BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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 Counties and Regions

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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
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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	334	289	75.7	63.2-84.9	30	17.3	8.9-30.9	11	6.3	2.8-13.6	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9	3	0.4	0.1- 1.4
Buncombe	379	311	77.3	70.8-82.6	40	11.0	7.5-16.0	16	7.0	3.9-12.3	5	1.5	0.5- 5.0	7	3.2	1.4- 7.4
Cabarrus	317	259	75.9	67.5-82.8	36	12.5	8.2-18.6	12	5.8	2.2-14.2	4	2.4	0.7- 7.7	6	3.4	1.2- 9.2
Catawba	348	307	81.5	72.3-88.1	25	9.4	6.1-14.3	10	6.6	2.1-19.1	3	1.0	0.3- 3.6	3	1.5	0.4- 6.1
Cumberland	353	305	82.9	76.3-88.0	26	8.4	5.5-12.8	16	6.8	3.3-13.7	5	1.2	0.5- 3.1	1	0.6	0.1- 4.3
Davidson	391	324	73.3	65.8-79.6	29	11.3	7.0-17.8	23	9.0	5.2-15.2	7	3.4	1.4- 7.9	8	3.0	1.2- 7.4
Durham	393	313	66.6	57.8-74.5	48	18.4	11.8-27.7	15	6.4	3.3-12.3	8	2.9	0.9- 8.8	9	5.6	2.5-12.1
Forsyth	357	298	81.4	75.3-86.2	39	10.6	7.1-15.4	10	3.8	1.7- 8.0	5	2.0	0.7- 5.3	5	2.3	0.8- 6.0
Gaston	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
Guilford	397	333	78.3	71.8-83.6	39	13.9	9.5-20.0	15	5.6	3.1-10.1	3	0.6	0.2- 1.9	7	1.6	0.7- 3.6
Iredell	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
Johnston	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
Mecklenburg	577	461	73.6	67.6-78.8	74	17.0	12.4-22.7	30	6.7	4.3-10.3	9	2.3	1.0- 5.3	3	0.5	0.1- 1.9
New Hanover	387	342	83.3	75.4-89.0	26	10.2	5.7-17.6	8	4.3	1.6-10.7	9	1.9	0.8- 4.2	2	0.3	0.1- 1.4
Onslow	358	305	85.2	80.0-89.2	40	11.9	8.3-16.8	8	2.0	0.9- 4.2	2	0.2	0.1- 0.9	3	0.7	0.2- 3.2
Orange	351	279	76.0	70.0-81.2	47	15.9	11.6-21.5	10	2.9	1.5- 5.5	4	1.7	0.5- 5.6	11	3.4	1.7- 6.7
Pitt	345	289	79.0	70.0-85.8	35	13.6	7.8-22.6	13	3.6	1.9- 6.6	7	3.7	1.1-11.3	1	0.2	0.0- 1.2
