BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

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
-Northeastern Partnership	1,178	978	76.8	73.0-80.2	111	12.1	9.8-15.0	41	5.1	3.2- 8.0	31	3.9	2.5- 6.1	17	2.0	1.1- 3.7
GENDER
Male	416	328	70.6	64.0-76.4	42	13.5	9.7-18.5	17	6.8	3.5-12.7	19	5.9	3.4-10.2	10	3.2	1.6- 6.6
Female	762	650	83.0	79.4-86.1	69	10.8	8.3-14.0	24	3.4	2.1- 5.5	12	1.8	1.0- 3.4	7	0.9	0.4- 1.9
RACE
White	691	564	76.1	71.0-80.5	69	12.7	9.6-16.7	30	6.0	3.5-10.3	19	3.4	2.1- 5.7	9	1.7	0.7- 4.1
African American	427	369	80.1	73.4-85.5	36	11.3	7.8-16.2	9	3.3	1.1- 9.3	9	4.4	1.8-10.5	4	0.8	0.2- 2.8
Other Minorities	53	38	65.7	49.5-78.9	6	12.0	5.2-25.5	2	6.5	1.7-22.4	3	5.1	1.4-16.4	4	10.7	3.8-26.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	36	25	63.0	43.4-79.1	6	19.2	8.4-38.0	0	0.0	. - .	2	5.7	1.2-22.3	3	12.1	3.7-33.1
Non-Hispanic	1,142	953	77.5	73.7-81.0	105	11.8	9.4-14.7	41	5.4	3.4- 8.5	29	3.8	2.3- 6.1	14	1.5	0.8- 3.0
AGE
18-24	35	21	53.2	34.0-71.4	7	19.5	8.8-37.7	1	8.6	1.3-41.0	5	15.8	6.1-35.2	1	2.8	0.4-17.8
25-34	127	95	71.6	61.4-80.0	13	12.8	7.1-21.8	10	9.5	4.9-17.7	6	3.6	1.5- 8.3	3	2.5	0.7- 8.0
35-44	178	135	72.3	63.4-79.7	30	18.8	12.8-26.6	6	3.0	1.3- 6.8	4	2.0	0.7- 6.1	3	3.9	1.1-12.9
45-54	269	213	76.0	68.3-82.3	31	11.9	7.9-17.5	12	6.3	2.6-14.4	8	3.8	1.9- 7.7	5	2.0	0.7- 5.7
55-64	244	218	85.4	77.9-90.7	14	7.9	4.1-14.7	7	4.2	1.7-10.0	2	1.3	0.3- 5.6	3	1.2	0.3- 4.1
65-74	176	156	87.3	79.5-92.4	10	7.7	3.6-15.7	3	1.2	0.3- 3.9	5	2.8	1.1- 7.3	2	0.9	0.2- 3.8
75+	142	137	97.5	94.1-99.0	3	1.4	0.4- 4.2	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	241	211	80.1	70.4-87.2	13	6.7	3.5-12.4	4	4.3	1.0-16.3	6	4.9	1.8-12.7	7	4.1	1.6-10.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	436	354	72.3	65.3-78.3	38	13.0	9.2-18.2	23	6.9	3.5-13.2	14	5.0	2.5- 9.7	7	2.8	1.2- 6.5
Some Post-H.S.	259	214	79.5	72.0-85.4	33	14.9	9.8-22.0	7	3.8	1.6- 8.6	4	1.6	0.5- 4.7	1	0.2	0.0- 1.2
College Graduate	241	199	79.8	72.6-85.5	26	12.4	7.9-19.0	7	3.7	1.6- 8.7	7	3.4	1.5- 7.4	2	0.7	0.2- 2.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	197	173	81.8	72.5-88.4	10	8.5	4.0-17.1	5	4.2	1.5-11.5	7	4.8	2.1-10.7	2	0.8	0.2- 3.0
$15,000- 24,999	227	184	70.0	58.9-79.2	24	14.6	8.8-23.2	7	8.7	2.8-23.8	7	4.5	2.0-10.1	5	2.2	0.8- 6.0
$25,000- 34,999	155	132	82.4	71.8-89.7	10	6.6	3.4-12.6	7	3.0	1.2- 7.0	3	4.8	1.1-18.9	3	3.2	0.8-11.2
$35,000- 49,999	137	115	82.8	74.4-88.9	12	9.5	5.1-17.1	4	2.7	1.0- 7.3	4	3.5	1.2- 9.7	2	1.5	0.4- 5.7
$50,000-74,999	133	105	72.1	61.3-80.8	18	14.8	8.8-23.7	7	8.8	4.2-17.6	2	1.6	0.3- 7.4	1	2.8	0.4-17.1
$75,000+	129	105	78.2	68.3-85.7	15	13.9	8.0-23.1	4	3.9	1.2-11.7	5	4.0	1.5-10.2	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	477	429	87.3	82.8-90.8	24	6.6	4.1-10.4	10	2.9	1.4- 6.2	8	1.7	0.8- 3.3	6	1.5	0.6- 3.7
No	670	521	70.6	65.3-75.3	86	15.5	12.1-19.6	31	6.5	3.8-11.0	22	5.1	3.0- 8.6	10	2.3	1.1- 4.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	162	135	77.6	67.7-85.1	12	9.4	4.9-17.4	8	6.1	2.8-12.8	5	4.2	1.6-10.8	2	2.7	0.5-13.4
Non-Veteran	1,009	837	76.6	72.4-80.4	98	12.6	10.0-15.8	33	4.9	2.9- 8.4	26	3.8	2.3- 6.4	15	1.9	1.1- 3.5

