BRFSS 2009 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont 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
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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	2,361	1,890	73.9	70.7-76.9	257	12.4	10.5-14.8	118	7.9	6.1-10.3	48	2.1	1.5- 3.1	48	3.6	2.2- 5.9
Female	3,955	3,331	81.6	79.3-83.6	414	12.5	10.7-14.5	125	3.3	2.5- 4.3	43	1.7	1.0- 2.8	42	0.9	0.6- 1.5
RACE
White	5,126	4,276	80.3	78.4-82.1	528	11.6	10.2-13.0	189	5.2	4.1- 6.5	65	1.6	1.1- 2.2	68	1.4	1.0- 1.9
African American	850	709	80.0	75.3-84.0	84	11.7	8.5-15.9	33	4.8	3.0- 7.5	14	2.0	0.9- 4.3	10	1.6	0.7- 3.7
Other Minorities	291	200	55.7	45.8-65.2	51	19.6	13.1-28.3	18	9.5	5.0-17.3	12	4.8	2.1-10.4	10	10.4	4.3-22.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	209	140	52.8	41.6-63.8	31	17.2	10.4-27.2	20	13.2	7.2-23.1	9	5.1	2.1-11.9	9	11.6	4.7-26.1
Non-Hispanic	6,086	5,065	79.9	78.1-81.6	638	12.1	10.8-13.5	221	4.9	3.9- 6.0	82	1.7	1.2- 2.3	80	1.5	1.1- 2.0
AGE
18-24	151	108	67.7	57.1-76.8	25	18.3	11.5-27.9	10	6.5	3.1-13.1	4	2.2	0.7- 6.3	4	5.2	1.5-17.2
25-34	575	418	68.1	62.0-73.5	91	17.1	13.0-22.1	34	7.1	4.3-11.3	15	3.4	1.7- 6.6	17	4.4	2.2- 8.4
35-44	1,001	735	72.4	68.2-76.3	155	14.5	11.9-17.6	76	9.5	6.8-13.3	17	1.8	0.9- 3.5	18	1.7	1.0- 2.9
45-54	1,274	1,010	78.8	75.4-81.7	155	12.2	10.0-14.8	57	5.2	3.6- 7.6	31	2.4	1.5- 3.7	21	1.5	0.8- 2.6
55-64	1,311	1,116	86.5	84.0-88.6	122	8.5	6.9-10.5	38	2.5	1.7- 3.7	15	1.1	0.5- 2.2	20	1.5	0.9- 2.6
65+	1,945	1,787	92.6	91.1-93.9	113	5.2	4.2- 6.5	27	1.4	0.8- 2.3	9	0.5	0.3- 1.1	9	0.3	0.1- 0.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	733	613	71.2	62.8-78.3	64	11.0	7.0-17.0	24	5.8	2.9-11.0	13	3.2	1.4- 7.1	19	8.9	4.2-17.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,709	1,429	79.4	75.6-82.7	158	11.7	9.1-14.9	65	5.3	3.6- 7.8	33	2.5	1.4- 4.2	24	1.1	0.7- 1.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,551	1,290	80.0	76.4-83.2	163	12.7	10.0-16.1	54	3.9	2.7- 5.5	19	1.4	0.8- 2.5	25	2.0	1.2- 3.3
College Graduate	2,315	1,882	77.6	74.8-80.2	285	13.4	11.5-15.4	100	6.6	4.8- 9.0	26	1.5	0.9- 2.4	22	0.9	0.5- 1.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	563	465	73.4	63.7-81.3	45	16.4	9.5-26.8	26	6.0	2.9-12.2	10	1.6	0.8- 3.2	17	2.6	1.2- 5.4
$15,000- 24,999	878	715	72.2	65.8-77.8	85	12.0	8.6-16.4	33	6.1	3.3-10.9	26	5.1	2.8- 9.3	19	4.7	2.1- 9.9
$25,000- 34,999	597	496	79.6	74.0-84.2	57	9.3	6.6-12.9	23	5.9	3.4-10.1	13	3.3	1.7- 6.6	8	1.9	0.8- 4.7
$35,000- 49,999	791	655	80.7	76.5-84.4	82	11.5	8.6-15.1	31	4.8	3.1- 7.4	10	1.2	0.6- 2.6	13	1.7	0.9- 3.3
$50,000-74,999	920	758	79.5	74.8-83.4	106	12.0	9.2-15.5	39	6.4	3.9-10.5	9	1.2	0.5- 2.9	8	0.9	0.3- 2.2
$75,000+	1,626	1,349	80.9	77.9-83.6	197	13.2	10.9-15.9	57	4.5	3.1- 6.4	12	0.7	0.4- 1.4	11	0.7	0.4- 1.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,075	1,861	88.0	85.1-90.4	111	5.9	4.1- 8.4	58	2.9	2.0- 4.1	24	1.7	0.9- 3.4	21	1.5	0.8- 2.8
No	4,175	3,309	74.3	71.9-76.6	553	15.0	13.3-16.8	178	6.3	5.0- 7.9	67	2.0	1.4- 2.8	68	2.5	1.5- 4.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	751	651	83.6	78.3-87.8	68	11.7	8.0-17.0	21	3.5	2.0- 5.9	6	0.6	0.3- 1.5	5	0.6	0.2- 1.5
Non-Veteran	5,040	4,140	77.0	74.8-79.1	537	12.6	11.1-14.3	207	5.8	4.7- 7.2	80	2.2	1.6- 3.0	76	2.4	1.5- 3.8