Randolph	328	273	78.5	70.9-84.5	32	10.0	6.3-15.5	10	3.9	1.5- 9.3	7	2.4	1.0- 5.6	6	5.2	2.1-12.1
Robeson	342	287	78.6	72.0-84.0	21	8.3	5.1-13.3	14	5.1	2.8- 9.1	11	5.5	2.6-11.0	9	2.6	1.2- 5.1
Rowan	412	343	79.7	73.5-84.8	41	12.2	8.5-17.3	16	5.3	2.6-10.7	8	1.8	0.8- 4.0	4	0.9	0.3- 2.6
Union	343	281	79.6	72.9-85.1	39	11.1	7.8-15.5	15	5.8	3.1-10.6	6	3.1	0.9-10.9	2	0.4	0.1- 1.6
Wake	555	441	75.9	69.6-81.3	70	11.6	8.8-15.2	24	4.7	2.6- 8.3	12	2.6	1.2- 5.4	8	5.2	1.9-13.3
Wayne	359	302	79.3	71.9-85.2	31	12.4	7.7-19.5	14	5.6	2.8-11.0	8	1.4	0.6- 3.3	4	1.2	0.4- 3.3
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,364	2,861	82.3	79.6-84.8	284	9.0	7.4-10.9	111	4.0	2.9- 5.5	68	2.4	1.5- 3.8	40	2.2	1.2- 4.3
Piedmont	6,316	5,221	77.9	76.0-79.7	671	12.5	11.1-14.0	243	5.5	4.5- 6.7	91	1.9	1.4- 2.6	90	2.2	1.5- 3.3
Western NC	2,651	2,194	78.4	75.8-80.8	259	10.5	9.0-12.2	92	5.2	3.9- 6.8	49	2.4	1.7- 3.3	57	3.5	2.3- 5.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,817	1,485	76.4	73.2-79.3	190	11.6	9.7-13.9	63	5.7	4.1- 8.0	37	2.7	1.8- 4.1	42	3.6	2.3- 5.6
Northwest	2,819	2,381	80.7	78.1-83.0	256	10.5	8.9-12.3	103	4.6	3.5- 6.2	40	2.0	1.2- 3.4	39	2.2	1.3- 3.6
Charlotte	1,669	1,363	77.1	73.5-80.4	193	13.6	11.0-16.7	71	6.3	4.4- 9.0	24	2.1	1.2- 3.6	18	0.9	0.5- 1.7
Greensboro	1,540	1,285	77.9	73.5-81.8	162	13.7	10.6-17.5	51	5.8	3.6- 9.2	15	0.8	0.5- 1.4	27	1.8	1.1- 2.9
Southern Regional	1,085	919	84.9	81.3-87.9	82	6.9	5.2- 9.1	40	4.3	2.6- 7.3	29	2.7	1.7- 4.4	15	1.1	0.5- 2.6
Coastal	532	465	80.4	72.4-86.5	39	11.6	7.1-18.6	11	4.6	1.8-11.6	12	1.4	0.7- 2.9	5	1.9	0.6- 5.6
Wake	1,399	1,123	76.1	71.9-79.8	158	11.8	9.4-14.7	64	5.6	3.9- 7.9	27	2.2	1.2- 3.8	27	4.4	2.3- 8.3
Area L	124	109	82.3	70.5-90.1	9	9.7	4.4-20.3	3	3.7	1.1-11.9	2	1.7	0.4- 6.7	1	2.5	0.3-15.6
Eastern	1,346	1,146	82.7	77.5-86.9	125	8.7	6.5-11.5	40	2.5	1.5- 4.0	22	3.1	1.2- 7.4	13	3.1	1.0- 9.2

