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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange County

Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*

Are YOU now doing any of the following to help lower or control your high blood pressure -
changing your eating habits?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,114 3,820 74.7 72.4-76.8 1,294 25.3 23.2-27.6
-Orange County 109 74 71.3 59.6-80.7 35 28.7 19.3-40.4
GENDER
Male 44 31 73.2 56.6-85.1 13 26.8 14.9-43.4
Female 65 43 69.7 52.9-82.5 22 30.3 17.5-47.1
RACE
White 78 50 70.4 58.3-80.1 28 29.6 19.9-41.7
Other 27 22 72.3 45.8-89.0 5 27.7 11.0-54.2
AGE
18-44 6 5 68.7 20.3-95.0 1 31.3 5.0-79.7
45+ 98 66 71.9 60.6-81.0 32 28.1 19.0-39.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 41 26 62.5 41.9-79.4 15 37.5 20.6-58.1
Some College + 67 47 76.3 63.1-85.9 20 23.7 14.1-36.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 35 25 78.2 58.4-90.1 10 21.8 9.9-41.6
$50,000+ 46 34 77.6 62.5-87.8 12 22.4 12.2-37.5

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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