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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Rowan 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
-Rowan County 435 186 33.1 27.7-39.0 3 0.7 0.2- 2.1 237 64.9 59.0-70.5 9 1.3 0.6- 2.6
GENDER
Male 158 60 30.3 22.3-39.7 0 0.0 . - . 93 67.9 58.3-76.2 5 1.8 0.7- 4.5
Female 277 126 35.3 28.5-42.9 3 1.2 0.4- 3.8 144 62.6 54.9-69.6 4 0.9 0.3- 2.5
RACE
White 382 159 32.0 26.7-37.7 3 0.8 0.3- 2.6 212 65.9 60.0-71.3 8 1.3 0.6- 2.7
Other 51 27 38.2 21.8-57.7 0 0.0 . - . 23 60.6 41.0-77.3 1 1.2 0.2- 8.6
AGE
18-44 104 20 17.6 10.6-27.7 2 1.0 0.2- 4.3 80 80.6 70.4-87.8 2 0.8 0.2- 3.4
45+ 328 165 46.9 40.8-53.0 1 0.3 0.0- 2.3 155 51.1 44.9-57.2 7 1.7 0.8- 3.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 215 111 39.4 30.6-48.9 1 0.3 0.0- 2.4 101 59.8 50.3-68.7 2 0.4 0.1- 1.9
Some College + 220 75 26.6 20.5-33.7 2 1.0 0.2- 4.0 136 70.2 62.9-76.7 7 2.2 1.0- 4.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 221 108 41.2 32.7-50.3 1 0.6 0.1- 4.4 107 56.8 47.7-65.5 5 1.4 0.5- 3.6
$50,000+ 130 38 26.3 18.8-35.3 2 1.2 0.3- 4.7 89 71.9 62.8-79.6 1 0.6 0.1- 4.2

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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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