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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wayne County

Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*

Were you told on TWO or MORE different visits to a doctor or other health professional
that you had high blood pressure?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes Yes, female told during pregnancy No Told borderline or pre-hypertensive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,046 4,089 78.4 76.3-80.4 5 0.2 0.1- 0.8 924 20.8 18.9-22.9 28 0.5 0.3- 0.8
-Wayne County 166 134 76.5 67.7-83.5 1 1.4 0.2- 9.2 29 20.5 14.1-29.0 2 1.6 0.4- 6.4
GENDER
Male 46 34 71.8 55.0-84.1 0 0.0 . - . 12 28.2 15.9-45.0 0 0.0 . - .
Female 120 100 79.5 69.3-87.0 1 2.3 0.3-14.6 17 15.5 9.4-24.5 2 2.6 0.6-10.2
RACE
White 101 83 76.5 64.4-85.3 1 2.6 0.4-16.2 16 19.8 11.8-31.2 1 1.2 0.2- 7.9
Other 65 51 76.5 62.5-86.4 0 0.0 . - . 13 21.4 12.1-35.1 1 2.1 0.3-13.6
AGE
18-44 19 13 64.9 38.8-84.4 0 0.0 . - . 5 30.1 12.4-56.6 1 5.0 0.7-28.9
45+ 146 120 79.1 70.1-85.9 1 1.7 0.2-11.3 24 18.4 12.1-26.9 1 0.8 0.1- 5.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 89 73 80.4 68.2-88.7 1 2.7 0.4-16.7 14 15.7 8.5-27.0 1 1.2 0.2- 8.1
Some College + 77 61 72.1 58.8-82.5 0 0.0 . - . 15 25.8 15.9-39.1 1 2.0 0.3-13.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 97 78 76.5 64.2-85.6 1 2.5 0.3-15.5 18 21.0 12.6-32.9 0 0.0 . - .
$50,000+ 34 25 70.5 51.7-84.3 0 0.0 . - . 8 25.9 13.1-44.6 1 3.6 0.5-21.5

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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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