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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County 225 62 34.3 26.1-43.5 87 36.3 29.0-44.2 76 29.4 22.9-36.9
GENDER
Male 85 32 42.0 30.0-55.1 33 33.7 23.5-45.6 20 24.3 15.5-35.9
Female 140 30 26.7 16.7-39.9 54 38.9 29.1-49.7 56 34.4 25.4-44.7
RACE
White 145 38 32.0 22.4-43.5 67 46.3 36.4-56.6 40 21.6 15.0-30.1
Other 80 24 37.4 24.3-52.6 20 22.5 13.7-34.6 36 40.1 28.1-53.5
AGE
18-44 26 10 48.6 26.4-71.3 13 39.7 20.8-62.3 3 11.7 3.7-31.6
45+ 199 52 30.0 22.7-38.4 74 35.3 28.1-43.1 73 34.7 27.4-42.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 76 21 37.8 23.8-54.3 21 27.9 17.0-42.3 34 34.2 22.8-47.8
Some College + 147 41 32.9 23.4-44.1 66 41.5 32.3-51.3 40 25.6 18.0-35.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 109 29 36.3 24.1-50.6 35 32.1 21.8-44.5 45 31.6 22.2-42.8
$50,000+ 75 25 32.0 21.7-44.4 36 45.5 33.7-57.9 14 22.5 13.3-35.5

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*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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