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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 -
take medication?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,115 4,706 87.5 85.3-89.4 409 12.5 10.6-14.7
-Johnston County 129 120 76.8 52.6-90.8 9 23.2 9.2-47.4
GENDER
Male 48 42 60.9 30.9-84.5 6 39.1 15.5-69.1
Female 81 78 94.6 83.1-98.4 3 5.4 1.6-16.9
RACE
White 109 100 73.4 47.9-89.3 9 26.6 10.7-52.1
Other 19 19 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
AGE
18-44 12 6 23.9 6.4-59.1 6 76.1 40.9-93.6
45+ 116 114 96.2 85.8-99.1 2 3.8 0.9-14.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 69 66 89.3 66.7-97.2 3 10.7 2.8-33.3
Some College + 60 54 68.0 36.1-88.9 6 32.0 11.1-63.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 76 74 97.7 90.3-99.5 2 2.3 0.5- 9.7
$50,000+ 43 36 55.9 28.0-80.5 7 44.1 19.5-72.0

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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