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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Union County

Hypertension Awareness

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,380 4,684 81.6 79.4-83.6 696 18.4 16.4-20.6
-Union County 135 112 79.6 69.8-86.9 23 20.4 13.1-30.2
GENDER
Male 52 42 77.6 61.2-88.4 10 22.4 11.6-38.8
Female 83 70 81.8 69.9-89.7 13 18.2 10.3-30.1
RACE
White 117 97 78.2 67.4-86.2 20 21.8 13.8-32.6
Other 18 15 85.2 56.5-96.2 3 14.8 3.8-43.5
AGE
18-44 19 10 64.6 39.9-83.4 9 35.4 16.6-60.1
45+ 116 102 85.8 75.9-92.1 14 14.2 7.9-24.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 60 51 79.8 63.3-90.1 9 20.2 9.9-36.7
Some College + 74 60 79.4 66.2-88.3 14 20.6 11.7-33.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 69 59 80.6 65.4-90.1 10 19.4 9.9-34.6
$50,000+ 50 39 76.2 59.9-87.3 11 23.8 12.7-40.1

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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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