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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Durham 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
-Durham County 120 88 67.3 55.9-77.0 32 32.7 23.0-44.1
GENDER
Male 33 24 70.3 51.1-84.3 9 29.7 15.7-48.9
Female 87 64 65.9 51.6-77.8 23 34.1 22.2-48.4
RACE
White 68 50 72.5 59.2-82.8 18 27.5 17.2-40.8
Other 52 38 63.1 45.9-77.5 14 36.9 22.5-54.1
AGE
18-44 14 10 59.0 27.9-84.2 4 41.0 15.8-72.1
45+ 105 77 69.2 58.3-78.4 28 30.8 21.6-41.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 45 36 72.2 52.5-86.0 9 27.8 14.0-47.5
Some College + 75 52 64.5 50.1-76.7 23 35.5 23.3-49.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 62 47 68.4 51.4-81.6 15 31.6 18.4-48.6
$50,000+ 41 30 73.5 55.9-85.8 11 26.5 14.2-44.1

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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