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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Iredell 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 5,098 3,274 66.9 64.6-69.0 1,824 33.1 31.0-35.4
-Iredell County 182 123 71.7 61.5-80.1 59 28.3 19.9-38.5
GENDER
Male 78 57 75.1 58.5-86.6 21 24.9 13.4-41.5
Female 104 66 67.2 56.8-76.1 38 32.8 23.9-43.2
RACE
White 150 99 73.2 62.9-81.4 51 26.8 18.6-37.1
Other 32 24 65.8 38.1-85.8 8 34.2 14.2-61.9
AGE
18-44 15 11 78.3 43.4-94.4 4 21.7 5.6-56.6
45+ 166 111 69.1 60.9-76.3 55 30.9 23.7-39.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 91 64 66.6 51.5-78.9 27 33.4 21.1-48.5
Some College + 91 59 75.5 62.5-85.1 32 24.5 14.9-37.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 91 61 71.0 53.5-83.8 30 29.0 16.2-46.5
$50,000+ 58 39 72.3 58.4-82.9 19 27.7 17.1-41.6

Back to Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*.

*Asked only of those who report having high blood pressure

^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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