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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Iredell County

Hypertension Awareness

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,380 4,684 81.6 79.4-83.6 696 18.4 16.4-20.6
-Iredell County 193 168 81.0 71.0-88.1 25 19.0 11.9-29.0
GENDER
Male 80 66 77.6 60.9-88.5 14 22.4 11.5-39.1
Female 113 102 85.3 74.5-92.0 11 14.7 8.0-25.5
RACE
White 160 143 86.4 77.8-92.1 17 13.6 7.9-22.2
Other 33 25 59.6 35.1-80.1 8 40.4 19.9-64.9
AGE
18-44 16 7 58.6 25.9-85.1 9 41.4 14.9-74.1
45+ 176 160 88.8 82.0-93.3 16 11.2 6.7-18.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 95 83 76.2 59.2-87.6 12 23.8 12.4-40.8
Some College + 98 85 84.4 72.4-91.8 13 15.6 8.2-27.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 98 86 79.2 62.1-89.9 12 20.8 10.1-37.9
$50,000+ 59 50 80.7 66.2-90.0 9 19.3 10.0-33.8

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^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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