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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Rowan County

Hypertension Awareness

Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you have high blood pressure?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes Yes, during pregnancy No Borderline high or pre-hypertensive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,749 5,692 28.8 27.8-29.8 89 0.7 0.5- 0.9 8,596 68.1 67.0-69.1 372 2.4 2.1- 2.8
-Rowan County 449 160 28.9 24.0-34.4 2 0.7 0.2- 2.7 280 69.5 63.9-74.5 7 0.9 0.4- 2.2
GENDER
Male 187 68 31.2 23.6-40.0 0 0.0 . - . 115 67.4 58.6-75.2 4 1.3 0.5- 3.8
Female 262 92 26.5 20.8-33.1 2 1.4 0.3- 5.4 165 71.6 64.8-77.6 3 0.5 0.2- 1.7
RACE
White 383 132 27.6 22.6-33.3 2 0.8 0.2- 3.4 244 70.8 65.0-76.0 5 0.8 0.3- 2.0
Other 64 28 34.9 21.7-50.9 0 0.0 . - . 34 63.4 47.5-76.8 2 1.7 0.3- 8.1
AGE
18-44 129 21 15.8 9.6-25.0 1 0.8 0.1- 5.3 107 83.4 74.2-89.8 0 0.0 . - .
45+ 316 137 41.8 35.8-48.2 1 0.6 0.1- 4.0 171 55.7 49.3-61.8 7 1.9 0.8- 4.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 212 84 32.2 24.9-40.5 0 0.0 . - . 125 67.1 58.7-74.5 3 0.7 0.2- 2.9
Some College + 237 76 25.3 19.2-32.6 2 1.4 0.3- 5.6 155 72.1 64.7-78.5 4 1.2 0.4- 3.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 264 102 30.6 24.0-38.1 2 1.2 0.3- 4.6 157 67.6 60.0-74.4 3 0.6 0.2- 2.3
$50,000+ 133 39 24.4 16.8-34.1 0 0.0 . - . 92 74.4 64.7-82.2 2 1.2 0.3- 5.1

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^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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