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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Union 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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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
-Union County 343 281 79.6 72.9-85.1 39 11.1 7.8-15.5 15 5.8 3.1-10.6 6 3.1 0.9-10.9 2 0.4 0.1- 1.6
GENDER
Male 110 94 83.0 71.8-90.3 10 8.6 4.3-16.2 5 8.0 2.9-20.1 1 0.4 0.1- 3.1 0 0.0 . - .
Female 233 187 77.6 68.6-84.6 29 12.6 8.3-18.8 10 4.3 2.1- 8.6 5 4.8 1.2-17.2 2 0.6 0.2- 2.5
RACE
White 298 246 80.9 74.4-86.1 35 12.0 8.3-17.1 12 5.9 2.9-11.7 3 0.7 0.2- 2.2 2 0.5 0.1- 1.9
Other 45 35 74.1 50.7-88.8 4 6.9 2.2-19.6 3 5.1 1.4-17.0 3 13.9 3.0-45.3 0 0.0 . - .
AGE
18-44 132 99 73.8 62.8-82.5 20 13.4 8.4-20.8 9 7.9 3.6-16.4 3 4.5 0.9-19.3 1 0.4 0.1- 2.6
45+ 208 179 87.2 81.4-91.4 19 8.0 4.8-13.0 6 3.0 1.2- 6.9 3 1.4 0.4- 4.2 1 0.4 0.1- 2.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 118 99 81.1 69.9-88.9 11 10.0 5.0-19.0 5 7.0 2.4-18.6 2 1.3 0.3- 5.2 1 0.5 0.1- 3.8
Some College + 225 182 78.9 70.1-85.7 28 11.6 7.7-17.2 10 5.1 2.3-10.9 4 4.1 0.9-16.3 1 0.3 0.0- 2.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 133 108 76.9 65.8-85.2 14 12.7 7.0-22.0 8 8.7 3.6-19.5 2 1.2 0.3- 4.8 1 0.5 0.1- 3.8
$50,000+ 169 147 88.5 82.3-92.7 17 8.4 5.0-13.7 4 2.8 1.0- 7.4 1 0.4 0.1- 2.5 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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