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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 -
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
-Union County 131 115 81.4 70.9-88.7 16 18.6 11.3-29.1
GENDER
Male 51 43 74.6 57.0-86.6 8 25.4 13.4-43.0
Female 80 72 88.4 77.2-94.5 8 11.6 5.5-22.8
RACE
White 114 99 80.1 68.6-88.1 15 19.9 11.9-31.4
Other 17 16 88.3 49.3-98.3 1 11.7 1.7-50.7
AGE
18-44 18 9 54.2 30.7-75.9 9 45.8 24.1-69.3
45+ 113 106 90.8 80.4-96.0 7 9.2 4.0-19.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 59 53 79.9 61.3-90.9 6 20.1 9.1-38.7
Some College + 72 62 82.5 69.0-90.9 10 17.5 9.1-31.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 69 61 79.9 63.2-90.2 8 20.1 9.8-36.8
$50,000+ 49 41 79.2 62.5-89.7 8 20.8 10.3-37.5

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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