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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Johnston County

Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*

Are YOU now doing any of the following to help lower or control your high blood pressure -
changing your eating habits?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,114 3,820 74.7 72.4-76.8 1,294 25.3 23.2-27.6
-Johnston County 127 98 81.7 71.7-88.8 29 18.3 11.2-28.3
GENDER
Male 46 34 81.1 63.0-91.6 12 18.9 8.4-37.0
Female 81 64 82.3 71.6-89.6 17 17.7 10.4-28.4
RACE
White 108 81 80.3 68.8-88.3 27 19.7 11.7-31.2
Other 19 17 91.6 71.2-98.0 2 8.4 2.0-28.8
AGE
18-44 12 11 91.9 55.3-99.0 1 8.1 1.0-44.7
45+ 114 86 77.9 68.1-85.4 28 22.1 14.6-31.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 68 52 81.8 70.4-89.4 16 18.2 10.6-29.6
Some College + 59 46 81.7 65.3-91.3 13 18.3 8.7-34.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 75 56 79.8 68.4-87.8 19 20.2 12.2-31.6
$50,000+ 43 37 85.8 67.3-94.7 6 14.2 5.3-32.7

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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