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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 -
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
-Orange County 108 95 83.2 70.5-91.1 13 16.8 8.9-29.5
GENDER
Male 44 38 84.9 68.3-93.6 6 15.1 6.4-31.7
Female 64 57 81.8 61.5-92.6 7 18.2 7.4-38.5
RACE
White 77 69 89.0 77.2-95.0 8 11.0 5.0-22.8
Other 27 23 76.6 49.2-91.7 4 23.4 8.3-50.8
AGE
18-44 6 2 29.3 6.6-70.8 4 70.7 29.2-93.4
45+ 97 88 90.9 81.6-95.7 9 9.1 4.3-18.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 40 34 75.4 50.6-90.2 6 24.6 9.8-49.4
Some College + 67 60 87.7 74.3-94.6 7 12.3 5.4-25.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 34 31 88.5 64.5-97.0 3 11.5 3.0-35.5
$50,000+ 46 38 81.5 64.9-91.4 8 18.5 8.6-35.1

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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