BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	9,584	7,758	77.6	76.3-78.8	1,086	12.5	11.6-13.5	409	5.2	4.6- 6.0	166	2.3	1.8- 2.9	165	2.4	1.9- 3.0
GENDER
Male	3,483	2,672	73.1	71.0-75.2	427	13.4	11.9-15.1	196	6.6	5.5- 7.8	84	3.0	2.1- 4.3	104	3.8	3.0- 4.9
Female	6,101	5,086	81.8	80.5-83.1	659	11.7	10.6-12.8	213	3.9	3.3- 4.7	82	1.5	1.2- 2.0	61	1.0	0.7- 1.4
RACE
White	7,452	6,066	78.5	77.1-79.8	840	12.7	11.6-13.8	316	5.3	4.5- 6.1	120	1.8	1.4- 2.3	110	1.8	1.4- 2.2
African American	1,565	1,298	80.4	77.5-83.1	169	12.1	10.0-14.5	56	3.9	2.7- 5.7	26	2.3	1.4- 3.6	16	1.3	0.7- 2.4
Other Minorities	529	365	64.7	58.6-70.4	71	12.0	8.9-15.9	35	7.4	5.1-10.7	19	6.2	2.9-12.4	39	9.8	6.4-14.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	539	363	61.4	55.3-67.2	78	12.3	9.2-16.3	35	8.6	5.8-12.6	20	6.6	3.4-12.5	43	11.0	7.6-15.7
Non-Hispanic	9,039	7,390	79.3	78.1-80.5	1,007	12.5	11.6-13.5	374	4.9	4.3- 5.6	146	1.8	1.5- 2.2	122	1.5	1.2- 1.8
AGE
18-24	423	324	71.8	65.7-77.2	58	15.3	11.4-20.3	22	6.2	3.7-10.2	10	3.7	1.7- 7.9	9	2.9	1.3- 6.7
25-34	1,334	978	71.4	68.3-74.4	204	15.2	13.0-17.7	87	7.5	5.8- 9.6	35	2.7	1.9- 4.0	30	3.2	2.1- 4.8
35-44	1,881	1,402	72.5	69.7-75.1	276	14.7	12.8-16.8	105	5.9	4.6- 7.4	50	3.3	2.1- 5.3	48	3.6	2.6- 5.0
45-54	1,830	1,456	79.6	77.2-81.8	233	12.6	10.8-14.7	80	4.7	3.6- 6.1	28	1.3	0.8- 2.1	33	1.7	1.2- 2.5
55-64	1,724	1,417	82.0	79.6-84.1	186	10.1	8.6-11.9	68	4.5	3.4- 6.1	27	1.6	1.0- 2.6	26	1.7	1.0- 2.9
65-74	1,295	1,168	89.6	87.3-91.4	73	6.3	4.8- 8.1	34	2.5	1.7- 3.7	8	0.7	0.3- 1.5	12	1.0	0.5- 2.1
