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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Johnston County

Hypertension Awareness

Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you have high blood pressure?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes Yes, during pregnancy No Borderline high or pre-hypertensive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 13,252 5,387 31.5 30.2-32.9 107 1.2 0.9- 1.8 7,488 65.4 64.0-66.8 270 1.8 1.5- 2.2
-Johnston County 371 136 25.9 20.0-32.8 6 4.0 1.0-14.5 225 69.5 61.7-76.3 4 0.7 0.2- 1.9
GENDER
Male 139 51 29.6 19.5-42.0 0 0.0 . - . 87 70.1 57.7-80.2 1 0.3 0.0- 2.3
Female 232 85 22.7 17.0-29.6 6 7.4 1.9-24.7 138 68.9 58.5-77.7 3 0.9 0.3- 3.3
RACE
White 299 114 28.4 21.4-36.7 4 4.7 1.1-18.6 178 66.2 57.0-74.3 3 0.7 0.2- 2.4
Other 70 21 17.3 9.9-28.3 2 1.5 0.4- 6.0 46 80.6 69.2-88.5 1 0.6 0.1- 4.0
AGE
18-44 131 13 12.1 5.1-26.1 2 5.3 0.9-26.6 116 82.6 66.3-91.9 0 0.0 . - .
45+ 237 122 43.3 35.9-51.1 4 2.4 0.9- 6.4 107 52.8 44.9-60.5 4 1.5 0.5- 4.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 182 74 24.8 18.4-32.7 3 1.7 0.5- 5.6 104 73.2 65.1-79.9 1 0.3 0.0- 2.0
Some College + 188 62 26.8 18.0-38.0 3 5.8 1.1-25.8 120 66.4 54.0-76.9 3 1.0 0.3- 3.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 169 79 28.7 21.0-38.0 3 7.5 1.4-32.1 85 63.2 50.9-74.0 2 0.6 0.1- 2.4
$50,000+ 156 44 26.0 16.5-38.4 1 0.5 0.1- 3.7 110 72.9 60.6-82.5 1 0.6 0.1- 4.2

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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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