BRFSS 2005 - Pitt County: (About how long has it been since you last had your blood pressure taken by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional?)

	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
-Pitt County	436	341	74.9	68.4-80.4	64	15.9	12.1-20.6	14	3.1	1.7- 5.7	8	4.3	1.3-13.5	9	1.8	0.9- 3.6
GENDER
Male	163	116	66.2	55.4-75.5	28	19.8	13.5-28.0	8	4.1	1.8- 8.9	6	7.8	2.2-24.2	5	2.2	0.9- 5.5
Female	273	225	84.3	79.0-88.4	36	11.8	8.2-16.6	6	2.0	0.9- 4.8	2	0.5	0.1- 2.3	4	1.4	0.5- 3.8
RACE
White	285	225	76.6	70.1-82.1	37	15.3	10.7-21.5	10	3.0	1.5- 5.9	7	2.8	1.2- 6.2	6	2.3	1.0- 5.1
Other	151	116	72.2	58.8-82.5	27	16.8	11.0-24.8	4	3.3	1.1- 9.5	1	6.7	1.0-34.0	3	1.1	0.3- 3.6
AGE
18-44	173	120	66.7	56.1-75.9	38	21.4	15.0-29.5	8	4.0	1.8- 8.6	3	6.3	1.3-25.0	4	1.6	0.6- 4.5
45+	260	219	83.8	78.0-88.4	25	9.8	6.4-14.9	6	2.2	0.8- 5.4	5	2.2	0.8- 5.6	5	2.0	0.8- 5.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	172	141	74.4	61.3-84.3	18	11.7	7.0-18.8	8	5.5	2.5-11.6	2	6.7	1.1-31.6	3	1.6	0.5- 5.2
Some College +	262	199	75.5	68.7-81.2	45	18.6	13.4-25.1	6	1.4	0.6- 3.3	6	2.6	1.0- 6.3	6	1.9	0.8- 4.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	240	183	76.6	69.5-82.5	36	15.1	10.2-21.8	10	4.2	2.0- 8.5	4	1.2	0.4- 3.2	7	2.9	1.3- 6.2
$50,000+	142	113	77.2	68.4-84.2	21	17.0	11.0-25.3	3	1.6	0.5- 5.0	3	3.3	1.0-10.2	2	0.9	0.2- 3.7

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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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	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 Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	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
-Pitt County	436	341	74.9	68.4-80.4	64	15.9	12.1-20.6	14	3.1	1.7- 5.7	8	4.3	1.3-13.5	9	1.8	0.9- 3.6
GENDER
Male	163	116	66.2	55.4-75.5	28	19.8	13.5-28.0	8	4.1	1.8- 8.9	6	7.8	2.2-24.2	5	2.2	0.9- 5.5
Female	273	225	84.3	79.0-88.4	36	11.8	8.2-16.6	6	2.0	0.9- 4.8	2	0.5	0.1- 2.3	4	1.4	0.5- 3.8
RACE
White	285	225	76.6	70.1-82.1	37	15.3	10.7-21.5	10	3.0	1.5- 5.9	7	2.8	1.2- 6.2	6	2.3	1.0- 5.1
Other	151	116	72.2	58.8-82.5	27	16.8	11.0-24.8	4	3.3	1.1- 9.5	1	6.7	1.0-34.0	3	1.1	0.3- 3.6
AGE
18-44	173	120	66.7	56.1-75.9	38	21.4	15.0-29.5	8	4.0	1.8- 8.6	3	6.3	1.3-25.0	4	1.6	0.6- 4.5
45+	260	219	83.8	78.0-88.4	25	9.8	6.4-14.9	6	2.2	0.8- 5.4	5	2.2	0.8- 5.6	5	2.0	0.8- 5.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	172	141	74.4	61.3-84.3	18	11.7	7.0-18.8	8	5.5	2.5-11.6	2	6.7	1.1-31.6	3	1.6	0.5- 5.2
Some College +	262	199	75.5	68.7-81.2	45	18.6	13.4-25.1	6	1.4	0.6- 3.3	6	2.6	1.0- 6.3	6	1.9	0.8- 4.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	240	183	76.6	69.5-82.5	36	15.1	10.2-21.8	10	4.2	2.0- 8.5	4	1.2	0.4- 3.2	7	2.9	1.3- 6.2
$50,000+	142	113	77.2	68.4-84.2	21	17.0	11.0-25.3	3	1.6	0.5- 5.0	3	3.3	1.0-10.2	2	0.9	0.2- 3.7

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Pitt County

Hypertension

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