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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Robeson 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 -
reduce alcohol use?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No Do not drink
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,112 984 23.1 21.2-25.2 1,486 31.5 29.2-33.8 2,642 45.4 43.1-47.7
-Robeson County 160 23 16.4 10.5-24.8 23 12.9 8.3-19.7 114 70.6 61.7-78.2
GENDER
Male 53 12 25.0 13.9-40.8 8 15.7 7.7-29.2 33 59.3 44.0-73.0
Female 107 11 10.0 5.3-18.0 15 10.9 6.3-18.1 81 79.2 69.9-86.2
RACE
White 57 9 24.7 12.3-43.3 9 12.1 5.9-23.1 39 63.2 46.3-77.4
Other 103 14 12.4 7.2-20.7 14 13.3 7.6-22.5 75 74.2 63.9-82.4
AGE
18-44 20 4 20.2 6.8-46.8 3 9.8 2.9-28.9 13 70.0 45.2-86.8
45+ 139 19 15.4 9.7-23.7 20 14.0 8.7-21.7 100 70.6 61.3-78.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 106 17 19.3 11.4-30.7 9 9.3 4.6-17.9 80 71.4 59.8-80.8
Some College + 53 6 11.2 5.0-23.4 14 19.9 11.0-33.2 33 68.9 54.2-80.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 120 14 12.5 6.7-22.1 16 13.1 7.7-21.4 90 74.4 64.1-82.6
$50,000+ 20 6 34.4 16.1-58.9 5 19.5 7.7-41.5 9 46.1 24.9-68.7

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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