

377

312

80.7

75.1-85.3

9.4

6.3-13.7

5.7

3.3- 9.8

3.2

1.5- 6.7

1.1

0.4- 3.1

Other

74.3

46.9-90.5

15.5

3.8-45.9

3.1

0.4-19.4

0.0

. - .

7.1

1.0-36.6

AGE

18-44

133

104

76.6

66.5-84.4

11.9

6.6-20.6

5.5

2.2-13.2

3.8

1.5- 9.2

2.3

0.5- 9.1

45+

270

230

83.8

77.7-88.4

8.2

5.1-13.0

4.9

2.7- 8.7

2.0

0.5- 7.7

1.1

0.3- 3.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

188

150

78.4

69.6-85.1

9.7

5.2-17.3

4.1

2.0- 8.3

5.4

2.3-12.0

2.4

0.6- 9.0

Some College +

215

183

81.6

73.8-87.4

10.2

6.1-16.5

6.5

3.1-13.1

0.7

0.1- 3.2

1.0

0.2- 4.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

271

227

80.1

72.8-85.8

10.3

6.1-16.7

4.4

2.4- 8.0

3.8

1.6- 8.6

1.5

0.3- 6.2

$50,000+

79.2

66.2-88.1

11.0

5.6-20.6

6.9

1.9-22.4

1.2

0.2- 8.3

1.7

0.2-10.8

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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