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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 -
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
-Rowan County 178 160 86.4 77.1-92.3 18 13.6 7.7-22.9
GENDER
Male 58 51 83.8 68.1-92.6 7 16.2 7.4-31.9
Female 120 109 88.2 75.0-94.9 11 11.8 5.1-25.0
RACE
White 151 136 88.0 79.3-93.4 15 12.0 6.6-20.7
Other 27 24 81.0 50.0-94.8 3 19.0 5.2-50.0
AGE
18-44 20 14 66.2 40.1-85.2 6 33.8 14.8-59.9
45+ 157 146 94.4 89.2-97.2 11 5.6 2.8-10.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 106 93 84.7 71.5-92.4 13 15.3 7.6-28.5
Some College + 72 67 89.0 73.8-95.9 5 11.0 4.1-26.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 103 92 87.6 73.9-94.6 11 12.4 5.4-26.1
$50,000+ 37 34 86.4 63.7-95.8 3 13.6 4.2-36.3

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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