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%)

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

334

289

75.7

63.2-84.9

17.3

8.9-30.9

6.3

2.8-13.6

0.3

0.0- 1.9

0.4

0.1- 1.4

Buncombe

379

311

77.3

70.8-82.6

11.0

7.5-16.0

7.0

3.9-12.3

1.5

0.5- 5.0

3.2

1.4- 7.4

Cabarrus

317

259

75.9

67.5-82.8

12.5

8.2-18.6

5.8

2.2-14.2

2.4

0.7- 7.7

3.4

1.2- 9.2

Catawba

348

307

81.5

72.3-88.1

9.4

6.1-14.3

6.6

2.1-19.1

1.0

0.3- 3.6

1.5

0.4- 6.1

Cumberland

353

305

82.9

76.3-88.0

8.4

5.5-12.8

6.8

3.3-13.7

1.2

0.5- 3.1

0.6

0.1- 4.3

Davidson

391

324

73.3

65.8-79.6

11.3

7.0-17.8

9.0

5.2-15.2

3.4

1.4- 7.9

3.0

1.2- 7.4

Durham

393

313

66.6

57.8-74.5

18.4

11.8-27.7

6.4

3.3-12.3

2.9

0.9- 8.8

5.6

2.5-12.1

Forsyth

357

298

81.4

75.3-86.2

10.6

7.1-15.4

3.8

1.7- 8.0

2.0

0.7- 5.3

2.3

0.8- 6.0

Gaston

319

264

79.4

72.8-84.7

12.7

8.6-18.3

5.0

2.4-10.2

1.2

0.3- 4.1

1.8

0.7- 4.1

Guilford

397

333

78.3

71.8-83.6

13.9

9.5-20.0

5.6

3.1-10.1

0.6

0.2- 1.9

1.6

0.7- 3.6

Iredell

405

339

81.0

75.1-85.7

14.9

10.5-20.5

2.9

1.5- 5.5

0.6

0.2- 1.7

0.7

0.2- 2.7

Johnston

336

273

79.2

73.2-84.2

10.0

6.8-14.6

6.5

4.0-10.5

2.3

0.9- 6.0

1.9

0.7- 4.9

Mecklenburg

577

461

73.6

67.6-78.8

17.0

12.4-22.7

6.7

4.3-10.3

2.3

1.0- 5.3

0.5

0.1- 1.9

New Hanover

387

342

83.3

75.4-89.0

10.2

5.7-17.6

4.3

1.6-10.7

1.9

0.8- 4.2

0.3

0.1- 1.4

Onslow

358

305

85.2

80.0-89.2

11.9

8.3-16.8

2.0

0.9- 4.2

0.2

0.1- 0.9

0.7

0.2- 3.2

Orange

351

279

76.0

70.0-81.2

15.9

11.6-21.5

2.9

1.5- 5.5

1.7

0.5- 5.6

3.4

1.7- 6.7

Pitt

345

289

79.0

70.0-85.8

13.6

7.8-22.6

3.6

1.9- 6.6

3.7

1.1-11.3

0.2

0.0- 1.2

Randolph

328

273

78.5

70.9-84.5

10.0

6.3-15.5

3.9

1.5- 9.3

2.4

1.0- 5.6

5.2

2.1-12.1

Robeson

342

287

78.6

72.0-84.0

8.3

5.1-13.3

5.1

2.8- 9.1

5.5

2.6-11.0

2.6

1.2- 5.1

Rowan

412

343

79.7

73.5-84.8

12.2

8.5-17.3

5.3

2.6-10.7

1.8

0.8- 4.0

0.9

0.3- 2.6

Union

343

281

79.6

72.9-85.1

11.1

7.8-15.5

5.8

3.1-10.6

3.1

0.9-10.9

0.4

0.1- 1.6

Wake

555

441

75.9

69.6-81.3

11.6

8.8-15.2

4.7

2.6- 8.3

2.6

1.2- 5.4

5.2

1.9-13.3

Wayne

359

302

79.3

71.9-85.2

12.4

7.7-19.5

5.6

2.8-11.0

1.4

0.6- 3.3

1.2

0.4- 3.3

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,364

2,861

82.3

79.6-84.8

284

9.0

7.4-10.9

111

4.0

2.9- 5.5

2.4

1.5- 3.8

2.2

1.2- 4.3

Piedmont

6,316

5,221

77.9

76.0-79.7

671

12.5

11.1-14.0

243

5.5

4.5- 6.7

1.9

1.4- 2.6

2.2

1.5- 3.3

Western NC

2,651

2,194

78.4

75.8-80.8

259

10.5

9.0-12.2

5.2

3.9- 6.8

2.4

1.7- 3.3

3.5

2.3- 5.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,817

1,485

76.4

73.2-79.3

190

11.6

9.7-13.9

5.7

4.1- 8.0

2.7

1.8- 4.1

3.6

2.3- 5.6

Northwest

2,819

2,381

80.7

78.1-83.0

256

10.5

8.9-12.3

103

4.6

3.5- 6.2

2.0

1.2- 3.4

2.2

1.3- 3.6

Charlotte

1,669

1,363

77.1

73.5-80.4

193

13.6

11.0-16.7

6.3

4.4- 9.0

2.1

1.2- 3.6

0.9

0.5- 1.7

Greensboro

1,540

1,285

77.9

73.5-81.8

162

13.7

10.6-17.5

5.8

3.6- 9.2

0.8

0.5- 1.4

1.8

1.1- 2.9

Southern Regional

1,085

919

84.9

81.3-87.9

6.9

5.2- 9.1

4.3

2.6- 7.3

2.7

1.7- 4.4

1.1

0.5- 2.6

Coastal

532

465

80.4

72.4-86.5

11.6

7.1-18.6

4.6

1.8-11.6

1.4

0.7- 2.9

1.9

0.6- 5.6

Wake

1,399

1,123

76.1

71.9-79.8

158

11.8

9.4-14.7

5.6

3.9- 7.9

2.2

1.2- 3.8

4.4

2.3- 8.3

Area L

124

109

82.3

70.5-90.1

9.7

4.4-20.3

3.7

1.1-11.9

1.7

0.4- 6.7

2.5

0.3-15.6

Eastern

1,346

1,146

82.7

77.5-86.9

125

8.7

6.5-11.5

2.5

1.5- 4.0

3.1

1.2- 7.4

3.1

1.0- 9.2

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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.

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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