BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (About how long has it been since you last had your blood pressure taken by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Hypertension

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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	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
GENDER
Male	4,580	3,682	75.2	72.8-77.4	459	11.3	9.8-12.9	224	6.9	5.6- 8.4	108	2.6	1.9- 3.6	107	4.1	2.9- 5.7
Female	7,751	6,594	82.9	81.4-84.4	755	11.2	10.0-12.6	222	3.3	2.7- 4.1	100	1.6	1.2- 2.3	80	0.9	0.6- 1.2
RACE
White	9,856	8,269	81.2	79.8-82.5	947	10.6	9.6-11.6	338	4.5	3.7- 5.3	161	2.0	1.5- 2.6	141	1.7	1.3- 2.3
African American	1,675	1,420	81.9	78.5-84.9	161	10.3	8.1-13.1	56	5.0	3.5- 7.2	21	1.5	0.8- 3.0	17	1.2	0.6- 2.5
Asian	87	62	64.9	48.6-78.2	16	18.9	9.4-34.6	6	12.2	4.1-31.4	2	1.9	0.4- 7.8	1	2.1	0.3-13.6
Native American	282	226	74.0	64.4-81.7	24	14.0	8.2-23.0	14	4.6	2.5- 8.3	10	5.4	2.4-11.6	8	2.1	0.8- 5.5
Other Minorities	352	238	53.9	43.8-63.6	54	17.9	11.9-26.1	28	10.3	5.9-17.4	14	4.2	1.9- 8.8	18	13.7	7.0-25.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	388	272	54.7	45.1-63.9	48	15.8	10.3-23.4	35	12.6	7.7-19.8	14	4.1	2.0- 8.5	19	12.8	6.5-23.7
-English Speaking	215	170	70.5	58.6-80.1	23	14.4	8.3-24.0	15	12.5	5.6-25.7	5	2.0	0.8- 5.1	2	0.5	0.1- 2.2
-Spanish Speaking	173	102	44.8	31.9-58.5	25	16.6	9.1-28.3	20	12.6	6.7-22.3	9	5.5	2.2-12.8	17	20.5	10.5-36.1
Non-Hispanic	11,909	9,977	81.0	79.7-82.2	1,163	10.9	10.0-11.9	408	4.5	3.8- 5.2	194	2.0	1.5- 2.5	167	1.7	1.3- 2.1
AGE
18-24	338	235	71.0	63.8-77.3	55	15.6	11.0-21.6	26	6.8	4.2-10.8	13	2.5	1.3- 4.7	9	4.1	1.6-10.3
25-34	1,102	821	70.5	65.9-74.6	151	14.4	11.5-17.8	66	7.1	5.0-10.1	32	3.6	2.0- 6.2	32	4.5	2.7- 7.2
35-44	1,824	1,338	72.3	68.9-75.5	283	14.0	12.0-16.3	119	8.1	6.1-10.7	42	2.5	1.6- 3.9	42	3.1	1.6- 5.8
45-54	2,405	1,920	79.8	77.4-82.0	270	11.4	9.7-13.3	109	4.9	3.7- 6.4	61	2.3	1.6- 3.2	45	1.7	1.1- 2.5
