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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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%)
TOTAL 1,068 227 24.7 21.2-28.5 209 20.3 17.1-23.8 632 55.0 50.8-59.1
GENDER
Male 313 95 31.4 25.1-38.5 79 23.0 17.5-29.6 139 45.6 38.3-53.1
Female 755 132 19.6 16.1-23.8 130 18.2 14.8-22.1 493 62.2 57.5-66.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 10 2 20.5 4.9-56.6 1 11.5 1.6-51.6 7 68.0 33.2-90.1
-English Speaking 10 2 20.5 4.9-56.6 1 11.5 1.6-51.6 7 68.0 33.2-90.1
Non-Hispanic 1,051 224 24.6 21.1-28.4 208 20.5 17.3-24.1 619 54.9 50.7-59.1
AGE
18-24 7 0 0.0 . - . 5 52.9 17.2-85.9 2 47.1 14.1-82.8
25-34 48 15 25.9 14.0-42.9 12 20.2 10.3-35.8 21 53.9 35.1-71.6
35-44 102 34 30.2 20.6-42.0 30 33.4 22.2-46.9 38 36.3 25.2-49.1
45-54 240 75 35.0 27.6-43.3 46 17.4 12.3-23.9 119 47.6 39.6-55.7
55-64 304 65 27.4 20.4-35.8 67 22.6 17.0-29.5 172 49.9 42.3-57.6
65-74 229 28 15.1 9.4-23.2 31 12.3 8.0-18.6 170 72.6 64.1-79.7
75+ 131 9 11.6 4.9-25.0 17 11.0 6.3-18.5 105 77.4 65.5-86.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 273 46 22.2 15.4-31.0 41 14.7 10.2-20.6 186 63.1 54.6-70.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 350 87 29.2 23.0-36.3 55 17.7 12.5-24.3 208 53.2 45.9-60.3
Some Post-H.S. 267 61 21.9 16.1-29.0 66 25.3 18.8-33.3 140 52.8 44.3-61.1
College Graduate 177 33 24.2 16.5-34.0 47 24.0 16.9-32.9 97 51.8 42.3-61.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 222 37 20.5 13.2-30.4 28 11.5 7.3-17.7 157 68.0 58.4-76.2
$15,000- 24,999 236 61 30.2 22.8-38.7 51 23.1 17.0-30.4 124 46.8 38.7-55.0
$25,000- 34,999 139 30 21.2 13.6-31.6 27 19.2 11.2-30.8 82 59.6 46.8-71.2
$35,000- 49,999 135 20 19.1 10.8-31.7 39 25.7 16.8-37.2 76 55.2 43.3-66.5
$50,000-74,999 86 28 29.5 19.3-42.3 18 22.9 13.3-36.5 40 47.7 34.9-60.7
$75,000+ 73 23 37.3 24.8-51.8 14 18.4 9.7-32.4 36 44.2 31.5-57.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 524 108 25.1 20.1-30.9 73 14.6 11.1-18.9 343 60.3 54.4-65.9
No 523 116 24.1 19.5-29.5 129 24.5 19.7-30.0 278 51.4 45.4-57.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 150 45 34.4 24.9-45.3 38 20.7 14.1-29.3 67 44.9 35.0-55.3
Non-Veteran 918 182 22.9 19.2-26.9 171 20.2 16.7-24.1 565 57.0 52.4-61.4

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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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