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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Pitt 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
-Pitt County 140 133 91.2 80.8-96.2 7 8.8 3.8-19.2
GENDER
Male 52 49 93.9 81.1-98.2 3 6.1 1.8-18.9
Female 88 84 89.1 71.7-96.3 4 10.9 3.7-28.3
RACE
White 88 85 95.8 87.0-98.7 3 4.2 1.3-13.0
Other 52 48 84.5 62.7-94.7 4 15.5 5.3-37.3
AGE
18-44 11 8 62.8 27.7-88.1 3 37.2 11.9-72.3
45+ 128 124 96.2 89.9-98.6 4 3.8 1.4-10.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 61 59 91.1 65.2-98.3 2 8.9 1.7-34.8
Some College + 79 74 91.3 80.1-96.5 5 8.7 3.5-19.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 77 74 91.4 72.3-97.7 3 8.6 2.3-27.7
$50,000+ 38 36 92.3 72.9-98.2 2 7.7 1.8-27.1

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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