BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (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: Mountain AHEC**

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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
-Mountain AHEC	1,190	935	74.9	71.0-78.5	141	12.8	10.0-16.2	53	5.3	3.8- 7.3	33	3.4	2.2- 5.3	28	3.6	2.2- 5.7
GENDER
Male	422	314	69.5	62.8-75.5	46	14.2	9.3-20.9	26	6.4	4.0-10.0	20	5.4	3.2- 9.0	16	4.6	2.6- 7.9
Female	768	621	79.8	75.5-83.5	95	11.5	9.0-14.7	27	4.3	2.7- 6.9	13	1.7	0.8- 3.3	12	2.7	1.1- 6.2
RACE
White	1,040	824	76.7	72.8-80.3	121	12.4	9.5-16.0	46	5.0	3.5- 7.1	29	3.3	2.1- 5.2	20	2.5	1.5- 4.3
African American	63	48	58.1	37.5-76.3	9	21.1	7.4-47.0	2	4.1	0.9-16.3	2	4.2	0.8-18.9	2	12.5	3.0-39.2
Other Minorities	87	63	68.2	51.6-81.1	11	11.0	4.4-25.0	5	8.7	2.9-23.5	2	4.3	0.7-22.9	6	7.9	2.8-20.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	44	25	53.2	33.2-72.3	7	8.0	3.2-18.3	4	12.5	4.2-31.9	1	5.4	0.8-29.9	7	20.9	8.4-43.2
Non-Hispanic	1,144	908	76.3	72.4-79.9	134	13.1	10.2-16.8	49	4.8	3.4- 6.7	32	3.3	2.2- 5.1	21	2.4	1.4- 4.1
AGE
18-24	57	36	58.7	41.3-74.2	9	23.1	10.4-43.7	4	5.5	1.7-16.0	5	6.7	2.4-17.2	3	6.0	1.9-17.7
25-34	171	122	68.0	58.1-76.4	24	14.0	8.3-22.5	13	8.5	4.4-15.7	5	2.8	1.1- 7.1	7	6.8	2.8-15.8
35-44	185	136	71.3	62.5-78.7	20	10.3	6.3-16.5	11	6.3	3.1-12.2	11	7.3	3.5-14.6	7	4.9	2.1-10.7
45-54	199	148	78.0	70.5-84.0	28	10.3	6.7-15.4	13	7.1	3.8-12.9	5	2.5	0.7- 8.1	5	2.2	0.7- 6.5
55-64	217	178	81.6	74.6-87.0	26	12.3	7.8-18.8	7	4.0	1.9- 8.4	2	1.0	0.2- 3.8	4	1.2	0.4- 3.7
65-74	186	158	84.8	78.1-89.7	22	12.1	7.8-18.3	3	1.4	0.3- 5.7	2	1.1	0.2- 5.9	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2
75+	170	152	90.3	84.0-94.2	12	7.0	3.6-13.1	2	0.8	0.2- 3.4	3	1.5	0.5- 4.4	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	181	142	67.2	53.7-78.3	17	17.1	7.8-33.5	8	4.8	2.2-10.4	7	6.0	2.2-15.1	7	4.9	1.9-12.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	351	269	72.9	65.7-79.1	42	11.1	7.2-16.9	16	6.2	3.4-11.1	10	3.0	1.5- 6.1	14	6.7	3.5-12.6
Some Post-H.S.	304	247	80.8	74.5-85.9	25	7.6	4.7-12.1	21	6.4	3.8-10.6	7	3.0	1.2- 7.3	4	2.1	0.6- 7.3
College Graduate	351	275	76.6	70.5-81.7	56	16.6	12.3-22.1	8	3.5	1.4- 8.2	9	2.7	1.4- 5.3	3	0.6	0.1- 2.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	152	125	70.8	57.0-81.7	17	16.9	8.8-29.9	4	4.1	0.9-17.1	2	4.9	1.1-19.8	4	3.4	0.7-14.3
$15,000- 24,999	242	179	65.6	56.4-73.7	22	10.1	5.4-18.0	17	10.4	6.0-17.6	11	5.5	2.6-11.5	13	8.4	4.4-15.2
$25,000- 34,999	166	127	80.5	72.8-86.4	23	11.1	6.9-17.4	9	4.1	1.9- 8.9	3	2.3	0.6- 8.3	4	2.0	0.7- 5.5
$35,000- 49,999	167	123	71.3	62.1-79.0	27	15.2	9.7-23.1	7	5.2	2.4-11.2	7	5.4	2.3-12.0	3	2.8	0.8- 9.2
$50,000-74,999	144	121	80.6	64.1-90.7	13	13.5	4.7-33.0	6	4.0	1.6- 9.6	3	1.6	0.4- 5.8	1	0.2	0.0- 1.4
$75,000+	134	103	78.4	70.0-85.1	22	16.1	10.5-24.0	5	2.7	1.0- 7.3	4	2.7	1.0- 7.7	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	398	350	90.6	86.4-93.6	28	4.6	2.9- 7.2	11	2.6	1.0- 6.5	4	0.7	0.2- 2.2	5	1.5	0.6- 4.1
No	760	561	68.2	63.1-72.9	109	16.4	12.5-21.3	40	6.5	4.5- 9.3	27	4.3	2.7- 6.8	23	4.6	2.7- 7.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	141	86.1	78.4-91.4	13	8.9	4.7-16.3	4	2.3	0.8- 6.6	3	1.2	0.4- 3.7	2	1.5	0.3- 6.3
Non-Veteran	1,026	793	73.2	68.8-77.1	128	13.4	10.2-17.3	49	5.8	4.1- 8.1	30	3.8	2.4- 5.9	26	3.9	2.4- 6.4

