BRFSS 2009 - Western North Carolina**: (About how long has it been since you last had your blood pressure taken by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Hypertension

About how long has it been since you last had your blood pressure taken by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional?

View results for a demographic group:

Select a different topic:

View results for a different geographical area:

	Total 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
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
-Western NC	2,651	2,194	78.4	75.8-80.8	259	10.5	9.0-12.2	92	5.2	3.9- 6.8	49	2.4	1.7- 3.3	57	3.5	2.3- 5.4
GENDER
Male	1,012	789	71.9	67.4-76.0	103	11.0	8.7-13.9	54	7.3	5.1-10.3	28	3.3	2.1- 5.0	38	6.5	4.0-10.5
Female	1,639	1,405	84.2	81.5-86.6	156	10.1	8.3-12.2	38	3.3	2.1- 5.1	21	1.6	0.9- 2.8	19	0.9	0.5- 1.5
RACE
White	2,449	2,038	80.3	77.8-82.6	234	10.1	8.6-11.9	81	4.1	3.1- 5.4	46	2.3	1.6- 3.4	50	3.1	1.9- 4.9
African American	72	56	68.5	50.5-82.3	12	14.0	7.0-25.8	2	9.4	2.4-30.3	1	3.3	0.5-20.2	1	4.8	0.7-27.1
Other Minorities	119	92	53.6	38.2-68.3	11	14.0	6.6-27.0	8	19.5	8.8-37.8	2	2.3	0.6- 9.0	6	10.6	3.1-30.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	48	37	60.6	37.5-79.8	5	5.6	1.9-15.3	3	15.3	4.3-42.2	1	2.0	0.3-13.2	2	16.5	4.2-47.0
Non-Hispanic	2,597	2,153	79.0	76.4-81.3	253	10.7	9.1-12.4	88	4.8	3.7- 6.4	48	2.4	1.7- 3.4	55	3.1	2.0- 4.9
AGE
18-24	77	48	62.9	47.0-76.4	14	14.7	7.8-26.0	9	11.2	5.4-21.8	3	3.0	0.9-10.0	3	8.2	2.0-27.6
25-34	177	132	72.4	63.3-80.0	21	11.6	7.3-18.1	9	6.9	3.0-15.1	7	3.3	1.3- 7.9	8	5.7	2.7-11.9
35-44	323	231	69.9	62.8-76.1	51	15.3	11.2-20.4	17	5.5	3.2- 9.5	8	3.2	1.5- 6.5	16	6.1	2.9-12.4
45-54	472	371	78.0	73.0-82.2	46	8.8	6.4-12.0	26	7.5	4.8-11.6	16	3.1	1.8- 5.5	13	2.6	1.4- 4.9
55-64	624	524	84.6	81.0-87.6	63	9.7	7.4-12.6	18	2.7	1.6- 4.5	9	2.0	0.8- 4.5	10	1.1	0.5- 2.3
65+	958	873	91.4	89.2-93.2	59	6.1	4.6- 8.1	13	1.2	0.6- 2.3	6	0.6	0.2- 1.3	7	0.7	0.3- 1.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	351	295	71.4	60.9-79.9	31	12.7	8.1-19.2	5	0.8	0.3- 2.1	6	2.7	1.1- 6.6	14	12.5	5.6-25.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	858	712	76.2	71.5-80.4	69	8.2	6.0-11.0	36	8.3	5.4-12.6	18	3.7	2.1- 6.4	23	3.6	2.2- 5.7
Some Post-H.S.	661	550	81.8	76.9-85.8	71	11.6	8.5-15.7	18	3.9	2.1- 7.1	10	1.2	0.6- 2.5	12	1.5	0.7- 3.2
College Graduate	777	633	80.6	76.7-84.0	88	11.2	8.8-14.2	33	4.9	3.3- 7.3	15	1.8	1.0- 3.2	8	1.5	0.5- 3.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	342	295	74.1	62.3-83.2	20	8.6	4.8-15.1	11	4.0	1.6- 9.5	6	4.3	1.5-11.9	10	8.9	2.8-25.2
$15,000- 24,999	486	386	74.0	67.2-79.8	54	12.4	8.7-17.3	15	3.6	1.8- 7.1	14	4.2	2.3- 7.5	17	5.9	2.6-12.7
$25,000- 34,999	333	272	76.2	69.2-82.0	31	9.9	6.3-15.3	20	9.8	5.8-16.1	4	1.4	0.5- 3.9	6	2.7	1.1- 6.1
$35,000- 49,999	354	289	74.3	66.9-80.6	37	13.1	8.6-19.7	13	6.2	3.1-12.0	10	3.4	1.7- 6.4	5	2.9	1.0- 8.4
$50,000-74,999	349	297	86.8	82.2-90.4	36	8.8	6.1-12.7	7	2.4	1.1- 5.3	4	0.8	0.3- 2.3	5	1.1	0.4- 3.0
$75,000+	390	318	83.3	78.1-87.5	46	10.8	7.6-15.1	17	4.3	2.5- 7.4	4	0.7	0.2- 2.6	5	0.9	0.4- 2.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,022	926	88.4	85.2-91.0	57	6.4	4.6- 8.8	22	3.2	1.8- 5.4	6	0.7	0.3- 1.8	11	1.4	0.5- 3.4
No	1,605	1,247	73.7	70.2-77.0	200	12.5	10.4-14.8	69	6.1	4.4- 8.4	43	3.1	2.2- 4.6	46	4.6	2.8- 7.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	335	296	88.0	83.0-91.6	22	6.1	3.9- 9.5	6	2.1	0.8- 5.5	7	2.7	1.1- 6.8	4	1.1	0.3- 3.7
Non-Veteran	2,095	1,704	76.7	73.7-79.5	219	11.4	9.7-13.5	81	5.5	4.1- 7.3	40	2.4	1.6- 3.5	51	3.9	2.5- 6.2

