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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 -
change your eating habits?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,098 3,274 66.9 64.6-69.0 1,824 33.1 31.0-35.4
-Robeson County 160 112 71.4 62.6-78.9 48 28.6 21.1-37.4
GENDER
Male 54 39 76.1 62.1-86.0 15 23.9 14.0-37.9
Female 106 73 67.9 56.1-77.8 33 32.1 22.2-43.9
RACE
White 57 29 55.2 39.5-70.0 28 44.8 30.0-60.5
Other 103 83 79.4 68.9-87.0 20 20.6 13.0-31.1
AGE
18-44 20 17 82.7 55.4-94.8 3 17.3 5.2-44.6
45+ 139 94 67.8 58.4-76.0 45 32.2 24.0-41.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 106 71 66.3 54.9-76.1 35 33.7 23.9-45.1
Some College + 53 40 80.7 66.8-89.7 13 19.3 10.3-33.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 121 85 70.7 60.3-79.4 36 29.3 20.6-39.7
$50,000+ 19 17 93.0 73.5-98.5 2 7.0 1.5-26.5

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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