BRFSS 2005 - Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln 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: Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln 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
-Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	506	415	77.2	71.6-82.0	45	11.9	8.2-16.8	25	5.5	3.2- 9.1	13	3.9	2.0- 7.5	8	1.5	0.6- 3.8
GENDER
Male	179	140	74.8	65.6-82.2	18	12.2	7.0-20.6	12	6.1	3.2-11.3	5	4.5	1.6-12.1	4	2.3	0.7- 7.4
Female	327	275	79.4	72.1-85.2	27	11.5	7.2-18.0	13	4.9	2.0-11.2	8	3.3	1.5- 7.1	4	0.8	0.3- 2.5
RACE
White	446	367	77.6	71.6-82.6	37	11.0	7.4-15.9	24	6.0	3.5-10.1	11	3.9	1.9- 7.8	7	1.6	0.6- 4.2
Other	60	48	74.8	54.6-88.0	8	18.4	6.9-40.6	1	1.5	0.2-10.0	2	4.2	0.9-17.9	1	1.1	0.1- 7.3
AGE
18-44	177	131	70.0	60.3-78.2	24	15.9	9.8-24.9	10	5.8	2.5-13.0	7	5.5	2.3-12.5	5	2.7	1.0- 7.3
45+	328	283	84.5	79.1-88.7	21	7.7	4.8-12.2	15	5.2	2.9- 9.1	6	2.3	0.9- 5.4	3	0.3	0.1- 1.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	288	234	76.9	69.2-83.1	26	10.1	6.2-16.0	12	5.8	2.7-11.9	11	5.6	2.7-11.4	5	1.6	0.5- 5.3
Some College +	216	179	77.6	68.6-84.6	19	14.6	8.5-23.8	13	5.0	2.7- 9.3	2	1.4	0.3- 5.9	3	1.4	0.4- 5.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	318	261	76.8	69.6-82.7	25	9.2	5.8-14.4	14	6.1	3.0-12.0	12	6.3	3.2-12.1	6	1.6	0.6- 4.1
$50,000+	119	97	80.3	70.4-87.5	14	13.2	7.5-22.0	5	3.6	1.2-10.0	1	0.7	0.1- 4.8	2	2.2	0.4-12.8

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

-Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

506

415

77.2

71.6-82.0

11.9

8.2-16.8

5.5

3.2- 9.1

3.9

2.0- 7.5

1.5

0.6- 3.8

GENDER

Male

179

140

74.8

65.6-82.2

12.2

7.0-20.6

6.1

3.2-11.3

4.5

1.6-12.1

2.3

0.7- 7.4

Female

327

275

79.4

72.1-85.2

11.5

7.2-18.0

4.9

2.0-11.2

3.3

1.5- 7.1

0.8

0.3- 2.5

RACE

White

446

367

77.6

71.6-82.6

11.0

7.4-15.9

6.0

3.5-10.1

3.9

1.9- 7.8

1.6

0.6- 4.2

Other

74.8

54.6-88.0

18.4

6.9-40.6

1.5

0.2-10.0

4.2

0.9-17.9

1.1

0.1- 7.3

AGE

18-44

177

131

70.0

60.3-78.2

15.9

9.8-24.9

5.8

2.5-13.0

5.5

2.3-12.5

2.7

1.0- 7.3

45+

328

283

84.5

79.1-88.7

7.7

4.8-12.2

5.2

2.9- 9.1

2.3

0.9- 5.4

0.3

0.1- 1.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

288

234

76.9

69.2-83.1

10.1

6.2-16.0

5.8

2.7-11.9

5.6

2.7-11.4

1.6

0.5- 5.3

Some College +

216

179

77.6

68.6-84.6

14.6

8.5-23.8

5.0

2.7- 9.3

1.4

0.3- 5.9

1.4

0.4- 5.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

318

261

76.8

69.6-82.7

9.2

5.8-14.4

6.1

3.0-12.0

6.3

3.2-12.1

1.6

0.6- 4.1

$50,000+

119

80.3

70.4-87.5

13.2

7.5-22.0

3.6

1.2-10.0

0.7

0.1- 4.8

2.2

0.4-12.8

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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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