75+	1,053	974	91.9	89.7-93.6	53	5.6	4.2- 7.5	12	1.2	0.6- 2.5	7	0.8	0.3- 1.7	7	0.5	0.2- 1.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,487	1,189	75.0	71.1-78.5	143	9.2	7.4-11.6	62	5.4	3.9- 7.5	44	4.5	2.8- 7.4	49	5.8	3.9- 8.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,720	2,196	76.7	74.2-79.0	290	12.3	10.6-14.3	120	5.9	4.6- 7.6	56	2.3	1.6- 3.4	58	2.8	2.0- 3.8
Some Post-H.S.	2,283	1,864	76.9	74.1-79.5	259	13.2	11.1-15.5	92	5.7	4.3- 7.5	37	2.5	1.5- 4.2	31	1.7	1.1- 2.7
College Graduate	3,077	2,494	80.1	78.3-81.8	392	13.8	12.3-15.4	135	4.3	3.5- 5.2	29	0.9	0.6- 1.4	27	0.9	0.6- 1.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,032	863	78.7	74.6-82.4	85	8.3	6.2-11.0	28	4.0	2.4- 6.6	23	3.4	1.9- 6.0	33	5.6	3.7- 8.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,620	1,293	71.7	67.8-75.4	174	13.0	10.6-15.9	70	6.8	4.8- 9.5	42	4.9	2.8- 8.2	41	3.6	2.4- 5.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,129	863	74.3	70.3-78.0	143	11.9	9.7-14.6	63	6.8	4.8- 9.4	27	2.2	1.3- 3.5	33	4.8	2.7- 8.4
$35,000- 49,999	1,256	1,012	78.3	75.0-81.4	157	13.1	10.8-15.9	51	4.4	3.1- 6.2	22	2.6	1.4- 4.6	14	1.5	0.8- 3.0
$50,000-74,999	1,310	1,077	82.0	79.2-84.4	155	12.3	10.3-14.7	56	4.4	3.2- 6.1	11	0.7	0.4- 1.3	11	0.6	0.3- 1.1
$75,000+	1,806	1,470	79.8	77.3-82.1	227	12.8	11.0-14.8	85	5.9	4.5- 7.7	16	1.1	0.7- 1.9	8	0.4	0.2- 0.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,822	2,501	86.6	84.7-88.3	178	7.7	6.3- 9.4	71	2.8	2.1- 3.8	36	1.4	0.9- 2.2	36	1.4	1.0- 2.2
No	6,501	5,046	74.5	72.9-76.0	881	14.3	13.1-15.5	324	6.1	5.3- 7.1	125	2.3	1.8- 3.0	125	2.8	2.2- 3.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,144	962	82.7	79.6-85.5	97	8.5	6.6-10.7	41	4.9	3.3- 7.2	21	1.8	1.1- 2.9	23	2.1	1.2- 3.5
Non-Veteran	8,428	6,785	76.9	75.5-78.2	989	13.1	12.1-14.1	367	5.3	4.6- 6.0	145	2.3	1.8- 3.0	142	2.4	1.9- 3.1

