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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston County

Hypertension

About how long has it been since you last had your blood pressure taken by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional?

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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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 12,331 10,276 79.2 77.8-80.6 1,214 11.2 10.3-12.3 446 5.0 4.3- 5.9 208 2.1 1.7- 2.6 187 2.4 1.8- 3.2
-Gaston County 319 264 79.4 72.8-84.7 34 12.7 8.6-18.3 11 5.0 2.4-10.2 3 1.2 0.3- 4.1 7 1.8 0.7- 4.1
GENDER
Male 119 96 76.4 64.4-85.2 13 12.3 6.3-22.7 6 7.6 2.8-19.1 2 1.8 0.3- 8.6 2 1.9 0.5- 7.5
Female 200 168 81.7 74.3-87.4 21 13.0 8.2-19.9 5 2.9 1.2- 7.2 1 0.7 0.1- 4.8 5 1.7 0.6- 4.6
RACE
White 274 226 79.0 71.9-84.7 28 11.6 7.7-17.3 11 6.0 2.9-12.1 3 1.4 0.4- 4.9 6 1.9 0.8- 4.8
Other 45 38 81.2 60.9-92.3 6 18.0 7.1-38.6 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.8 0.1- 5.7
AGE
18-44 83 60 72.4 59.8-82.3 15 16.2 9.1-27.3 5 8.0 3.0-19.8 1 1.4 0.2- 9.6 2 1.9 0.5- 7.6
45+ 232 201 84.9 78.4-89.6 18 9.8 5.9-15.8 6 2.7 1.2- 6.1 2 1.0 0.2- 4.3 5 1.7 0.6- 4.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 173 146 79.9 70.7-86.7 14 13.1 7.4-22.1 4 2.2 0.7- 6.4 2 1.1 0.2- 5.1 7 3.7 1.6- 8.6
Some College + 145 117 78.8 68.9-86.2 20 12.4 7.4-20.1 7 7.5 3.1-17.1 1 1.2 0.2- 8.1 0 0.0 . - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 177 148 79.5 70.0-86.5 15 9.6 5.5-16.4 7 7.1 2.8-16.9 2 1.1 0.2- 4.8 5 2.7 1.0- 7.2
$50,000+ 85 66 76.6 64.3-85.7 16 18.9 10.8-30.8 2 2.5 0.6-10.0 1 2.0 0.3-13.0 0 0.0 . - .

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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