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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Johnston 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 -
reduce alcohol use?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No Do not drink
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,112 984 23.1 21.2-25.2 1,486 31.5 29.2-33.8 2,642 45.4 43.1-47.7
-Johnston County 129 27 34.9 19.9-53.7 27 20.0 12.3-30.8 75 45.2 31.8-59.3
GENDER
Male 48 15 51.9 28.3-74.7 16 25.5 12.4-45.3 17 22.6 11.0-40.8
Female 81 12 15.9 8.8-27.0 11 13.8 7.1-25.2 58 70.3 57.5-80.6
RACE
White 109 24 38.3 21.7-58.3 25 21.3 12.6-33.6 60 40.4 26.8-55.6
Other 19 3 11.6 3.6-31.8 2 11.5 2.5-39.7 14 76.9 52.1-91.1
AGE
18-44 12 5 71.8 35.4-92.2 2 7.2 1.3-31.2 5 21.0 5.4-55.5
45+ 116 22 21.8 14.1-32.0 25 24.7 16.0-35.9 69 53.6 42.5-64.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 69 9 19.9 9.2-37.9 15 21.5 12.3-35.0 45 58.6 42.9-72.6
Some College + 60 18 45.5 23.6-69.3 12 18.9 8.8-35.8 30 35.6 19.9-55.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 76 11 14.6 7.6-26.0 14 20.3 10.7-35.0 51 65.2 50.7-77.3
$50,000+ 43 16 56.4 32.5-77.6 8 16.1 6.7-33.8 19 27.5 13.6-47.8

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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