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

-Piedmont NC

9,584

7,758

77.6

76.3-78.8

1,086

12.5

11.6-13.5

409

5.2

4.6- 6.0

166

2.3

1.8- 2.9

165

2.4

1.9- 3.0

GENDER

Male

3,483

2,672

73.1

71.0-75.2

427

13.4

11.9-15.1

196

6.6

5.5- 7.8

3.0

2.1- 4.3

104

3.8

3.0- 4.9

Female

6,101

5,086

81.8

80.5-83.1

659

11.7

10.6-12.8

213

3.9

3.3- 4.7

1.5

1.2- 2.0

1.0

0.7- 1.4

RACE

White

7,452

6,066

78.5

77.1-79.8

840

12.7

11.6-13.8

316

5.3

4.5- 6.1

120

1.8

1.4- 2.3

110

1.8

1.4- 2.2

African American

1,565

1,298

80.4

77.5-83.1

169

12.1

10.0-14.5

3.9

2.7- 5.7

2.3

1.4- 3.6

1.3

0.7- 2.4

Other Minorities

529

365

64.7

58.6-70.4

12.0

8.9-15.9

7.4

5.1-10.7

6.2

2.9-12.4

9.8

6.4-14.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

539

363

61.4

55.3-67.2

12.3

9.2-16.3

8.6

5.8-12.6

6.6

3.4-12.5

11.0

7.6-15.7

Non-Hispanic

9,039

7,390

79.3

78.1-80.5

1,007

12.5

11.6-13.5

374

4.9

4.3- 5.6

146

1.8

1.5- 2.2

122

1.5

1.2- 1.8

AGE

18-24

423

324

71.8

65.7-77.2

15.3

11.4-20.3

6.2

3.7-10.2

3.7

1.7- 7.9

2.9

1.3- 6.7

25-34

1,334

978

71.4

68.3-74.4

204

15.2

13.0-17.7

7.5

5.8- 9.6

2.7

1.9- 4.0

3.2

2.1- 4.8

35-44

1,881

1,402

72.5

69.7-75.1

276

14.7

12.8-16.8

105

5.9

4.6- 7.4

3.3

2.1- 5.3

3.6

2.6- 5.0

45-54

1,830

1,456

79.6

77.2-81.8

233

12.6

10.8-14.7

4.7

3.6- 6.1

1.3

0.8- 2.1

1.7

1.2- 2.5

55-64

1,724

1,417

82.0

79.6-84.1

186

10.1

8.6-11.9

4.5

3.4- 6.1

1.6

1.0- 2.6

1.7

1.0- 2.9

65-74

1,295

1,168

89.6

87.3-91.4

6.3

4.8- 8.1

2.5

1.7- 3.7

0.7

0.3- 1.5

1.0

0.5- 2.1

75+

1,053

974

91.9

89.7-93.6

5.6

4.2- 7.5

1.2

0.6- 2.5

0.8

0.3- 1.7

0.5

0.2- 1.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,487

1,189

75.0

71.1-78.5

143

9.2

7.4-11.6

5.4

3.9- 7.5

4.5

2.8- 7.4

5.8

3.9- 8.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,720

2,196

76.7

74.2-79.0

290

12.3

10.6-14.3

120

5.9

4.6- 7.6

2.3

1.6- 3.4

2.8

2.0- 3.8

Some Post-H.S.

2,283

1,864

76.9

74.1-79.5

259

13.2

11.1-15.5

5.7

4.3- 7.5

2.5

1.5- 4.2

1.7

1.1- 2.7

College Graduate

3,077

2,494

80.1

78.3-81.8

392

13.8

12.3-15.4

135

4.3

3.5- 5.2

0.9

0.6- 1.4

0.9

0.6- 1.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,032

863

78.7

74.6-82.4

8.3

6.2-11.0

4.0

2.4- 6.6

3.4

1.9- 6.0

5.6

3.7- 8.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,620

1,293

71.7

67.8-75.4

174

13.0

10.6-15.9

6.8

4.8- 9.5

4.9

2.8- 8.2

3.6

2.4- 5.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,129

863

74.3

70.3-78.0

143

11.9

9.7-14.6

6.8

4.8- 9.4

2.2

1.3- 3.5

4.8

2.7- 8.4

$35,000- 49,999

1,256

1,012

78.3

75.0-81.4

157

13.1

10.8-15.9

4.4

3.1- 6.2

2.6

1.4- 4.6

1.5

0.8- 3.0

$50,000-74,999

1,310

1,077

82.0

79.2-84.4

155

12.3

10.3-14.7

4.4

3.2- 6.1

0.7

0.4- 1.3

0.6

0.3- 1.1

$75,000+

1,806

1,470

79.8

77.3-82.1

227

12.8

11.0-14.8

5.9

4.5- 7.7

1.1

0.7- 1.9

0.4

0.2- 0.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,822

2,501

86.6

84.7-88.3

178

7.7

6.3- 9.4

2.8

2.1- 3.8

1.4

0.9- 2.2

1.4

1.0- 2.2

6,501

5,046

74.5

72.9-76.0

881

14.3

13.1-15.5

324

6.1

5.3- 7.1

125

2.3

1.8- 3.0

125

2.8

2.2- 3.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,144

962

82.7

79.6-85.5

8.5

6.6-10.7

4.9

3.3- 7.2

1.8

1.1- 2.9

2.1

1.2- 3.5

Non-Veteran

8,428

6,785

76.9

75.5-78.2

989

13.1

12.1-14.1

367

5.3

4.6- 6.0

145

2.3

1.8- 3.0

142

2.4

1.9- 3.1

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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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