BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)**: (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 (Excludes Buncombe)**

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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 (Excludes Buncombe)	764	606	76.0	71.0-80.3	73	9.7	6.6-14.1	37	5.6	3.7- 8.3	25	3.9	2.3- 6.4	23	4.8	2.9- 8.0
GENDER
Male	268	203	70.6	61.9-78.1	18	9.7	4.5-19.5	19	7.0	4.1-11.9	13	5.9	3.0-11.1	15	6.8	3.8-11.7
Female	496	403	80.4	74.9-84.9	55	9.7	6.9-13.5	18	4.4	2.4- 7.8	12	2.2	1.1- 4.6	8	3.2	1.2- 8.4
RACE
White	681	546	78.1	73.0-82.5	64	9.5	6.2-14.3	35	5.8	3.8- 8.6	21	3.4	1.9- 5.8	15	3.2	1.8- 5.8
Other	83	60	59.7	42.2-75.0	9	10.9	4.1-25.9	2	4.3	0.8-20.5	4	7.6	2.1-23.8	8	17.5	7.4-36.1
AGE
18-44	251	180	67.0	57.9-74.9	23	10.5	5.2-20.1	21	8.1	4.7-13.4	13	5.9	3.1-11.2	14	8.5	4.7-14.9
45+	510	423	83.8	79.6-87.2	50	9.1	6.6-12.4	16	3.5	2.0- 6.1	12	2.1	1.0- 4.2	9	1.6	0.7- 3.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	366	284	71.1	63.0-78.1	33	11.0	6.0-19.4	17	6.0	3.4-10.4	14	4.4	2.2- 8.9	18	7.4	4.2-12.8
Some College +	398	322	81.1	75.6-85.6	40	8.3	5.6-12.1	20	5.2	3.0- 8.9	11	3.3	1.6- 6.6	5	2.1	0.7- 6.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	482	366	71.1	64.9-76.5	51	9.9	6.5-14.6	26	7.2	4.5-11.3	18	5.3	3.0- 9.4	21	6.6	4.0-10.7
$50,000+	160	131	81.0	67.3-89.8	15	12.8	5.1-28.7	9	4.0	1.8- 8.5	5	2.2	0.7- 6.2	0	0.0	. - .

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 (Excludes Buncombe)

764

606

76.0

71.0-80.3

9.7

6.6-14.1

5.6

3.7- 8.3

3.9

2.3- 6.4

4.8

2.9- 8.0

GENDER

Male

268

203

70.6

61.9-78.1

9.7

4.5-19.5

7.0

4.1-11.9

5.9

3.0-11.1

6.8

3.8-11.7

Female

496

403

80.4

74.9-84.9

9.7

6.9-13.5

4.4

2.4- 7.8

2.2

1.1- 4.6

3.2

1.2- 8.4

RACE

White

681

546

78.1

73.0-82.5

9.5

6.2-14.3

5.8

3.8- 8.6

3.4

1.9- 5.8

3.2

1.8- 5.8

Other

59.7

42.2-75.0

10.9

4.1-25.9

4.3

0.8-20.5

7.6

2.1-23.8

17.5

7.4-36.1

AGE

18-44

251

180

67.0

57.9-74.9

10.5

5.2-20.1

8.1

4.7-13.4

5.9

3.1-11.2

8.5

4.7-14.9

45+

510

423

83.8

79.6-87.2

9.1

6.6-12.4

3.5

2.0- 6.1

2.1

1.0- 4.2

1.6

0.7- 3.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

366

284

71.1

63.0-78.1

11.0

6.0-19.4

6.0

3.4-10.4

4.4

2.2- 8.9

7.4

4.2-12.8

Some College +

398

322

81.1

75.6-85.6

8.3

5.6-12.1

5.2

3.0- 8.9

3.3

1.6- 6.6

2.1

0.7- 6.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

482

366

71.1

64.9-76.5

9.9

6.5-14.6

7.2

4.5-11.3

5.3

3.0- 9.4

6.6

4.0-10.7

$50,000+

160

131

81.0

67.3-89.8

12.8

5.1-28.7

4.0

1.8- 8.5

2.2

0.7- 6.2

0.0

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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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