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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Union County

Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*

Are YOU now doing any of the following to help lower or control your high blood pressure -
reducing alcohol use?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No Do not drink
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,124 1,233 27.8 25.7-30.0 834 18.8 16.9-21.0 3,057 53.3 51.0-55.7
-Union County 131 25 21.6 13.9-31.8 29 29.0 20.3-39.7 77 49.4 39.3-59.5
GENDER
Male 51 14 28.3 15.9-45.0 21 45.8 30.7-61.7 16 25.9 15.2-40.7
Female 80 11 14.8 7.6-26.7 8 12.1 5.9-23.2 61 73.1 60.2-83.0
RACE
White 114 21 20.8 13.0-31.6 27 30.2 20.8-41.5 66 49.1 38.4-59.8
Other 17 4 25.6 7.8-58.1 2 23.3 6.3-58.2 11 51.1 24.8-76.8
AGE
18-44 18 4 23.2 8.7-48.8 9 50.6 27.6-73.4 5 26.2 10.3-52.2
45+ 113 21 21.0 12.9-32.4 20 21.6 13.8-32.2 72 57.4 46.2-67.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 59 8 18.5 8.9-34.5 10 25.3 13.4-42.5 41 56.3 40.5-70.9
Some College + 72 17 23.7 13.6-38.1 19 31.7 20.2-45.9 36 44.6 31.8-58.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 69 14 18.5 9.9-31.9 10 23.5 12.6-39.5 45 58.0 43.2-71.5
$50,000+ 49 10 22.9 12.3-38.8 17 39.4 25.1-55.8 22 37.6 24.2-53.3

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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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