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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 -
changing your eating habits?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,065 890 80.5 76.5-84.0 175 19.5 16.0-23.5
GENDER
Male 310 240 74.9 67.1-81.3 70 25.1 18.7-32.9
Female 755 650 84.8 80.8-88.1 105 15.2 11.9-19.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 10 8 78.8 37.3-95.9 2 21.2 4.1-62.7
-English Speaking 10 8 78.8 37.3-95.9 2 21.2 4.1-62.7
Non-Hispanic 1,048 878 80.7 76.7-84.2 170 19.3 15.8-23.3
AGE
18-24 7 4 52.0 17.1-85.1 3 48.0 14.9-82.9
25-34 48 35 61.3 38.9-79.8 13 38.7 20.2-61.1
35-44 102 87 87.7 77.6-93.7 15 12.3 6.3-22.4
45-54 240 208 86.0 79.2-90.8 32 14.0 9.2-20.8
55-64 302 262 85.5 78.7-90.5 40 14.5 9.5-21.3
65-74 227 192 82.5 74.3-88.5 35 17.5 11.5-25.7
75+ 132 96 69.5 58.8-78.5 36 30.5 21.5-41.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 272 222 76.6 67.7-83.6 50 23.4 16.4-32.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 349 295 85.0 79.0-89.6 54 15.0 10.4-21.0
Some Post-H.S. 267 218 76.2 66.7-83.7 49 23.8 16.3-33.3
College Graduate 176 154 84.2 75.0-90.5 22 15.8 9.5-25.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 220 181 81.5 73.7-87.5 39 18.5 12.5-26.3
$15,000- 24,999 236 195 81.3 73.9-86.9 41 18.7 13.1-26.1
$25,000- 34,999 139 123 77.0 59.4-88.4 16 23.0 11.6-40.6
$35,000- 49,999 135 119 88.8 80.2-94.0 16 11.2 6.0-19.8
$50,000-74,999 86 71 80.5 67.2-89.2 15 19.5 10.8-32.8
$75,000+ 72 57 76.7 62.2-86.8 15 23.3 13.2-37.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 522 437 81.3 75.7-85.8 85 18.7 14.2-24.3
No 521 436 80.4 74.3-85.3 85 19.6 14.7-25.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 150 115 75.7 65.7-83.5 35 24.3 16.5-34.3
Non-Veteran 915 775 81.5 77.0-85.2 140 18.5 14.8-23.0

Back to Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*.

*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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