BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina: (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: North Carolina

Hypertension-MALES

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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
TOTAL	6,112	4,717	72.9	71.2-74.5	712	13.0	11.8-14.3	335	6.7	5.8- 7.7	174	3.7	3.0- 4.6	174	3.7	3.1- 4.5
RACE
White	4,736	3,696	74.3	72.5-76.0	551	13.6	12.2-15.1	244	6.1	5.2- 7.2	131	3.1	2.5- 3.9	114	2.9	2.3- 3.7
African American	910	718	77.0	73.0-80.5	103	12.4	9.7-15.8	47	5.7	3.9- 8.3	23	2.9	1.7- 5.0	19	1.9	1.1- 3.4
Asian	40	27	61.8	43.4-77.3	7	18.0	8.0-35.8	4	11.1	3.9-27.7	1	6.3	0.9-32.9	1	2.8	0.4-17.3
Native American	108	88	82.5	73.2-89.0	12	10.0	5.4-17.9	5	4.5	1.8-10.6	3	3.1	0.9-10.2	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	297	172	53.1	45.2-60.8	36	9.7	6.4-14.4	33	12.3	7.5-19.6	16	10.0	5.4-17.7	40	14.9	10.2-21.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	346	187	47.9	41.2-54.8	47	11.4	8.0-16.0	39	12.9	9.0-18.0	18	10.0	5.7-16.9	55	17.8	13.0-23.8
-English Speaking	89	65	74.9	63.4-83.8	14	11.8	6.6-20.0	6	8.5	3.5-19.1	0	0.0	. - .	4	4.8	1.6-13.1
-Spanish Speaking	257	122	42.2	34.8-50.0	33	11.3	7.5-16.8	33	13.8	9.4-19.8	18	12.1	6.9-20.2	51	20.6	14.9-27.7
Non-Hispanic	5,763	4,527	75.8	74.2-77.3	665	13.2	12.0-14.5	296	5.9	5.1- 7.0	156	3.0	2.4- 3.6	119	2.1	1.7- 2.6
AGE
18-24	285	185	61.5	54.2-68.4	48	16.9	12.0-23.3	16	7.3	3.9-13.0	20	8.1	4.9-13.2	16	6.1	3.4-10.7
25-34	846	544	64.6	60.7-68.4	146	16.6	13.8-19.7	89	10.9	8.6-13.7	33	3.3	2.2- 4.9	34	4.6	3.2- 6.8
35-44	1,149	785	67.2	63.7-70.5	182	15.5	13.2-18.1	80	6.8	5.3- 8.8	45	4.7	3.0- 7.2	57	5.8	4.3- 7.7
45-54	1,222	928	76.9	73.9-79.7	154	12.0	9.9-14.4	71	5.8	4.4- 7.7	34	2.5	1.7- 3.7	35	2.8	1.7- 4.3
55-64	1,164	967	82.4	79.5-84.9	102	8.7	7.0-10.9	53	5.6	4.1- 7.7	25	2.3	1.4- 3.6	17	1.0	0.6- 1.8
65-74	843	754	88.4	85.6-90.7	49	6.7	4.9- 9.1	19	2.2	1.3- 3.7	10	1.2	0.6- 2.4	11	1.4	0.7- 2.8
75+	583	539	92.1	89.1-94.4	28	4.8	3.2- 7.1	6	1.4	0.5- 3.5	6	1.3	0.5- 3.2	4	0.4	0.1- 1.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,009	761	67.8	62.9-72.3	77	8.1	5.5-11.8	63	6.7	5.0- 9.1	50	8.5	5.8-12.2	58	8.9	6.3-12.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,815	1,390	71.8	68.6-74.8	215	13.4	11.4-15.8	98	7.9	5.9-10.6	53	2.9	2.1- 4.2	59	3.9	2.9- 5.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,349	1,054	73.3	69.7-76.5	153	13.7	11.2-16.8	75	7.2	5.5- 9.3	35	3.3	2.0- 5.4	32	2.5	1.6- 3.8
College Graduate	1,929	1,505	77.1	74.8-79.3	265	15.1	13.2-17.2	98	4.9	3.9- 6.2	36	1.7	1.2- 2.4	25	1.2	0.8- 1.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	556	433	71.8	66.0-76.9	50	10.3	7.2-14.4	24	5.7	3.3- 9.6	21	5.5	3.1- 9.8	28	6.7	4.3-10.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,002	743	63.9	59.2-68.3	114	13.3	10.5-16.7	57	8.4	6.1-11.6	39	6.8	4.2-10.6	49	7.5	5.3-10.6
$25,000- 34,999	774	572	72.2	67.0-76.9	94	11.1	8.7-14.0	45	8.1	4.9-13.1	32	3.6	2.3- 5.7	31	5.0	2.8- 8.7
$35,000- 49,999	922	714	75.1	71.2-78.6	117	13.3	10.7-16.4	48	5.3	3.8- 7.4	23	3.7	2.2- 6.1	20	2.6	1.6- 4.4
$50,000-74,999	917	724	78.8	74.9-82.2	116	13.0	10.0-16.7	54	5.9	4.3- 8.0	12	1.4	0.7- 2.7	11	0.9	0.4- 1.9
$75,000+	1,209	958	77.1	74.0-79.9	140	12.7	10.5-15.1	70	7.0	5.3- 9.2	32	2.4	1.7- 3.5	9	0.8	0.4- 1.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,851	1,601	84.3	81.5-86.7	132	7.8	6.3- 9.7	51	3.6	2.1- 6.1	30	2.2	1.3- 3.5	37	2.1	1.4- 3.1
No	4,081	2,986	69.1	67.1-71.1	558	14.9	13.4-16.5	267	7.8	6.7- 9.0	136	3.9	3.1- 4.9	134	4.3	3.5- 5.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,086	1,777	84.0	81.9-85.9	168	8.5	7.1-10.1	71	4.2	3.2- 5.6	34	1.5	1.0- 2.2	36	1.7	1.1- 2.6
Non-Veteran	4,013	2,930	69.0	66.9-71.0	543	14.6	13.1-16.2	262	7.5	6.3- 8.8	140	4.4	3.5- 5.6	138	4.4	3.6- 5.5

