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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Are YOU now doing any of the following to help lower or control your high blood pressure -
reducing 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 1,071 257 27.8 24.2-31.7 88 9.5 7.3-12.3 726 62.7 58.6-66.7
GENDER
Male 313 118 38.8 31.9-46.1 36 10.7 7.1-16.0 159 50.5 43.1-57.8
Female 758 139 19.5 16.1-23.4 52 8.5 6.1-11.8 567 72.0 67.6-76.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 10 2 20.5 4.9-56.6 0 0.0 . - . 8 79.5 43.4-95.1
-English Speaking 10 2 20.5 4.9-56.6 0 0.0 . - . 8 79.5 43.4-95.1
Non-Hispanic 1,054 254 27.7 24.1-31.7 88 9.6 7.4-12.4 712 62.7 58.5-66.7
AGE
18-24 7 2 14.2 3.0-46.8 3 38.8 10.9-76.7 2 47.1 14.1-82.8
25-34 48 15 28.9 16.0-46.4 6 11.6 4.8-25.5 27 59.5 40.9-75.7
35-44 102 44 44.4 32.4-57.1 13 13.9 7.7-23.8 45 41.7 30.1-54.4
45-54 241 80 33.5 26.5-41.4 16 7.1 3.9-12.6 145 59.4 51.3-66.9
55-64 304 77 33.0 25.7-41.4 25 8.4 4.8-14.2 202 58.5 50.4-66.2
65-74 229 28 12.5 7.9-19.2 15 6.9 3.6-12.8 186 80.6 73.0-86.5
75+ 133 9 12.4 5.5-25.7 10 6.9 3.5-13.1 114 80.7 68.6-88.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 274 48 24.3 17.3-33.0 16 5.5 3.2- 9.4 210 70.2 61.7-77.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 351 86 27.4 21.5-34.3 23 9.4 5.4-15.8 242 63.2 55.8-70.0
Some Post-H.S. 268 71 25.7 19.3-33.4 34 13.8 9.2-20.3 163 60.4 52.1-68.2
College Graduate 177 52 36.6 27.5-46.7 15 7.5 4.1-13.5 110 55.9 46.1-65.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 223 37 19.7 12.6-29.6 12 6.9 3.6-12.9 174 73.4 63.6-81.3
$15,000- 24,999 236 66 32.8 25.5-41.0 23 10.0 6.2-15.7 147 57.2 48.9-65.1
$25,000- 34,999 140 30 19.6 12.3-29.7 14 10.8 5.0-22.0 96 69.6 57.4-79.5
$35,000- 49,999 134 41 35.0 24.0-47.7 12 8.3 4.1-16.2 81 56.7 44.6-68.1
$50,000-74,999 86 28 34.2 22.9-47.6 8 10.8 4.5-23.9 50 55.0 41.7-67.6
$75,000+ 73 26 43.2 30.0-57.4 5 6.3 2.4-15.3 42 50.6 37.0-64.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 526 100 22.7 18.0-28.1 33 7.0 4.5-10.6 393 70.4 64.6-75.5
No 522 151 31.8 26.5-37.6 53 11.3 8.0-15.8 318 56.9 50.8-62.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 150 48 36.2 26.7-46.8 20 12.4 6.9-21.4 82 51.4 41.1-61.6
Non-Veteran 921 209 26.2 22.3-30.4 68 8.9 6.6-11.9 644 64.9 60.4-69.2

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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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