55-64	2,639	2,263	87.3	85.5-88.9	228	7.8	6.6- 9.2	75	2.4	1.8- 3.2	37	1.3	0.8- 2.1	36	1.2	0.8- 2.0
65-74	2,228	2,033	92.1	90.5-93.4	133	5.6	4.5- 7.0	33	1.4	0.9- 2.3	15	0.5	0.3- 1.0	14	0.4	0.2- 0.7
75+	1,695	1,587	93.6	91.8-95.1	77	4.8	3.5- 6.5	16	0.6	0.3- 1.0	7	0.5	0.2- 1.5	8	0.5	0.2- 1.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,531	1,295	74.0	68.4-78.8	119	10.8	7.8-14.8	42	4.5	2.6- 7.6	29	2.7	1.5- 4.8	46	8.0	4.8-13.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,630	3,047	80.4	77.9-82.8	303	9.4	7.8-11.4	138	5.6	4.3- 7.4	81	2.7	1.9- 3.9	61	1.8	1.2- 2.7
Some Post-H.S.	3,156	2,638	80.5	77.7-83.0	323	11.8	9.9-14.1	100	3.5	2.6- 4.6	48	1.9	1.1- 3.3	47	2.3	1.2- 4.3
College Graduate	3,997	3,280	79.1	76.9-81.0	468	12.6	11.2-14.2	166	6.0	4.7- 7.7	50	1.5	1.0- 2.2	33	0.8	0.5- 1.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,336	1,121	77.3	71.5-82.3	92	11.0	7.2-16.5	55	5.6	3.3- 9.4	31	2.2	1.4- 3.6	37	3.8	2.2- 6.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,942	1,589	73.2	68.5-77.4	180	11.7	9.1-14.8	74	5.3	3.4- 8.2	58	5.2	3.2- 8.2	41	4.7	2.4- 8.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,270	1,051	78.9	74.7-82.6	116	9.6	7.1-12.9	54	6.4	4.5- 9.2	26	2.6	1.5- 4.4	23	2.5	1.4- 4.4
$35,000- 49,999	1,604	1,341	81.1	78.2-83.8	164	11.4	9.3-13.9	55	4.4	3.1- 6.1	23	1.3	0.8- 2.1	21	1.8	1.0- 3.0
$50,000-74,999	1,727	1,447	81.2	77.8-84.1	185	11.2	9.1-13.7	63	5.7	3.8- 8.3	18	1.3	0.6- 2.9	14	0.7	0.3- 1.4
$75,000+	2,657	2,211	82.2	79.8-84.3	309	11.9	10.1-13.9	92	3.9	2.9- 5.3	25	1.0	0.6- 1.7	20	1.0	0.5- 2.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,386	3,966	88.1	86.0-89.9	230	6.3	4.9- 8.1	102	2.6	2.0- 3.4	47	1.6	1.0- 2.7	41	1.4	0.9- 2.2
No	7,823	6,215	75.7	73.9-77.4	970	13.3	12.1-14.5	334	5.9	5.0- 7.1	160	2.3	1.8- 3.0	144	2.8	2.0- 3.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,619	1,419	83.6	79.3-87.1	129	10.6	8.0-13.8	39	2.9	1.9- 4.4	21	1.1	0.6- 1.8	11	1.9	0.4- 8.1
Non-Veteran	9,677	7,985	78.2	76.6-79.7	977	11.5	10.4-12.7	379	5.5	4.6- 6.4	174	2.4	1.8- 3.0	162	2.5	1.8- 3.4