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

-Mountain AHEC

1,190

935

74.9

71.0-78.5

141

12.8

10.0-16.2

5.3

3.8- 7.3

3.4

2.2- 5.3

3.6

2.2- 5.7

GENDER

Male

422

314

69.5

62.8-75.5

14.2

9.3-20.9

6.4

4.0-10.0

5.4

3.2- 9.0

4.6

2.6- 7.9

Female

768

621

79.8

75.5-83.5

11.5

9.0-14.7

4.3

2.7- 6.9

1.7

0.8- 3.3

2.7

1.1- 6.2

RACE

White

1,040

824

76.7

72.8-80.3

121

12.4

9.5-16.0

5.0

3.5- 7.1

3.3

2.1- 5.2

2.5

1.5- 4.3

African American

58.1

37.5-76.3

21.1

7.4-47.0

4.1

0.9-16.3

4.2

0.8-18.9

12.5

3.0-39.2

Other Minorities

68.2

51.6-81.1

11.0

4.4-25.0

8.7

2.9-23.5

4.3

0.7-22.9

7.9

2.8-20.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

53.2

33.2-72.3

8.0

3.2-18.3

12.5

4.2-31.9

5.4

0.8-29.9

20.9

8.4-43.2

Non-Hispanic

1,144

908

76.3

72.4-79.9

134

13.1

10.2-16.8

4.8

3.4- 6.7

3.3

2.2- 5.1

2.4

1.4- 4.1

AGE

18-24

58.7

41.3-74.2

23.1

10.4-43.7

5.5

1.7-16.0

6.7

2.4-17.2

6.0

1.9-17.7

25-34

171

122

68.0

58.1-76.4

14.0

8.3-22.5

8.5

4.4-15.7

2.8

1.1- 7.1

6.8

2.8-15.8

35-44

185

136

71.3

62.5-78.7

10.3

6.3-16.5

6.3

3.1-12.2

7.3

3.5-14.6

4.9

2.1-10.7

45-54

199

148

78.0

70.5-84.0

10.3

6.7-15.4

7.1

3.8-12.9

2.5

0.7- 8.1

2.2

0.7- 6.5

55-64

217

178

81.6

74.6-87.0

12.3

7.8-18.8

4.0

1.9- 8.4

1.0

0.2- 3.8

1.2

0.4- 3.7

65-74

186

158

84.8

78.1-89.7

12.1

7.8-18.3

1.4

0.3- 5.7

1.1

0.2- 5.9

0.6

0.1- 4.2

75+

170

152

90.3

84.0-94.2

7.0

3.6-13.1

0.8

0.2- 3.4

1.5

0.5- 4.4

0.5

0.1- 3.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

181

142

67.2

53.7-78.3

17.1

7.8-33.5

4.8

2.2-10.4

6.0

2.2-15.1

4.9

1.9-12.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

351

269

72.9

65.7-79.1

11.1

7.2-16.9

6.2

3.4-11.1

3.0

1.5- 6.1

6.7

3.5-12.6

Some Post-H.S.

304

247

80.8

74.5-85.9

7.6

4.7-12.1

6.4

3.8-10.6

3.0

1.2- 7.3

2.1

0.6- 7.3

College Graduate

351

275

76.6

70.5-81.7

16.6

12.3-22.1

3.5

1.4- 8.2

2.7

1.4- 5.3

0.6

0.1- 2.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

152

125

70.8

57.0-81.7

16.9

8.8-29.9

4.1

0.9-17.1

4.9

1.1-19.8

3.4

0.7-14.3

$15,000- 24,999

242

179

65.6

56.4-73.7

10.1

5.4-18.0

10.4

6.0-17.6

5.5

2.6-11.5

8.4

4.4-15.2

$25,000- 34,999

166

127

80.5

72.8-86.4

11.1

6.9-17.4

4.1

1.9- 8.9

2.3

0.6- 8.3

2.0

0.7- 5.5

$35,000- 49,999

167

123

71.3

62.1-79.0

15.2

9.7-23.1

5.2

2.4-11.2

5.4

2.3-12.0

2.8

0.8- 9.2

$50,000-74,999

144

121

80.6

64.1-90.7

13.5

4.7-33.0

4.0

1.6- 9.6

1.6

0.4- 5.8

0.2

0.0- 1.4

$75,000+

134

103

78.4

70.0-85.1

16.1

10.5-24.0

2.7

1.0- 7.3

2.7

1.0- 7.7

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

398

350

90.6

86.4-93.6

4.6

2.9- 7.2

2.6

1.0- 6.5

0.7

0.2- 2.2

1.5

0.6- 4.1

760

561

68.2

63.1-72.9

109

16.4

12.5-21.3

6.5

4.5- 9.3

4.3

2.7- 6.8

4.6

2.7- 7.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

163

141

86.1

78.4-91.4

8.9

4.7-16.3

2.3

0.8- 6.6

1.2

0.4- 3.7

1.5

0.3- 6.3

Non-Veteran

1,026

793

73.2

68.8-77.1

128

13.4

10.2-17.3

5.8

4.1- 8.1

3.8

2.4- 5.9

3.9

2.4- 6.4

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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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