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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg 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 -
reduce alcohol use?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No Do not drink
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,491 987 21.2 19.6-22.8 1,607 31.1 29.3-32.9 2,897 47.7 45.9-49.6
-Mecklenburg County 215 47 25.3 18.3-33.8 87 37.9 29.8-46.7 81 36.8 28.9-45.6
GENDER
Male 86 25 32.2 20.7-46.3 38 40.6 27.6-54.9 23 27.3 16.2-42.1
Female 129 22 18.0 11.4-27.1 49 35.0 26.5-44.7 58 47.0 37.3-56.9
RACE
White 144 27 19.1 12.8-27.5 72 51.5 42.1-60.7 45 29.5 22.0-38.3
Other 69 19 31.9 19.1-48.0 15 21.4 10.2-39.3 35 46.8 31.6-62.6
AGE
18-44 21 9 30.1 11.6-58.4 6 36.6 14.4-66.5 6 33.3 12.4-63.8
45+ 191 37 23.3 16.8-31.4 80 38.6 31.2-46.6 74 38.0 30.6-46.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 74 15 26.8 14.6-43.9 15 20.7 11.6-34.2 44 52.5 37.1-67.4
Some College + 141 32 24.3 16.9-33.6 72 48.7 38.5-59.1 37 27.0 19.2-36.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 103 23 27.8 16.9-42.1 31 29.7 18.2-44.6 49 42.5 30.8-55.1
$50,000+ 82 18 23.2 14.4-35.1 45 52.5 40.3-64.4 19 24.4 15.5-36.1

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*Asked only of those who report having 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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