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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange 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
-Orange County 108 57 55.0 43.6-65.8 51 45.0 34.2-56.4
GENDER
Male 44 20 49.7 34.0-65.4 24 50.3 34.6-66.0
Female 64 37 59.3 42.9-73.8 27 40.7 26.2-57.1
RACE
White 77 38 54.2 41.7-66.1 39 45.8 33.9-58.3
Other 27 18 57.0 34.2-77.2 9 43.0 22.8-65.8
AGE
18-44 6 5 68.7 20.3-95.0 1 31.3 5.0-79.7
45+ 97 49 52.3 40.8-63.5 48 47.7 36.5-59.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 40 23 58.7 38.8-76.1 17 41.3 23.9-61.2
Some College + 67 34 53.6 39.6-66.9 33 46.4 33.1-60.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 34 20 63.4 43.2-79.7 14 36.6 20.3-56.8
$50,000+ 46 26 56.3 39.7-71.6 20 43.7 28.4-60.3

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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