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%)

TOTAL

6,112

4,717

72.9

71.2-74.5

712

13.0

11.8-14.3

335

6.7

5.8- 7.7

174

3.7

3.0- 4.6

174

3.7

3.1- 4.5

RACE

White

4,736

3,696

74.3

72.5-76.0

551

13.6

12.2-15.1

244

6.1

5.2- 7.2

131

3.1

2.5- 3.9

114

2.9

2.3- 3.7

African American

910

718

77.0

73.0-80.5

103

12.4

9.7-15.8

5.7

3.9- 8.3

2.9

1.7- 5.0

1.9

1.1- 3.4

Asian

61.8

43.4-77.3

18.0

8.0-35.8

11.1

3.9-27.7

6.3

0.9-32.9

2.8

0.4-17.3

Native American

108

82.5

73.2-89.0

10.0

5.4-17.9

4.5

1.8-10.6

3.1

0.9-10.2

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

297

172

53.1

45.2-60.8

9.7

6.4-14.4

12.3

7.5-19.6

10.0

5.4-17.7

14.9

10.2-21.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

346

187

47.9

41.2-54.8

11.4

8.0-16.0

12.9

9.0-18.0

10.0

5.7-16.9

17.8

13.0-23.8

-English Speaking

74.9

63.4-83.8

11.8

6.6-20.0

8.5

3.5-19.1

0.0

. - .

