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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe County

Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*

Has a doctor or health professional ever advised you to do any of the following to help lower or control your high blood pressure -
change your eating habits?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,493 3,756 69.9 68.2-71.5 1,737 30.1 28.5-31.8
-Buncombe County 123 78 65.1 55.0-74.0 45 34.9 26.0-45.0
GENDER
Male 45 29 65.5 49.0-78.9 16 34.5 21.1-51.0
Female 78 49 64.8 52.1-75.7 29 35.2 24.3-47.9
RACE
White 108 69 65.9 55.3-75.2 39 34.1 24.8-44.7
Other 15 9 57.5 28.8-81.9 6 42.5 18.1-71.2
AGE
18-44 11 9 78.5 42.9-94.7 2 21.5 5.3-57.1
45+ 110 68 62.6 52.1-72.0 42 37.4 28.0-47.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 46 29 70.1 53.8-82.5 17 29.9 17.5-46.2
Some College + 76 48 61.2 48.4-72.6 28 38.8 27.4-51.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 72 44 62.7 49.2-74.6 28 37.3 25.4-50.8
$50,000+ 31 25 80.1 60.5-91.3 6 19.9 8.7-39.5

Back to Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*.

*Asked only of those who report having high blood pressure

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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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