Total
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

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

-Western NC

2,651

2,194

78.4

75.8-80.8

259

10.5

9.0-12.2

5.2

3.9- 6.8

2.4

1.7- 3.3

3.5

2.3- 5.4

GENDER

Male

1,012

789

71.9

67.4-76.0

103

11.0

8.7-13.9

7.3

5.1-10.3

3.3

2.1- 5.0

6.5

4.0-10.5

Female

1,639

1,405

84.2

81.5-86.6

156

10.1

8.3-12.2

3.3

2.1- 5.1

1.6

0.9- 2.8

0.9

0.5- 1.5

RACE

White

2,449

2,038

80.3

77.8-82.6

234

10.1

8.6-11.9

4.1

3.1- 5.4

2.3

1.6- 3.4

3.1

1.9- 4.9

African American

68.5

50.5-82.3

14.0

7.0-25.8

9.4

2.4-30.3

3.3

0.5-20.2

4.8

0.7-27.1

Other Minorities

119

53.6

38.2-68.3

14.0

6.6-27.0

19.5

8.8-37.8

2.3

0.6- 9.0

10.6

3.1-30.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

60.6

37.5-79.8

5.6

1.9-15.3

15.3

4.3-42.2

2.0

0.3-13.2

16.5

4.2-47.0

Non-Hispanic

2,597

2,153

79.0

76.4-81.3

253

10.7

9.1-12.4

4.8

3.7- 6.4

2.4

1.7- 3.4

3.1

2.0- 4.9

AGE

18-24

62.9

47.0-76.4

14.7

7.8-26.0

11.2

5.4-21.8

3.0

0.9-10.0

8.2

2.0-27.6

25-34

177

132

72.4

63.3-80.0

11.6

7.3-18.1

6.9

3.0-15.1

3.3

1.3- 7.9

5.7

2.7-11.9

35-44

323

231

69.9

62.8-76.1

15.3

11.2-20.4

5.5

3.2- 9.5

3.2

1.5- 6.5

6.1

2.9-12.4

45-54

472

371

78.0

73.0-82.2

8.8

6.4-12.0

7.5

4.8-11.6

3.1

1.8- 5.5

2.6

1.4- 4.9

55-64

624

524

84.6

81.0-87.6

9.7

7.4-12.6

2.7

1.6- 4.5

2.0

0.8- 4.5

1.1

0.5- 2.3

65+

958

873

91.4

89.2-93.2

6.1

4.6- 8.1

1.2

0.6- 2.3

0.6

0.2- 1.3

0.7

0.3- 1.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

351

295

71.4

60.9-79.9

12.7

8.1-19.2

0.8

0.3- 2.1

2.7

1.1- 6.6

12.5

5.6-25.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

858

712

76.2

71.5-80.4

8.2

6.0-11.0

8.3

5.4-12.6

3.7

2.1- 6.4

3.6

2.2- 5.7

Some Post-H.S.

661

550

81.8

76.9-85.8

11.6

8.5-15.7

3.9

2.1- 7.1

1.2

0.6- 2.5

1.5

0.7- 3.2

College Graduate

777

633

80.6

76.7-84.0

11.2

8.8-14.2

4.9

3.3- 7.3

1.8

1.0- 3.2

1.5

0.5- 3.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

342

295

74.1

62.3-83.2

8.6

4.8-15.1

4.0

1.6- 9.5

4.3

1.5-11.9

8.9

2.8-25.2

$15,000- 24,999

486

386

74.0

67.2-79.8

12.4

8.7-17.3

3.6

1.8- 7.1

4.2

2.3- 7.5

5.9

2.6-12.7

$25,000- 34,999

333

272

76.2

69.2-82.0

9.9

6.3-15.3

9.8

5.8-16.1

1.4

0.5- 3.9

2.7

1.1- 6.1

$35,000- 49,999

354

289

74.3

66.9-80.6

13.1

8.6-19.7

6.2

3.1-12.0

3.4

1.7- 6.4

2.9

1.0- 8.4

$50,000-74,999

349

297

86.8

82.2-90.4

8.8

6.1-12.7

2.4

1.1- 5.3

0.8

0.3- 2.3

1.1

0.4- 3.0

$75,000+

390

318

83.3

78.1-87.5

10.8

7.6-15.1

4.3

2.5- 7.4

0.7

0.2- 2.6

0.9

0.4- 2.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,022

926

88.4

85.2-91.0

6.4

4.6- 8.8

3.2

1.8- 5.4

0.7

0.3- 1.8

1.4

0.5- 3.4

1,605

1,247

73.7

70.2-77.0

200

12.5

10.4-14.8

6.1

4.4- 8.4

3.1

2.2- 4.6

4.6

2.8- 7.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

335

296

88.0

83.0-91.6

6.1

3.9- 9.5

2.1

0.8- 5.5

2.7

1.1- 6.8

1.1

0.3- 3.7

Non-Veteran

2,095

1,704

76.7

73.7-79.5

219

11.4

9.7-13.5

5.5

4.1- 7.3

2.4

1.6- 3.5

3.9

2.5- 6.2

Back to Hypertension.

^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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
**Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

This page was generated on 09JUN10.