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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Pitt 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
-Pitt County 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
GENDER
Male 114 94 72.9 55.2-85.5 9 16.4 6.2-36.6 6 4.1 1.6-10.4 5 6.6 1.6-23.7 0 0.0 . - .
Female 231 195 83.8 77.1-88.8 26 11.3 7.2-17.5 7 3.2 1.5- 6.9 2 1.4 0.3- 5.7 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1
RACE
White 236 200 77.8 64.9-86.9 23 14.3 6.8-27.8 8 2.8 1.3- 5.9 5 5.1 1.4-17.1 0 0.0 . - .
Other 109 89 81.1 69.9-88.9 12 12.2 6.0-23.3 5 5.0 1.9-12.7 2 1.2 0.3- 4.6 1 0.5 0.1- 3.3
AGE
18-44 90 67 67.3 50.7-80.5 16 22.5 11.1-40.2 4 3.8 1.3-10.5 3 6.4 1.5-24.0 0 0.0 . - .
45+ 254 221 88.5 83.8-91.9 19 6.3 3.9-10.0 9 3.5 1.7- 6.8 4 1.4 0.5- 3.9 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 121 102 78.4 57.0-90.9 12 16.7 5.4-41.4 2 1.3 0.3- 5.3 4 3.0 1.0- 9.1 1 0.5 0.1- 3.4
Some College + 224 187 79.3 70.2-86.2 23 11.9 7.3-18.7 11 4.8 2.5- 9.2 3 4.0 0.8-17.5 0 0.0 . - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 173 143 76.6 62.1-86.7 20 17.7 8.3-33.7 6 3.7 1.5- 9.1 4 2.0 0.6- 6.1 0 0.0 . - .
$50,000+ 124 104 79.3 65.9-88.4 12 10.0 5.5-17.6 5 3.5 1.4- 8.5 3 7.2 1.5-28.1 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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