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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 -
change your eating habits?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,066 761 71.8 68.0-75.2 305 28.2 24.8-32.0
GENDER
Male 312 225 75.2 69.0-80.5 87 24.8 19.5-31.0
Female 754 536 69.1 64.6-73.4 218 30.9 26.6-35.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 10 6 43.8 16.4-75.6 4 56.2 24.4-83.6
-English Speaking 10 6 43.8 16.4-75.6 4 56.2 24.4-83.6
Non-Hispanic 1,049 749 72.0 68.3-75.4 300 28.0 24.6-31.7
AGE
18-24 7 7 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
25-34 48 32 65.6 46.6-80.6 16 34.4 19.4-53.4
35-44 102 79 82.5 73.0-89.1 23 17.5 10.9-27.0
45-54 240 165 68.5 60.5-75.5 75 31.5 24.5-39.5
55-64 305 229 77.0 70.5-82.5 76 23.0 17.5-29.5
65-74 227 161 65.6 56.8-73.4 66 34.4 26.6-43.2
75+ 130 84 62.1 50.9-72.2 46 37.9 27.8-49.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 270 181 66.3 58.5-73.3 89 33.7 26.7-41.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 350 248 70.5 63.8-76.5 102 29.5 23.5-36.2
Some Post-H.S. 268 188 71.3 63.5-78.0 80 28.7 22.0-36.5
College Graduate 177 143 81.6 73.5-87.7 34 18.4 12.3-26.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 221 152 67.3 58.6-75.0 69 32.7 25.0-41.4
$15,000- 24,999 234 169 67.1 58.5-74.7 65 32.9 25.3-41.5
$25,000- 34,999 140 103 76.6 65.2-85.1 37 23.4 14.9-34.8
$35,000- 49,999 134 94 71.8 60.9-80.5 40 28.2 19.5-39.1
$50,000-74,999 86 66 71.6 57.8-82.3 20 28.4 17.7-42.2
$75,000+ 73 58 83.1 71.9-90.4 15 16.9 9.6-28.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 523 346 64.7 59.1-70.0 177 35.3 30.0-40.9
No 521 398 77.2 72.2-81.6 123 22.8 18.4-27.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 149 110 73.5 63.4-81.6 39 26.5 18.4-36.6
Non-Veteran 917 651 71.4 67.4-75.1 266 28.6 24.9-32.6

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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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