4.8

1.6-13.1

-Spanish Speaking

257

122

42.2

34.8-50.0

11.3

7.5-16.8

13.8

9.4-19.8

12.1

6.9-20.2

20.6

14.9-27.7

Non-Hispanic

5,763

4,527

75.8

74.2-77.3

665

13.2

12.0-14.5

296

5.9

5.1- 7.0

156

3.0

2.4- 3.6

119

2.1

1.7- 2.6

AGE

18-24

285

185

61.5

54.2-68.4

16.9

12.0-23.3

7.3

3.9-13.0

8.1

4.9-13.2

6.1

3.4-10.7

25-34

846

544

64.6

60.7-68.4

146

16.6

13.8-19.7

10.9

8.6-13.7

3.3

2.2- 4.9

4.6

3.2- 6.8

35-44

1,149

785

67.2

63.7-70.5

182

15.5

13.2-18.1

6.8

5.3- 8.8

4.7

3.0- 7.2

5.8

4.3- 7.7

45-54

1,222

928

76.9

73.9-79.7

154

12.0

9.9-14.4

5.8

4.4- 7.7

2.5

1.7- 3.7

2.8

1.7- 4.3

55-64

1,164

967

82.4

79.5-84.9

102

8.7

7.0-10.9

5.6

4.1- 7.7

2.3

1.4- 3.6

1.0

0.6- 1.8

65-74

843

754

88.4

85.6-90.7

6.7

4.9- 9.1

2.2

1.3- 3.7

1.2

0.6- 2.4

1.4

0.7- 2.8

75+

583

539

92.1

89.1-94.4

4.8

3.2- 7.1

1.4

0.5- 3.5

1.3

0.5- 3.2

0.4

0.1- 1.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,009

761

67.8

62.9-72.3

8.1

5.5-11.8

6.7

5.0- 9.1

8.5

5.8-12.2

8.9

6.3-12.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,815

1,390

71.8

68.6-74.8

215

13.4

11.4-15.8

7.9

5.9-10.6

2.9

2.1- 4.2

3.9

2.9- 5.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,349

1,054

73.3

69.7-76.5

153

13.7

11.2-16.8

7.2

5.5- 9.3

3.3

2.0- 5.4

2.5

1.6- 3.8

College Graduate

1,929

1,505

77.1

74.8-79.3

265

15.1

13.2-17.2

4.9

3.9- 6.2

1.7

1.2- 2.4

1.2

0.8- 1.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

556

433

71.8

66.0-76.9

10.3

7.2-14.4

5.7

3.3- 9.6

5.5

3.1- 9.8

6.7

4.3-10.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,002

743

63.9

59.2-68.3

114

13.3

10.5-16.7

8.4

6.1-11.6

6.8

4.2-10.6

7.5

5.3-10.6

$25,000- 34,999

774

572

72.2

67.0-76.9

11.1

8.7-14.0

8.1

4.9-13.1

3.6

2.3- 5.7

5.0

2.8- 8.7

$35,000- 49,999

922

714

75.1

71.2-78.6

117

13.3

10.7-16.4

5.3

3.8- 7.4

3.7

2.2- 6.1

2.6

1.6- 4.4

$50,000-74,999

917

724

78.8

74.9-82.2

116

13.0

10.0-16.7

5.9

4.3- 8.0

1.4

0.7- 2.7

0.9

0.4- 1.9

$75,000+

1,209

958

77.1

74.0-79.9

140

12.7

10.5-15.1

7.0

5.3- 9.2

2.4

1.7- 3.5

0.8

0.4- 1.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,851

1,601

84.3

81.5-86.7

132

7.8

6.3- 9.7

3.6

2.1- 6.1

2.2

1.3- 3.5

2.1

1.4- 3.1

4,081

2,986

69.1

67.1-71.1

558

14.9

13.4-16.5

267

7.8

6.7- 9.0

136

3.9

3.1- 4.9

134

4.3

3.5- 5.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,086

1,777

84.0

81.9-85.9

168

8.5

7.1-10.1

4.2

3.2- 5.6

1.5

1.0- 2.2

1.7

1.1- 2.6

Non-Veteran

4,013

2,930

69.0

66.9-71.0

543

14.6

13.1-16.2

262

7.5

6.3- 8.8

140

4.4

3.5- 5.6

138

4.4

3.6- 5.5

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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.

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