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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake 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
-Wake County 555 441 75.9 69.6-81.3 70 11.6 8.8-15.2 24 4.7 2.6- 8.3 12 2.6 1.2- 5.4 8 5.2 1.9-13.3
GENDER
Male 208 158 70.3 59.3-79.3 27 12.0 7.7-18.2 12 6.7 3.0-14.2 6 2.3 0.9- 5.6 5 8.8 2.8-24.2
Female 347 283 81.4 75.5-86.2 43 11.3 8.1-15.5 12 2.7 1.5- 4.9 6 2.8 0.9- 8.6 3 1.7 0.4- 7.5
RACE
White 434 348 79.6 74.1-84.1 55 12.0 8.9-16.0 19 5.7 3.0-10.6 7 1.5 0.7- 3.2 5 1.3 0.5- 3.4
Other 116 89 65.5 48.9-79.1 15 11.1 5.9-20.0 4 1.9 0.6- 5.8 5 5.6 1.7-16.6 3 15.9 5.1-39.8
AGE
18-44 199 151 72.2 62.0-80.5 27 11.6 7.6-17.3 12 5.6 2.5-12.1 4 2.4 0.7- 7.9 5 8.2 2.8-21.6
45+ 348 284 81.2 76.0-85.4 41 11.4 8.2-15.7 12 3.5 1.9- 6.5 8 2.8 1.2- 6.1 3 1.1 0.3- 3.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 111 87 64.1 45.2-79.3 13 9.0 4.2-18.2 2 1.0 0.2- 4.3 5 6.7 2.1-19.4 4 19.3 6.6-44.9
Some College + 444 354 79.4 74.2-83.8 57 12.4 9.3-16.4 22 5.8 3.1-10.4 7 1.3 0.6- 2.9 4 1.0 0.3- 3.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 158 123 71.4 58.2-81.7 14 7.4 4.0-13.4 9 4.7 2.3- 9.5 7 7.3 2.8-18.0 5 9.1 2.6-27.8
$50,000+ 321 256 79.5 73.1-84.6 50 14.6 10.7-19.7 11 5.1 2.2-11.3 3 0.5 0.2- 1.7 1 0.3 0.0- 1.9

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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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