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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Pitt County

Hypertension Awareness

Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you have high blood pressure?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes Yes, during pregnancy No Borderline high or pre-hypertensive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 13,252 5,387 31.5 30.2-32.9 107 1.2 0.9- 1.8 7,488 65.4 64.0-66.8 270 1.8 1.5- 2.2
-Pitt County 372 148 30.6 25.1-36.6 3 0.4 0.1- 1.3 212 66.6 60.4-72.3 9 2.4 1.2- 4.8
GENDER
Male 123 56 31.8 22.5-42.9 0 0.0 . - . 62 64.9 53.5-74.8 5 3.3 1.3- 8.1
Female 249 92 29.6 23.5-36.5 3 0.7 0.2- 2.3 150 67.9 60.8-74.2 4 1.8 0.6- 5.0
RACE
White 254 94 28.5 22.0-36.0 3 0.7 0.2- 2.1 154 69.5 61.7-76.2 3 1.4 0.4- 4.7
Other 118 54 34.3 25.3-44.6 0 0.0 . - . 58 61.5 50.9-71.1 6 4.2 1.9- 9.4
AGE
18-44 98 13 10.6 5.6-19.2 2 0.7 0.2- 2.8 81 87.1 78.2-92.7 2 1.7 0.4- 6.6
45+ 272 134 47.2 40.4-54.1 1 0.2 0.0- 1.5 130 49.5 42.7-56.4 7 3.1 1.4- 6.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 134 65 35.3 25.1-47.1 0 0.0 . - . 64 61.0 48.7-72.0 5 3.7 1.5- 8.9
Some College + 238 83 27.9 21.7-35.0 3 0.7 0.2- 2.1 148 69.7 62.5-76.1 4 1.7 0.6- 4.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 186 79 30.6 23.0-39.5 2 0.6 0.1- 2.4 98 65.5 56.2-73.7 7 3.4 1.5- 7.2
$50,000+ 131 43 26.0 18.8-34.7 1 0.3 0.0- 2.3 86 72.5 63.5-80.0 1 1.2 0.2- 8.1

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^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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