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%)

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

-Northeastern Partnership

1,178

978

76.8

73.0-80.2

111

12.1

9.8-15.0

5.1

3.2- 8.0

3.9

2.5- 6.1

2.0

1.1- 3.7

GENDER

Male

416

328

70.6

64.0-76.4

13.5

9.7-18.5

6.8

3.5-12.7

5.9

3.4-10.2

3.2

1.6- 6.6

Female

762

650

83.0

79.4-86.1

10.8

8.3-14.0

3.4

2.1- 5.5

1.8

1.0- 3.4

0.9

0.4- 1.9

RACE

White

691

564

76.1

71.0-80.5

12.7

9.6-16.7

6.0

3.5-10.3

3.4

2.1- 5.7

1.7

0.7- 4.1

African American

427

369

80.1

73.4-85.5

11.3

7.8-16.2

3.3

1.1- 9.3

4.4

1.8-10.5

0.8

0.2- 2.8

Other Minorities

65.7

49.5-78.9

12.0

5.2-25.5

6.5

1.7-22.4

5.1

1.4-16.4

10.7

3.8-26.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

63.0

43.4-79.1

19.2

8.4-38.0

0.0

. - .

5.7

1.2-22.3

12.1

3.7-33.1

Non-Hispanic

1,142

953

77.5

73.7-81.0

105

11.8

9.4-14.7

5.4

3.4- 8.5

3.8

2.3- 6.1

1.5

0.8- 3.0

AGE

18-24

53.2

34.0-71.4

19.5

8.8-37.7

8.6

1.3-41.0

15.8

6.1-35.2

2.8

0.4-17.8

25-34

127

71.6

61.4-80.0

12.8

7.1-21.8

9.5

4.9-17.7

3.6

1.5- 8.3

2.5

0.7- 8.0

35-44

178

135

72.3

63.4-79.7

18.8

12.8-26.6

3.0

1.3- 6.8

2.0

0.7- 6.1

3.9

1.1-12.9

45-54

269

213

76.0

68.3-82.3

11.9

7.9-17.5

6.3

2.6-14.4

3.8

1.9- 7.7

2.0

0.7- 5.7

55-64

244

218

85.4

77.9-90.7

7.9

4.1-14.7

4.2

1.7-10.0

1.3

0.3- 5.6

1.2

0.3- 4.1

65-74

176

156

87.3

79.5-92.4

7.7

3.6-15.7

1.2

0.3- 3.9

2.8

1.1- 7.3

0.9

0.2- 3.8

75+

142

137

97.5

94.1-99.0

1.4

0.4- 4.2

0.4

0.1- 3.1

0.6

0.1- 4.4

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

241

211

80.1

70.4-87.2

6.7

3.5-12.4

4.3

1.0-16.3

4.9

1.8-12.7

4.1

1.6-10.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

436

354

72.3

65.3-78.3

13.0

9.2-18.2

6.9

3.5-13.2

5.0

2.5- 9.7

2.8

1.2- 6.5

Some Post-H.S.

259

214

79.5

72.0-85.4

14.9

9.8-22.0

3.8

1.6- 8.6

1.6

0.5- 4.7

0.2

0.0- 1.2

College Graduate

241

199

79.8

72.6-85.5

12.4

7.9-19.0

3.7

1.6- 8.7

3.4

1.5- 7.4

0.7

0.2- 2.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

197

173

81.8

72.5-88.4

8.5

4.0-17.1

4.2

1.5-11.5

4.8

2.1-10.7

0.8

0.2- 3.0

$15,000- 24,999

227

184

70.0

58.9-79.2

14.6

8.8-23.2

8.7

2.8-23.8

4.5

2.0-10.1

2.2

0.8- 6.0

$25,000- 34,999

155

132

82.4

71.8-89.7

6.6

3.4-12.6

3.0

1.2- 7.0

4.8

1.1-18.9

3.2

0.8-11.2

$35,000- 49,999

137

115

82.8

74.4-88.9

9.5

5.1-17.1

2.7

1.0- 7.3

3.5

1.2- 9.7

1.5

0.4- 5.7

$50,000-74,999

133

105

72.1

61.3-80.8

14.8

8.8-23.7

8.8

4.2-17.6

1.6

0.3- 7.4

2.8

0.4-17.1

$75,000+

129

105

78.2

68.3-85.7

13.9

8.0-23.1

3.9

1.2-11.7

4.0

1.5-10.2

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

477

429

87.3

82.8-90.8

6.6

4.1-10.4

2.9

1.4- 6.2

1.7

0.8- 3.3

1.5

0.6- 3.7

670

521

70.6

65.3-75.3

15.5

12.1-19.6

6.5

3.8-11.0

5.1

3.0- 8.6

2.3

1.1- 4.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

162

135

77.6

67.7-85.1

9.4

4.9-17.4

6.1

2.8-12.8

4.2

1.6-10.8

2.7

0.5-13.4

Non-Veteran

1,009

837

76.6

72.4-80.4

12.6

10.0-15.8

4.9

2.9- 8.4

3.8

2.3- 6.4

1.9

1.1- 3.5

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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.

** 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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