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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover 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
-New Hanover County 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
GENDER
Male 145 120 73.3 59.5-83.8 12 14.6 6.9-28.5 6 8.3 2.9-21.3 5 3.0 1.0- 8.3 2 0.7 0.2- 3.0
Female 242 222 92.1 85.0-96.0 14 6.4 2.8-13.8 2 0.7 0.1- 3.3 4 0.8 0.3- 2.3 0 0.0 . - .
RACE
White 331 291 81.1 71.9-87.8 24 11.9 6.6-20.6 7 4.7 1.6-12.6 8 2.1 0.9- 4.9 1 0.3 0.0- 1.8
Other 54 49 93.6 83.6-97.7 2 2.5 0.6- 9.7 1 2.4 0.3-15.3 1 0.8 0.1- 5.6 1 0.8 0.1- 5.6
AGE
18-44 77 59 73.1 57.3-84.6 12 17.4 8.4-32.7 3 7.0 2.0-21.6 3 2.5 0.7- 8.5 0 0.0 . - .
45+ 304 278 92.0 88.0-94.7 14 4.3 2.4- 7.4 5 2.0 0.7- 5.4 5 1.1 0.4- 2.7 2 0.6 0.2- 2.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 120 105 89.4 80.2-94.6 5 2.7 1.0- 7.1 3 4.4 1.2-14.7 6 3.1 1.2- 7.9 1 0.4 0.1- 3.0
Some College + 267 237 80.5 69.8-88.1 21 13.7 7.5-23.9 5 4.2 1.1-14.2 3 1.3 0.3- 5.0 1 0.3 0.0- 2.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 162 146 86.4 74.8-93.1 7 8.8 3.3-21.5 3 1.7 0.4- 6.7 5 2.5 0.9- 7.0 1 0.6 0.1- 4.3
$50,000+ 167 146 84.3 73.1-91.4 15 7.7 4.3-13.3 3 6.0 1.5-21.5 3 2.0 0.5- 7.8 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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