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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Robeson County

Hypertension Awareness

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,380 4,684 81.6 79.4-83.6 696 18.4 16.4-20.6
-Robeson County 168 149 80.2 69.8-87.7 19 19.8 12.3-30.2
GENDER
Male 57 45 68.1 50.6-81.6 12 31.9 18.4-49.4
Female 111 104 89.9 78.8-95.6 7 10.1 4.4-21.2
RACE
White 60 55 87.1 71.3-94.8 5 12.9 5.2-28.7
Other 108 94 77.0 63.3-86.7 14 23.0 13.3-36.7
AGE
18-44 22 15 56.7 32.7-77.9 7 43.3 22.1-67.3
45+ 145 133 88.3 80.0-93.4 12 11.7 6.6-20.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 111 96 75.7 61.9-85.6 15 24.3 14.4-38.1
Some College + 56 52 88.9 72.4-96.1 4 11.1 3.9-27.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 125 109 81.4 70.9-88.7 16 18.6 11.3-29.1
$50,000+ 21 21 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .

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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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