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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 -
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
-Robeson County 161 151 89.9 81.8-94.6 10 10.1 5.4-18.2
GENDER
Male 54 47 81.9 66.4-91.2 7 18.1 8.8-33.6
Female 107 104 96.0 87.4-98.8 3 4.0 1.2-12.6
RACE
White 58 57 96.0 76.7-99.4 1 4.0 0.6-23.3
Other 103 94 86.8 76.1-93.2 9 13.2 6.8-23.9
AGE
18-44 20 17 85.0 60.8-95.4 3 15.0 4.6-39.2
45+ 140 133 91.3 82.4-95.9 7 8.7 4.1-17.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 106 97 86.8 76.2-93.1 9 13.2 6.9-23.8
Some College + 54 53 95.4 74.1-99.3 1 4.6 0.7-25.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 121 113 89.8 80.4-95.0 8 10.2 5.0-19.6
$50,000+ 20 20 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .

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*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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