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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Hypertension Awareness-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,396 1,171 78.8 75.3-82.0 225 21.2 18.0-24.7
GENDER
Male 395 310 74.2 67.5-79.9 85 25.8 20.1-32.5
Female 1,001 861 82.4 78.8-85.4 140 17.6 14.6-21.2
AGE
18-24 16 3 12.6 3.1-39.0 13 87.4 61.0-96.9
25-34 76 39 53.9 40.2-67.1 37 46.1 32.9-59.8
35-44 186 128 68.1 59.0-75.9 58 31.9 24.1-41.0
45-54 343 291 80.1 73.9-85.1 52 19.9 14.9-26.1
55-64 365 325 85.8 79.6-90.3 40 14.2 9.7-20.4
65-74 263 245 92.8 88.3-95.6 18 7.2 4.4-11.7
75+ 144 138 95.9 91.0-98.2 6 4.1 1.8- 9.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 400 350 81.1 72.2-87.6 50 18.9 12.4-27.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 492 393 75.5 70.2-80.1 99 24.5 19.9-29.8
Some Post-H.S. 262 221 78.7 71.2-84.7 41 21.3 15.3-28.8
College Graduate 239 204 81.9 73.4-88.1 35 18.1 11.9-26.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 346 305 84.8 78.5-89.5 41 15.2 10.5-21.5
$15,000- 24,999 326 265 76.9 70.5-82.3 61 23.1 17.7-29.5
$25,000- 34,999 185 148 78.1 69.1-85.0 37 21.9 15.0-30.9
$35,000- 49,999 126 104 82.0 71.9-89.0 22 18.0 11.0-28.1
$50,000-74,999 99 78 70.9 57.0-81.8 21 29.1 18.2-43.0
$75,000+ 78 70 84.7 71.6-92.5 8 15.3 7.5-28.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 695 608 83.3 78.7-87.1 87 16.7 12.9-21.3
No 653 525 75.0 69.4-79.8 128 25.0 20.2-30.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 149 125 84.7 76.5-90.4 24 15.3 9.6-23.5
Non-Veteran 1,244 1,043 77.9 74.0-81.3 201 22.1 18.7-26.0

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*This question is asked only if the respondent reported being diagnosed with high blood pressure.

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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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