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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Robeson 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
-Robeson County 373 168 33.8 28.2-39.8 3 0.7 0.2- 2.2 190 63.2 57.0-69.0 12 2.3 1.2- 4.5
GENDER
Male 140 57 29.0 21.2-38.3 0 0.0 . - . 80 69.3 59.9-77.4 3 1.6 0.4- 6.0
Female 233 111 38.9 31.8-46.5 3 1.4 0.4- 4.5 110 56.6 48.9-64.0 9 3.1 1.5- 6.2
RACE
White 133 60 37.4 27.3-48.7 1 1.1 0.1- 7.2 66 58.4 46.9-69.2 6 3.1 1.3- 7.5
Other 237 108 33.2 26.5-40.5 2 0.6 0.1- 2.3 121 64.2 56.7-71.1 6 2.1 0.8- 5.1
AGE
18-44 114 22 16.4 10.3-25.3 2 1.0 0.2- 4.1 86 80.6 71.5-87.3 4 2.0 0.6- 6.1
45+ 257 145 53.5 46.5-60.3 1 0.3 0.0- 2.3 103 43.5 36.7-50.5 8 2.7 1.3- 5.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 226 111 35.8 28.7-43.7 3 1.1 0.3- 3.5 105 60.6 52.6-68.1 7 2.5 1.0- 5.9
Some College + 146 56 30.3 22.0-40.1 0 0.0 . - . 85 67.6 57.6-76.2 5 2.1 0.8- 5.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 269 125 34.3 27.7-41.5 1 0.4 0.1- 3.0 134 63.0 55.6-69.9 9 2.2 1.0- 5.0
$50,000+ 55 21 31.9 20.6-45.7 0 0.0 . - . 33 66.8 52.9-78.2 1 1.4 0.2- 9.2

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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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