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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Union 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
-Union County 130 81 65.6 55.4-74.6 49 34.4 25.4-44.6
GENDER
Male 51 31 61.5 45.2-75.5 20 38.5 24.5-54.8
Female 79 50 69.9 57.8-79.7 29 30.1 20.3-42.2
RACE
White 113 69 66.5 55.9-75.7 44 33.5 24.3-44.1
Other 17 12 61.2 31.7-84.3 5 38.8 15.7-68.3
AGE
18-44 18 11 60.5 35.3-81.1 7 39.5 18.9-64.7
45+ 112 70 67.4 57.1-76.3 42 32.6 23.7-42.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 58 40 70.2 54.3-82.3 18 29.8 17.7-45.7
Some College + 72 41 62.5 48.8-74.4 31 37.5 25.6-51.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 68 42 65.8 51.5-77.7 26 34.2 22.3-48.5
$50,000+ 49 33 66.8 50.2-80.1 16 33.2 19.9-49.8

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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