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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Iredell 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
-Iredell County 405 339 81.0 75.1-85.7 48 14.9 10.5-20.5 11 2.9 1.5- 5.5 4 0.6 0.2- 1.7 3 0.7 0.2- 2.7
GENDER
Male 152 128 81.5 71.9-88.4 18 14.4 8.4-23.7 2 2.1 0.5- 8.1 2 0.9 0.2- 3.6 2 1.1 0.2- 5.8
Female 253 211 80.6 72.8-86.5 30 15.3 9.8-23.0 9 3.5 1.7- 7.0 2 0.3 0.1- 1.4 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1
RACE
White 350 298 83.2 77.0-88.0 38 13.1 8.8-19.1 7 2.1 0.9- 5.1 4 0.7 0.2- 2.1 3 0.8 0.2- 3.2
Other 54 40 69.7 52.4-82.8 10 23.8 12.1-41.7 4 6.4 2.3-16.4 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
AGE
18-44 120 87 74.6 64.1-82.8 23 19.5 12.2-29.7 7 4.5 2.0- 9.5 2 0.6 0.1- 2.7 1 0.8 0.1- 5.7
45+ 284 251 88.2 83.4-91.8 25 9.6 6.4-14.3 4 1.1 0.4- 2.9 2 0.6 0.1- 2.6 2 0.5 0.1- 2.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 188 158 80.6 71.5-87.2 19 14.5 8.6-23.4 7 3.2 1.4- 7.4 2 0.6 0.1- 2.9 2 1.1 0.2- 5.8
Some College + 217 181 81.4 73.1-87.6 29 15.2 9.6-23.3 4 2.5 0.9- 6.9 2 0.6 0.1- 2.4 1 0.3 0.0- 2.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 189 157 77.5 67.6-85.1 20 16.2 9.7-25.8 6 3.6 1.4- 8.7 3 1.1 0.3- 3.8 3 1.6 0.4- 6.0
$50,000+ 147 124 82.2 72.2-89.1 21 16.5 9.8-26.4 1 1.1 0.2- 7.4 1 0.2 0.0- 1.8 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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