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

2,361

1,890

73.9

70.7-76.9

257

12.4

10.5-14.8

118

7.9

6.1-10.3

2.1

1.5- 3.1

3.6

2.2- 5.9

Female

3,955

3,331

81.6

79.3-83.6

414

12.5

10.7-14.5

125

3.3

2.5- 4.3

1.7

1.0- 2.8

0.9

0.6- 1.5

RACE

White

5,126

4,276

80.3

78.4-82.1

528

11.6

10.2-13.0

189

5.2

4.1- 6.5

1.6

1.1- 2.2

1.4

1.0- 1.9

African American

850

709

80.0

75.3-84.0

11.7

8.5-15.9

4.8

3.0- 7.5

2.0

0.9- 4.3

1.6

0.7- 3.7

Other Minorities

291

200

55.7

45.8-65.2

19.6

13.1-28.3

9.5

5.0-17.3

4.8

2.1-10.4

10.4

4.3-22.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

209

140

52.8

41.6-63.8

17.2

10.4-27.2

13.2

7.2-23.1

5.1

2.1-11.9

11.6

4.7-26.1

Non-Hispanic

6,086

5,065

79.9

78.1-81.6

638

12.1

10.8-13.5

221

4.9

3.9- 6.0

1.7

1.2- 2.3

1.5

1.1- 2.0

AGE

18-24

151

108

67.7

57.1-76.8

18.3

11.5-27.9

6.5

3.1-13.1

2.2

0.7- 6.3

5.2

1.5-17.2

25-34

575

418

68.1

62.0-73.5

17.1

13.0-22.1

7.1

4.3-11.3

3.4

1.7- 6.6

4.4

2.2- 8.4

35-44

1,001

735

72.4

68.2-76.3

155

14.5

11.9-17.6

9.5

6.8-13.3

1.8

0.9- 3.5

1.7

1.0- 2.9

45-54

1,274

1,010

78.8

75.4-81.7

155

12.2

10.0-14.8

5.2

3.6- 7.6

2.4

1.5- 3.7

1.5

0.8- 2.6

55-64

1,311

1,116

86.5

84.0-88.6

122

8.5

6.9-10.5

2.5

1.7- 3.7

1.1

0.5- 2.2

1.5

0.9- 2.6

65+

1,945

1,787

92.6

91.1-93.9

113

5.2

4.2- 6.5

1.4

0.8- 2.3

0.5

0.3- 1.1

0.3

0.1- 0.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

733

613

71.2

62.8-78.3

11.0

7.0-17.0

5.8

2.9-11.0

3.2

1.4- 7.1

8.9

4.2-17.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,709

1,429

79.4

75.6-82.7

158

11.7

9.1-14.9

5.3

3.6- 7.8

2.5

1.4- 4.2

1.1

0.7- 1.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,551

1,290

80.0

76.4-83.2

163

12.7

10.0-16.1

3.9

2.7- 5.5

1.4

0.8- 2.5

2.0

1.2- 3.3

College Graduate

2,315

1,882

77.6

74.8-80.2

285

13.4

11.5-15.4

100

6.6

4.8- 9.0

1.5

0.9- 2.4

0.9

0.5- 1.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

563

465

73.4

63.7-81.3

16.4

9.5-26.8

6.0

2.9-12.2

1.6

0.8- 3.2

2.6

1.2- 5.4

$15,000- 24,999

878

715

72.2

65.8-77.8

12.0

8.6-16.4

6.1

3.3-10.9

5.1

2.8- 9.3

4.7

2.1- 9.9

$25,000- 34,999

597

496

79.6

74.0-84.2

9.3

6.6-12.9

5.9

3.4-10.1

3.3

1.7- 6.6

1.9

0.8- 4.7

$35,000- 49,999

791

655

80.7

76.5-84.4

11.5

8.6-15.1

4.8

3.1- 7.4

1.2

0.6- 2.6

1.7

0.9- 3.3

$50,000-74,999

920

758

79.5

74.8-83.4

106

12.0

9.2-15.5

6.4

3.9-10.5

1.2

0.5- 2.9

0.9

0.3- 2.2

$75,000+

1,626

1,349

80.9

77.9-83.6

197

13.2

10.9-15.9

4.5

3.1- 6.4

0.7

0.4- 1.4

0.7

0.4- 1.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,075

1,861

88.0

85.1-90.4

111

5.9

4.1- 8.4

2.9

2.0- 4.1

1.7

0.9- 3.4

1.5

0.8- 2.8

4,175

3,309

74.3

71.9-76.6

553

15.0

13.3-16.8

178

6.3

5.0- 7.9

2.0

1.4- 2.8

2.5

1.5- 4.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

751

651

83.6

78.3-87.8

11.7

8.0-17.0

3.5

2.0- 5.9

0.6

0.3- 1.5

0.6

0.2- 1.5

Non-Veteran

5,040

4,140

77.0

74.8-79.1

537

12.6

11.1-14.3

207

5.8

4.7- 7.2

2.2

1.6- 3.0

2.4

1.5- 3.8

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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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