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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Johnston 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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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
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
-Johnston County 336 273 79.2 73.2-84.2 33 10.0 6.8-14.6 18 6.5 4.0-10.5 6 2.3 0.9- 6.0 6 1.9 0.7- 4.9
GENDER
Male 125 97 74.4 63.8-82.8 12 9.7 5.1-17.6 10 9.4 4.9-17.3 4 4.0 1.2-12.2 2 2.4 0.6- 9.2
Female 211 176 83.3 76.5-88.5 21 10.3 6.3-16.3 8 4.1 2.0- 8.2 2 0.8 0.2- 3.2 4 1.5 0.4- 5.0
RACE
White 272 221 79.5 72.8-84.8 26 9.7 6.2-14.8 15 6.9 4.0-11.6 4 1.5 0.5- 4.3 6 2.5 1.0- 6.3
Other 62 51 80.0 64.0-90.0 6 9.3 3.7-21.5 3 5.3 1.5-17.2 2 5.4 1.0-23.5 0 0.0 . - .
AGE
18-44 113 78 72.9 62.5-81.3 16 11.2 6.4-18.8 14 10.5 5.9-17.9 3 3.4 1.0-10.9 2 2.1 0.5- 8.1
45+ 221 193 86.2 79.9-90.8 17 8.8 5.2-14.6 4 2.1 0.8- 5.6 3 1.1 0.3- 3.6 4 1.7 0.5- 5.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 164 138 81.1 72.1-87.7 15 9.7 5.4-16.7 5 4.5 1.7-11.2 3 3.1 0.8-11.9 3 1.6 0.4- 6.0
Some College + 171 134 77.6 69.0-84.5 18 10.4 6.1-17.1 13 8.1 4.5-14.2 3 1.7 0.5- 5.7 3 2.2 0.6- 7.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 153 127 79.1 69.2-86.5 12 8.8 4.7-16.1 8 7.5 3.5-15.5 4 3.8 1.0-13.2 2 0.7 0.1- 3.2
$50,000+ 145 115 79.6 70.6-86.3 16 10.5 6.0-17.9 10 7.0 3.7-13.1 2 1.6 0.4- 6.3 2 1.3 0.2- 6.7

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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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