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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange 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
-Orange County 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
GENDER
Male 134 102 72.7 62.6-80.9 18 15.3 9.1-24.5 7 4.8 2.2-10.3 1 2.2 0.3-13.9 6 5.0 1.9-12.3
Female 217 177 78.5 70.8-84.7 29 16.4 10.8-24.0 3 1.4 0.4- 4.5 3 1.4 0.4- 4.4 5 2.3 0.9- 5.7
RACE
White 284 231 76.8 69.9-82.4 34 15.6 10.7-22.2 10 4.0 2.1- 7.6 2 0.6 0.2- 2.5 7 3.0 1.3- 6.9
Other 61 46 76.8 62.0-87.0 10 14.0 6.8-26.8 0 0.0 . - . 2 4.9 1.1-19.8 3 4.3 1.1-14.9
AGE
18-44 91 64 67.8 55.9-77.8 16 20.7 12.5-32.3 4 3.2 1.2- 8.5 3 3.6 1.0-12.6 4 4.7 1.7-12.5
45+ 254 212 82.9 77.2-87.4 29 11.7 8.0-16.7 6 2.7 1.1- 6.3 1 0.4 0.1- 2.5 6 2.3 1.0- 5.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 80 65 77.9 63.6-87.7 7 11.1 4.5-25.1 2 1.6 0.4- 6.6 1 0.8 0.1- 5.8 5 8.5 3.2-20.7
Some College + 269 213 75.6 68.7-81.4 39 17.2 12.1-23.7 8 3.3 1.6- 6.7 3 2.0 0.5- 7.3 6 1.9 0.7- 4.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 98 71 65.9 53.1-76.7 12 14.4 7.4-26.1 5 5.4 2.1-13.5 2 4.8 1.0-19.1 8 9.6 4.3-20.1
$50,000+ 199 169 84.0 77.4-89.0 23 12.6 8.1-19.0 5 2.5 1.0- 6.0 1 0.4 0.1- 3.1 1 0.4 0.1- 3.1

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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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