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%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

4,580

3,682

75.2

72.8-77.4

459

11.3

9.8-12.9

224

6.9

5.6- 8.4

108

2.6

1.9- 3.6

107

4.1

2.9- 5.7

Female

7,751

6,594

82.9

81.4-84.4

755

11.2

10.0-12.6

222

3.3

2.7- 4.1

100

1.6

1.2- 2.3

0.9

0.6- 1.2

RACE

White

9,856

8,269

81.2

79.8-82.5

947

10.6

9.6-11.6

338

4.5

3.7- 5.3

161

2.0

1.5- 2.6

141

1.7

1.3- 2.3

African American

1,675

1,420

81.9

78.5-84.9

161

10.3

8.1-13.1

5.0

3.5- 7.2

1.5

0.8- 3.0

1.2

0.6- 2.5

Asian

64.9

48.6-78.2

18.9

9.4-34.6

12.2

4.1-31.4

1.9

0.4- 7.8

2.1

0.3-13.6

Native American

282

226

74.0

64.4-81.7

14.0

8.2-23.0

4.6

2.5- 8.3

5.4

2.4-11.6

2.1

0.8- 5.5

Other Minorities

352

238

53.9

43.8-63.6

17.9

11.9-26.1

10.3

5.9-17.4

4.2

1.9- 8.8

13.7

7.0-25.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

388

272

54.7

45.1-63.9

15.8

10.3-23.4

12.6

7.7-19.8

4.1

2.0- 8.5

12.8

6.5-23.7

-English Speaking

215

170

70.5

58.6-80.1

14.4

8.3-24.0

12.5

5.6-25.7

2.0

0.8- 5.1

0.5

0.1- 2.2

-Spanish Speaking

173

102

44.8

31.9-58.5

16.6

9.1-28.3

12.6

6.7-22.3

5.5

2.2-12.8

20.5

10.5-36.1

Non-Hispanic

11,909

9,977

81.0

79.7-82.2

1,163

10.9

10.0-11.9

408

4.5

3.8- 5.2

194

2.0

1.5- 2.5

167

1.7

1.3- 2.1

AGE

18-24

338

235

71.0

63.8-77.3

15.6

11.0-21.6

6.8

4.2-10.8

2.5

1.3- 4.7

4.1

1.6-10.3

25-34

1,102

821

70.5

65.9-74.6

151

14.4

11.5-17.8

7.1

5.0-10.1

3.6

2.0- 6.2

4.5

2.7- 7.2

35-44

1,824

1,338

72.3

68.9-75.5

283

14.0

12.0-16.3

119

8.1

6.1-10.7

2.5

1.6- 3.9

3.1

1.6- 5.8

45-54

2,405

1,920

79.8

77.4-82.0

270

11.4

9.7-13.3

109

4.9

3.7- 6.4

2.3

1.6- 3.2

1.7

1.1- 2.5

55-64

2,639

2,263

87.3

85.5-88.9

228

7.8

6.6- 9.2

2.4

1.8- 3.2

1.3

0.8- 2.1

1.2

0.8- 2.0

65-74

2,228

2,033

92.1

90.5-93.4

133

5.6

4.5- 7.0

1.4

0.9- 2.3

0.5

0.3- 1.0

0.4

0.2- 0.7

75+

1,695

1,587

93.6

91.8-95.1

4.8

3.5- 6.5

0.6

0.3- 1.0

0.5

0.2- 1.5

0.5

0.2- 1.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,531

1,295

74.0

68.4-78.8

119

10.8

7.8-14.8

4.5

2.6- 7.6

2.7

1.5- 4.8

8.0

4.8-13.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,630

3,047

80.4

77.9-82.8

303

9.4

7.8-11.4

138

5.6

4.3- 7.4

2.7

1.9- 3.9

1.8

1.2- 2.7

Some Post-H.S.

3,156

2,638

80.5

77.7-83.0

323

11.8

9.9-14.1

100

3.5

2.6- 4.6

1.9

1.1- 3.3

2.3

1.2- 4.3

College Graduate

3,997

3,280

79.1

76.9-81.0

468

12.6

11.2-14.2

166

6.0

4.7- 7.7

1.5

1.0- 2.2

0.8

0.5- 1.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,336

1,121

77.3

71.5-82.3

11.0

7.2-16.5

5.6

3.3- 9.4

2.2

1.4- 3.6

3.8

2.2- 6.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,942

1,589

73.2

68.5-77.4

180

11.7

9.1-14.8

5.3

3.4- 8.2

5.2

3.2- 8.2

4.7

2.4- 8.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,270

1,051

78.9

74.7-82.6

116

9.6

7.1-12.9

6.4

4.5- 9.2

2.6

1.5- 4.4

2.5

1.4- 4.4

$35,000- 49,999

1,604

1,341

81.1

78.2-83.8

164

11.4

9.3-13.9

4.4

3.1- 6.1

1.3

0.8- 2.1

1.8

1.0- 3.0

$50,000-74,999

1,727

1,447

81.2

77.8-84.1

185

11.2

9.1-13.7

5.7

3.8- 8.3

1.3

0.6- 2.9

0.7

0.3- 1.4

$75,000+

2,657

2,211

82.2

79.8-84.3

309

11.9

10.1-13.9

3.9

2.9- 5.3

1.0

0.6- 1.7

1.0

0.5- 2.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,386

3,966

88.1

86.0-89.9

230

6.3

4.9- 8.1

102

2.6

2.0- 3.4

1.6

1.0- 2.7

1.4

0.9- 2.2

7,823

6,215

75.7

73.9-77.4

970

13.3

12.1-14.5

334

5.9

5.0- 7.1

160

2.3

1.8- 3.0

144

2.8

2.0- 3.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,619

1,419

83.6

79.3-87.1

129

10.6

8.0-13.8

2.9

1.9- 4.4

1.1

0.6- 1.8

1.9

0.4- 8.1

Non-Veteran

9,677

7,985

78.2

76.6-79.7

977

11.5

10.4-12.7

379

5.5

4.6- 6.4

174

2.4

1.8- 3.0

162

2.5

1.8- 3.4

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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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