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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 -
take medication?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,115 4,706 87.5 85.3-89.4 409 12.5 10.6-14.7
-Iredell County 182 167 87.5 77.3-93.5 15 12.5 6.5-22.7
GENDER
Male 78 69 84.4 67.3-93.4 9 15.6 6.6-32.7
Female 104 98 91.5 80.9-96.5 6 8.5 3.5-19.1
RACE
White 151 140 91.2 83.2-95.6 11 8.8 4.4-16.8
Other 31 27 71.9 39.9-90.8 4 28.1 9.2-60.1
AGE
18-44 15 9 68.1 34.0-89.9 6 31.9 10.1-66.0
45+ 166 157 94.3 88.4-97.3 9 5.7 2.7-11.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 91 86 85.4 64.1-95.0 5 14.6 5.0-35.9
Some College + 91 81 89.0 78.3-94.8 10 11.0 5.2-21.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 91 84 85.2 66.4-94.4 7 14.8 5.6-33.6
$50,000+ 58 53 89.2 75.2-95.8 5 10.8 4.2-24.8

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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