BRFSS 2005 - Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico 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: Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico 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
-Carteret/Curr./Craven/Dare/Hyde/Paml.	469	386	77.6	71.7-82.6	43	10.7	7.5-14.9	22	6.1	3.4-10.7	9	2.5	1.1- 5.3	9	3.1	1.2- 7.6
GENDER
Male	182	141	70.0	60.2-78.3	19	13.4	8.2-21.2	10	7.6	3.4-16.4	6	3.7	1.4- 9.2	6	5.2	1.8-13.9
Female	287	245	85.7	80.4-89.7	24	7.7	5.0-11.6	12	4.5	2.3- 8.8	3	1.2	0.4- 3.9	3	0.8	0.3- 2.6
RACE
White	385	316	77.2	70.8-82.5	37	12.1	8.4-17.3	16	6.1	3.1-11.8	8	2.2	1.1- 4.7	8	2.3	1.0- 5.3
Other	81	67	79.0	62.4-89.5	6	5.0	1.8-12.6	6	6.4	2.5-15.3	1	3.5	0.5-20.9	1	6.1	0.9-32.1
AGE
18-44	152	116	71.9	61.6-80.4	18	12.5	7.5-20.3	9	7.1	2.9-16.2	5	3.7	1.4- 9.5	4	4.8	1.5-14.2
45+	316	270	83.6	78.1-88.0	24	8.5	5.4-13.0	13	5.2	2.8- 9.6	4	1.3	0.5- 3.5	5	1.4	0.6- 3.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	190	154	73.7	63.0-82.2	16	9.6	5.4-16.7	10	8.0	3.3-18.0	4	3.4	1.1-10.0	6	5.3	1.7-15.5
Some College +	279	232	80.8	74.3-85.9	27	11.5	7.4-17.4	12	4.7	2.4- 8.7	5	1.8	0.7- 4.4	3	1.3	0.4- 4.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	249	204	76.6	67.5-83.8	21	9.7	5.6-16.1	13	7.2	3.1-15.6	5	2.3	0.9- 5.9	6	4.2	1.3-12.5
$50,000+	147	122	78.1	68.6-85.3	14	12.3	7.1-20.6	6	5.3	2.2-12.3	3	1.7	0.5- 5.7	2	2.5	0.5-11.3

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

-Carteret/Curr./Craven/Dare/Hyde/Paml.

469

386

77.6

71.7-82.6

10.7

7.5-14.9

6.1

3.4-10.7

2.5

1.1- 5.3

3.1

1.2- 7.6

GENDER

Male

182

141

70.0

60.2-78.3

13.4

8.2-21.2

7.6

3.4-16.4

3.7

1.4- 9.2

5.2

1.8-13.9

Female

287

245

85.7

80.4-89.7

7.7

5.0-11.6

4.5

2.3- 8.8

1.2

0.4- 3.9

0.8

0.3- 2.6

RACE

White

385

316

77.2

70.8-82.5

12.1

8.4-17.3

6.1

3.1-11.8

2.2

1.1- 4.7

2.3

1.0- 5.3

Other

79.0

62.4-89.5

5.0

1.8-12.6

6.4

2.5-15.3

3.5

0.5-20.9

6.1

0.9-32.1

AGE

18-44

152

116

71.9

61.6-80.4

12.5

7.5-20.3

7.1

2.9-16.2

3.7

1.4- 9.5

4.8

1.5-14.2

45+

316

270

83.6

78.1-88.0

8.5

5.4-13.0

5.2

2.8- 9.6

1.3

0.5- 3.5

1.4

0.6- 3.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

190

154

73.7

63.0-82.2

9.6

5.4-16.7

8.0

3.3-18.0

3.4

1.1-10.0

5.3

1.7-15.5

Some College +

279

232

80.8

74.3-85.9

11.5

7.4-17.4

4.7

2.4- 8.7

1.8

0.7- 4.4

1.3

0.4- 4.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

249

204

76.6

67.5-83.8

9.7

5.6-16.1

7.2

3.1-15.6

2.3

0.9- 5.9

4.2

1.3-12.5

$50,000+

147

122

78.1

68.6-85.3

12.3

7.1-20.6

5.3

2.2-12.3

1.7

0.5- 5.7

2.5

0.5-11.3

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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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