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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wayne County

Hypertension Awareness

Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you have high blood pressure?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes Yes, during pregnancy No Borderline high or pre-hypertensive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 13,252 5,387 31.5 30.2-32.9 107 1.2 0.9- 1.8 7,488 65.4 64.0-66.8 270 1.8 1.5- 2.2
-Wayne County 387 175 29.2 24.1-34.8 5 1.6 0.5- 4.8 201 67.4 61.3-72.9 6 1.8 0.7- 4.6
GENDER
Male 125 49 25.0 17.5-34.3 0 0.0 . - . 73 73.7 64.2-81.4 3 1.3 0.4- 4.9
Female 262 126 32.9 26.6-39.8 5 3.1 1.0- 8.8 128 61.9 54.3-69.0 3 2.2 0.6- 7.6
RACE
White 238 104 25.9 20.0-32.8 2 1.7 0.3- 8.2 129 71.5 64.0-77.9 3 1.0 0.3- 3.2
Other 148 71 34.3 25.9-43.8 3 1.6 0.5- 5.2 71 61.2 51.2-70.3 3 3.0 0.8-10.4
AGE
18-44 113 19 10.7 6.2-17.8 3 2.7 0.7- 9.3 90 86.3 78.3-91.7 1 0.4 0.1- 2.7
45+ 271 155 48.8 41.5-56.2 2 0.6 0.1- 2.6 109 47.3 39.9-54.9 5 3.3 1.2- 8.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 194 94 29.2 22.1-37.5 4 1.6 0.5- 4.4 91 66.1 57.2-74.0 5 3.2 1.1- 8.5
Some College + 193 81 29.2 22.4-37.1 1 1.7 0.2-11.2 110 68.8 60.5-76.1 1 0.3 0.0- 1.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 218 103 33.6 26.2-42.0 5 3.3 1.1- 9.6 105 60.8 51.9-69.1 5 2.2 0.8- 5.7
$50,000+ 97 34 23.9 16.1-34.0 0 0.0 . - . 63 76.1 66.0-83.9 0 0.0 . - .

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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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