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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 -
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
-Wayne County 170 164 96.0 90.1-98.5 6 4.0 1.5- 9.9
GENDER
Male 49 46 93.1 78.4-98.0 3 6.9 2.0-21.6
Female 121 118 98.1 94.0-99.4 3 1.9 0.6- 6.0
RACE
White 102 99 96.4 86.5-99.1 3 3.6 0.9-13.5
Other 68 65 95.6 85.0-98.8 3 4.4 1.2-15.0
AGE
18-44 19 17 86.7 59.2-96.7 2 13.3 3.3-40.8
45+ 150 146 98.2 95.2-99.4 4 1.8 0.6- 4.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 90 86 95.3 85.8-98.6 4 4.7 1.4-14.2
Some College + 80 78 96.8 85.4-99.4 2 3.2 0.6-14.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 98 94 95.7 86.8-98.7 4 4.3 1.3-13.2
$50,000+ 34 32 94.2 75.4-98.8 2 5.8 1.2-24.6

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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