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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 -
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
-Mecklenburg County 222 141 67.7 59.9-74.6 81 32.3 25.4-40.1
GENDER
Male 84 54 65.3 52.9-75.9 30 34.7 24.1-47.1
Female 138 87 70.1 60.5-78.2 51 29.9 21.8-39.5
RACE
White 142 82 60.8 50.5-70.2 60 39.2 29.8-49.5
Other 80 59 77.2 65.2-86.0 21 22.8 14.0-34.8
AGE
18-44 26 16 68.1 46.0-84.3 10 31.9 15.7-54.0
45+ 196 125 67.5 59.6-74.6 71 32.5 25.4-40.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 76 44 67.3 53.5-78.6 32 32.7 21.4-46.5
Some College + 144 97 69.0 59.3-77.3 47 31.0 22.7-40.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 109 74 75.8 65.4-83.9 35 24.2 16.1-34.6
$50,000+ 73 50 66.1 52.8-77.3 23 33.9 22.7-47.2

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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