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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wayne 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
-Wayne County 169 117 74.0 65.3-81.1 52 26.0 18.9-34.7
GENDER
Male 49 37 78.2 59.8-89.6 12 21.8 10.4-40.2
Female 120 80 71.0 61.7-78.9 40 29.0 21.1-38.3
RACE
White 101 66 72.4 62.4-80.5 35 27.6 19.5-37.6
Other 68 51 75.7 60.1-86.6 17 24.3 13.4-39.9
AGE
18-44 19 15 76.3 41.5-93.6 4 23.7 6.4-58.5
45+ 149 101 73.2 65.1-80.0 48 26.8 20.0-34.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 89 63 73.5 59.6-83.8 26 26.5 16.2-40.4
Some College + 80 54 74.5 63.5-83.0 26 25.5 17.0-36.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 99 66 70.8 58.1-80.9 33 29.2 19.1-41.9
$50,000+ 34 28 83.4 66.8-92.6 6 16.6 7.4-33.2

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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