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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Robeson 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
-Robeson County 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
GENDER
Male 124 98 73.3 61.9-82.2 9 9.8 4.8-19.2 6 4.9 2.0-11.7 7 8.9 3.7-19.7 4 3.0 1.1- 8.1
Female 218 189 83.8 76.7-89.1 12 6.8 3.7-12.3 8 5.2 2.3-11.2 4 2.1 0.7- 6.0 5 2.1 0.8- 5.4
RACE
White 123 104 84.2 75.1-90.4 8 7.6 3.6-15.3 4 3.0 1.1- 7.9 5 4.1 1.5-10.7 2 1.2 0.3- 4.6
Other 216 181 75.9 67.1-82.9 12 8.5 4.5-15.5 10 6.2 3.1-12.0 6 6.3 2.6-14.5 7 3.3 1.5- 7.1
AGE
18-44 98 72 72.1 60.2-81.5 12 12.3 6.5-21.9 4 5.1 1.8-13.5 7 8.7 3.6-19.5 3 1.9 0.5- 6.6
45+ 243 214 85.0 78.9-89.5 9 4.4 2.3- 8.4 10 5.1 2.7- 9.4 4 2.4 0.8- 6.7 6 3.2 1.3- 7.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 202 164 76.1 67.3-83.1 11 5.4 2.8- 9.9 11 7.4 3.8-13.8 9 7.8 3.5-16.6 7 3.3 1.5- 7.3
Some College + 139 122 82.3 71.5-89.7 10 12.8 6.4-23.9 3 1.6 0.5- 5.1 2 1.9 0.5- 7.5 2 1.4 0.3- 6.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 247 202 75.8 67.6-82.5 16 8.3 4.7-14.4 14 7.0 3.9-12.5 8 6.2 2.7-13.9 7 2.6 1.1- 5.6
$50,000+ 53 48 88.3 73.8-95.3 4 9.6 3.4-24.2 0 0.0 . - . 1 2.2 0.3-13.8 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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