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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Hypertension Awareness-WHITES

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,468 3,778 78.8 76.9-80.6 690 21.2 19.4-23.1
GENDER
Male 1,672 1,379 75.7 72.5-78.6 293 24.3 21.4-27.5
Female 2,796 2,399 81.6 79.3-83.6 397 18.4 16.4-20.7
AGE
18-24 44 5 10.5 4.0-24.8 39 89.5 75.2-96.0
25-34 150 57 36.6 27.8-46.5 93 63.4 53.5-72.2
35-44 379 234 61.3 55.2-66.9 145 38.7 33.1-44.8
45-54 726 571 77.1 73.0-80.7 155 22.9 19.3-27.0
55-64 1,113 979 88.2 85.7-90.4 134 11.8 9.6-14.3
65-74 1,098 1,034 93.2 91.0-94.9 64 6.8 5.1- 9.0
75+ 936 879 94.1 92.0-95.6 57 5.9 4.4- 8.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 773 694 84.6 80.3-88.2 79 15.4 11.8-19.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,491 1,282 80.0 76.2-83.3 209 20.0 16.7-23.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,086 891 75.1 71.1-78.6 195 24.9 21.4-28.9
College Graduate 1,105 899 77.1 73.6-80.2 206 22.9 19.8-26.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 658 575 82.5 77.0-86.9 83 17.5 13.1-23.0
$15,000- 24,999 811 688 78.6 74.0-82.5 123 21.4 17.5-26.0
$25,000- 34,999 540 464 80.7 73.8-86.1 76 19.3 13.9-26.2
$35,000- 49,999 581 476 75.4 70.1-79.9 105 24.6 20.1-29.9
$50,000-74,999 524 427 74.2 68.0-79.5 97 25.8 20.5-32.0
$75,000+ 582 473 77.4 72.8-81.4 109 22.6 18.6-27.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,930 1,682 82.7 80.0-85.1 248 17.3 14.9-20.0
No 2,450 2,020 76.1 73.4-78.6 430 23.9 21.4-26.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 811 710 80.2 74.9-84.6 101 19.8 15.4-25.1
Non-Veteran 3,650 3,062 78.4 76.4-80.3 588 21.6 19.7-23.6

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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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