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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County 215 159 72.5 63.9-79.7 56 27.5 20.3-36.1
GENDER
Male 86 65 73.9 59.6-84.4 21 26.1 15.6-40.4
Female 129 94 71.1 60.7-79.6 35 28.9 20.4-39.3
RACE
White 144 106 73.8 64.5-81.3 38 26.2 18.7-35.5
Other 69 52 70.8 54.2-83.3 17 29.2 16.7-45.8
AGE
18-44 21 15 70.2 40.9-88.9 6 29.8 11.1-59.1
45+ 191 141 72.5 64.2-79.4 50 27.5 20.6-35.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 74 45 57.9 42.2-72.2 29 42.1 27.8-57.8
Some College + 141 114 81.8 72.8-88.2 27 18.2 11.8-27.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 103 72 70.5 56.6-81.3 31 29.5 18.7-43.4
$50,000+ 82 66 74.9 61.6-84.7 16 25.1 15.3-38.4

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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