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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Rowan 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
-Rowan County 178 116 66.8 56.9-75.4 62 33.2 24.6-43.1
GENDER
Male 58 48 86.8 74.4-93.7 10 13.2 6.3-25.6
Female 120 68 53.0 40.8-64.8 52 47.0 35.2-59.2
RACE
White 151 94 66.5 57.6-74.4 57 33.5 25.6-42.4
Other 27 22 67.8 35.8-88.8 5 32.2 11.2-64.2
AGE
18-44 20 14 58.6 32.0-81.0 6 41.4 19.0-68.0
45+ 157 101 69.3 61.0-76.4 56 30.7 23.6-39.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 106 68 64.4 50.6-76.2 38 35.6 23.8-49.4
Some College + 72 48 70.5 57.5-80.8 24 29.5 19.2-42.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 103 67 64.6 50.2-76.7 36 35.4 23.3-49.8
$50,000+ 37 27 79.8 64.6-89.5 10 20.2 10.5-35.4

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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