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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wayne 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
-Wayne County 359 302 79.3 71.9-85.2 31 12.4 7.7-19.5 14 5.6 2.8-11.0 8 1.4 0.6- 3.3 4 1.2 0.4- 3.3
GENDER
Male 118 98 73.7 59.8-84.0 11 16.9 8.5-30.9 6 7.5 2.7-19.1 1 0.4 0.1- 2.7 2 1.6 0.4- 6.1
Female 241 204 84.2 77.4-89.3 20 8.6 4.9-14.4 8 4.0 1.8- 8.8 7 2.3 0.9- 5.7 2 0.9 0.2- 3.8
RACE
White 223 190 82.9 73.7-89.4 18 11.7 6.1-21.3 7 3.2 1.3- 7.5 7 1.7 0.7- 4.1 1 0.5 0.1- 3.7
Other 135 112 74.1 61.1-83.9 12 13.1 6.1-25.7 7 9.5 3.7-22.3 1 1.0 0.1- 6.8 3 2.3 0.7- 7.3
AGE
18-44 101 76 73.6 61.0-83.3 13 14.5 7.4-26.5 7 8.5 3.4-19.4 3 1.9 0.6- 6.1 2 1.4 0.4- 5.7
45+ 255 224 85.5 76.5-91.4 17 9.6 4.5-19.3 7 2.9 1.2- 7.2 5 0.9 0.3- 2.6 2 1.0 0.3- 4.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 179 153 82.6 72.9-89.3 8 4.6 1.9-10.7 10 9.4 4.3-19.4 4 1.0 0.3- 2.9 4 2.4 0.9- 6.4
Some College + 180 149 75.9 64.2-84.8 23 20.5 12.1-32.7 4 1.7 0.5- 5.2 4 1.9 0.6- 5.8 0 0.0 . - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 204 167 72.9 61.6-81.9 17 13.9 7.1-25.5 11 9.1 4.0-19.2 5 1.6 0.5- 4.6 4 2.5 0.9- 6.7
$50,000+ 92 77 85.5 75.8-91.7 11 10.6 5.5-19.3 3 3.4 1.0-10.9 1 0.5 0.1- 3.8 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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