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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 -
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
-Johnston County 128 97 78.5 67.6-86.4 31 21.5 13.6-32.4
GENDER
Male 48 37 81.9 63.7-92.1 11 18.1 7.9-36.3
Female 80 60 74.6 62.1-84.0 20 25.4 16.0-37.9
RACE
White 108 83 79.2 67.0-87.7 25 20.8 12.3-33.0
Other 19 14 76.5 51.9-90.8 5 23.5 9.2-48.1
AGE
18-44 12 11 95.5 70.1-99.5 1 4.5 0.5-29.9
45+ 115 85 72.2 61.1-81.1 30 27.8 18.9-38.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 68 50 76.1 62.7-85.8 18 23.9 14.2-37.3
Some College + 60 47 80.1 63.2-90.4 13 19.9 9.6-36.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 75 56 72.2 57.5-83.3 19 27.8 16.7-42.5
$50,000+ 43 38 89.2 73.3-96.2 5 10.8 3.8-26.7

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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