2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 4 Demographics

Hypertension Screening

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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  Total
Respond.^
Within the past 6 months 6 to 12 months ago 1 to 2 years ago 2 or more years ago or never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,788 3,178 80.8 79.0-82.5 346 10.2 9.0-11.6 126 4.2 3.4- 5.2 138 4.8 3.8- 5.9
Region 4 412 340 79.9 74.8-84.1 41 11.2 8.0-15.5 15 4.3 2.4- 7.4 16 4.6 2.7- 7.8
GENDER
Male 197 151 72.3 64.1-79.2 27 16.2 10.7-23.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 215 189 86.6 80.2-91.2 14 6.8 3.7-11.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 284 240 82.5 76.5-87.2 26 9.7 6.3-14.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 130 101 77.2 68.0-84.4 17 12.4 7.2-20.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-64 162 127 76.0 67.5-82.9 16 10.8 6.4-17.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65+ 115 109 92.6 81.4-97.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 136 110 77.7 68.3-85.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some College + 276 230 81.3 75.2-86.1 31 12.1 8.2-17.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 170 139 77.8 69.0-84.7 17 11.8 6.8-19.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000+ 170 143 82.8 75.3-88.4 16 10.0 5.9-16.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^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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