BRFSS 2005 - Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance 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: Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance 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
-Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	479	373	75.3	69.9-80.1	61	13.6	10.0-18.2	25	5.9	3.6- 9.3	13	2.7	1.4- 5.0	7	2.5	1.0- 5.9
GENDER
Male	157	111	69.8	60.1-78.0	25	15.7	9.6-24.5	12	7.3	3.8-13.5	6	3.3	1.4- 7.5	3	3.9	1.2-12.5
Female	322	262	79.5	73.3-84.6	36	12.1	8.3-17.2	13	4.8	2.4- 9.5	7	2.2	0.9- 5.7	4	1.4	0.5- 3.8
RACE
White	299	225	73.6	67.3-79.0	46	16.4	12.1-21.9	15	5.2	3.1- 8.7	9	3.0	1.4- 6.0	4	1.8	0.6- 5.5
Other	176	144	77.0	66.9-84.7	15	10.4	5.3-19.6	10	6.8	3.1-14.3	4	2.5	0.8- 7.4	3	3.3	0.9-11.4
AGE
18-44	174	124	70.6	61.3-78.5	32	16.9	11.0-25.2	9	6.0	2.7-12.8	4	2.3	0.7- 6.9	5	4.1	1.5-11.0
45+	301	245	79.8	74.1-84.4	29	10.4	7.1-15.1	16	5.8	3.5- 9.6	9	3.2	1.6- 6.4	2	0.8	0.2- 3.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	274	214	76.6	69.6-82.4	29	10.1	6.7-15.1	17	7.8	4.4-13.4	10	3.1	1.6- 6.1	4	2.3	0.6- 8.3
Some College +	203	157	73.3	64.4-80.7	32	18.9	12.3-27.8	8	3.0	1.4- 6.2	3	2.1	0.6- 7.8	3	2.7	0.8- 8.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	277	211	74.0	66.8-80.2	38	12.7	8.9-17.9	11	5.6	2.6-11.5	11	4.1	2.0- 8.1	6	3.5	1.3- 9.3
$50,000+	123	97	74.6	62.5-83.7	14	16.1	8.2-29.1	9	6.0	3.0-11.6	2	1.6	0.4- 6.0	1	1.8	0.3-11.6

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

-Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

479

373

75.3

69.9-80.1

13.6

10.0-18.2

5.9

3.6- 9.3

2.7

1.4- 5.0

2.5

1.0- 5.9

GENDER

Male

157

111

69.8

60.1-78.0

15.7

9.6-24.5

7.3

3.8-13.5

3.3

1.4- 7.5

3.9

1.2-12.5

Female

322

262

79.5

73.3-84.6

12.1

8.3-17.2

4.8

2.4- 9.5

2.2

0.9- 5.7

1.4

0.5- 3.8

RACE

White

299

225

73.6

67.3-79.0

16.4

12.1-21.9

5.2

3.1- 8.7

3.0

1.4- 6.0

1.8

0.6- 5.5

Other

176

144

77.0

66.9-84.7

10.4

5.3-19.6

6.8

3.1-14.3

2.5

0.8- 7.4

3.3

0.9-11.4

AGE

18-44

174

124

70.6

61.3-78.5

16.9

11.0-25.2

6.0

2.7-12.8

2.3

0.7- 6.9

4.1

1.5-11.0

45+

301

245

79.8

74.1-84.4

10.4

7.1-15.1

5.8

3.5- 9.6

3.2

1.6- 6.4

0.8

0.2- 3.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

274

214

76.6

69.6-82.4

10.1

6.7-15.1

7.8

4.4-13.4

3.1

1.6- 6.1

2.3

0.6- 8.3

Some College +

203

157

73.3

64.4-80.7

18.9

12.3-27.8

3.0

1.4- 6.2

2.1

0.6- 7.8

2.7

0.8- 8.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

277

211

74.0

66.8-80.2

12.7

8.9-17.9

5.6

2.6-11.5

4.1

2.0- 8.1

3.5

1.3- 9.3

$50,000+

123

74.6

62.5-83.7

16.1

8.2-29.1

6.0

3.0-11.6

1.6

0.4- 6.0

1.8

0.3-11.6

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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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