BRFSS 2005 - Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne 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: Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne 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
-Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	523	428	75.1	68.6-80.7	51	12.7	8.9-17.9	24	7.4	3.8-14.1	11	2.3	1.2- 4.5	9	2.4	1.2- 4.7
GENDER
Male	162	123	66.0	54.1-76.2	21	17.4	10.5-27.5	11	12.3	5.1-26.7	4	2.2	0.6- 7.1	3	2.0	0.6- 6.3
Female	361	305	82.4	76.6-86.9	30	9.0	5.6-14.1	13	3.6	2.0- 6.5	7	2.4	1.1- 5.3	6	2.7	1.1- 6.2
RACE
White	344	279	76.0	69.1-81.7	38	14.5	9.7-21.2	14	4.9	2.6- 9.0	8	2.4	1.1- 4.9	5	2.2	0.9- 5.4
Other	178	148	73.5	59.5-84.0	13	9.5	4.5-19.1	10	12.0	4.2-30.0	3	2.2	0.5- 8.7	4	2.7	0.9- 7.6
AGE
18-44	183	129	63.3	52.2-73.2	26	16.6	10.0-26.5	16	13.0	6.0-26.0	5	2.9	1.1- 7.7	7	4.1	1.9- 8.8
45+	337	297	85.8	80.3-89.9	24	9.0	5.7-14.0	8	2.5	1.0- 6.0	6	1.8	0.8- 4.1	2	0.9	0.2- 3.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	279	220	71.4	61.9-79.3	25	10.4	6.0-17.3	19	11.9	5.9-22.5	7	2.8	1.2- 6.6	8	3.5	1.7- 7.3
Some College +	244	208	80.4	72.0-86.7	26	16.0	10.0-24.5	5	1.3	0.5- 3.5	4	1.6	0.6- 4.2	1	0.8	0.1- 5.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	329	265	73.7	65.0-80.8	33	10.8	7.0-16.2	15	9.6	4.3-20.1	10	3.6	1.7- 7.1	6	2.4	1.0- 5.5
$50,000+	118	101	81.9	71.3-89.2	12	12.8	6.8-23.0	4	3.4	1.1- 9.9	0	0.0	. - .	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

-Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

523

428

75.1

68.6-80.7

12.7

8.9-17.9

7.4

3.8-14.1

2.3

1.2- 4.5

2.4

1.2- 4.7

GENDER

Male

162

123

66.0

54.1-76.2

17.4

10.5-27.5

12.3

5.1-26.7

2.2

0.6- 7.1

2.0

0.6- 6.3

Female

361

305

82.4

76.6-86.9

9.0

5.6-14.1

3.6

2.0- 6.5

2.4

1.1- 5.3

2.7

1.1- 6.2

RACE

White

344

279

76.0

69.1-81.7

14.5

9.7-21.2

4.9

2.6- 9.0

2.4

1.1- 4.9

2.2

0.9- 5.4

Other

178

148

73.5

59.5-84.0

9.5

4.5-19.1

12.0

4.2-30.0

2.2

0.5- 8.7

2.7

0.9- 7.6

AGE

18-44

183

129

63.3

52.2-73.2

16.6

10.0-26.5

13.0

6.0-26.0

2.9

1.1- 7.7

4.1

1.9- 8.8

45+

337

297

85.8

80.3-89.9

9.0

5.7-14.0

2.5

1.0- 6.0

1.8

0.8- 4.1

0.9

0.2- 3.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

279

220

71.4

61.9-79.3

10.4

6.0-17.3

11.9

5.9-22.5

2.8

1.2- 6.6

3.5

1.7- 7.3

Some College +

244

208

80.4

72.0-86.7

16.0

10.0-24.5

1.3

0.5- 3.5

1.6

0.6- 4.2

0.8

0.1- 5.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

329

265

73.7

65.0-80.8

10.8

7.0-16.2

9.6

4.3-20.1

3.6

1.7- 7.1

2.4

1.0- 5.5

$50,000+

118

101

81.9

71.3-89.2

12.8

6.8-23.0

3.4

1.1- 9.9

0.0

. - .

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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