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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Were you told on TWO or MORE different visits to a doctor or other health professional
that you had high blood pressure?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes Yes, female told during pregnancy No Told borderline or pre-hypertensive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,049 825 77.2 73.6-80.5 3 0.4 0.1- 1.7 218 22.0 18.8-25.6 3 0.4 0.1- 1.3
GENDER
Male 305 234 76.9 70.5-82.2 0 0.0 . - . 69 22.4 17.1-28.7 2 0.7 0.2- 3.0
Female 744 591 77.5 73.0-81.4 3 0.6 0.1- 3.0 149 21.7 17.9-26.1 1 0.2 0.0- 1.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 10 9 91.1 55.7-98.8 0 0.0 . - . 1 8.9 1.2-44.3 0 0.0 . - .
-English Speaking 10 9 91.1 55.7-98.8 0 0.0 . - . 1 8.9 1.2-44.3 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 1,032 810 77.0 73.3-80.3 3 0.4 0.1- 1.8 216 22.3 19.0-25.9 3 0.4 0.1- 1.3
AGE
18-24 7 5 67.4 26.8-92.1 0 0.0 . - . 2 32.6 7.9-73.2 0 0.0 . - .
25-34 48 33 71.0 53.2-84.0 0 0.0 . - . 15 29.0 16.0-46.8 0 0.0 . - .
35-44 102 72 68.1 55.6-78.5 1 2.2 0.3-13.9 29 29.7 19.7-42.0 0 0.0 . - .
45-54 237 184 79.2 72.4-84.7 0 0.0 . - . 50 19.2 13.9-25.9 3 1.6 0.5- 5.1
55-64 300 245 81.3 74.6-86.5 0 0.0 . - . 55 18.7 13.5-25.4 0 0.0 . - .
65-74 223 181 75.2 66.6-82.2 2 0.5 0.1- 2.1 40 24.3 17.3-32.9 0 0.0 . - .
75+ 125 101 84.4 74.2-91.0 0 0.0 . - . 24 15.6 9.0-25.8 0 0.0 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 261 213 81.6 74.8-86.8 1 0.2 0.0- 1.7 47 18.2 13.0-24.9 0 0.0 . - .
H.S. or G.E.D. 347 263 72.8 65.7-78.9 1 0.1 0.0- 0.6 82 26.8 20.7-34.0 1 0.3 0.0- 1.9
Some Post-H.S. 264 215 81.4 74.4-86.8 1 1.0 0.1- 6.8 46 16.5 11.5-23.2 2 1.1 0.3- 4.4
College Graduate 176 133 73.1 63.7-80.8 0 0.0 . - . 43 26.9 19.2-36.3 0 0.0 . - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 216 187 84.8 76.6-90.5 1 0.3 0.0- 2.2 27 14.3 8.7-22.6 1 0.5 0.1- 3.7
$15,000- 24,999 236 181 77.1 69.7-83.2 0 0.0 . - . 55 22.9 16.8-30.3 0 0.0 . - .
$25,000- 34,999 138 106 74.3 61.9-83.8 1 2.0 0.3-12.9 30 22.3 13.6-34.3 1 1.4 0.2- 9.2
$35,000- 49,999 134 98 76.3 66.2-84.1 0 0.0 . - . 36 23.7 15.9-33.8 0 0.0 . - .
$50,000-74,999 86 67 72.1 57.8-83.0 1 0.3 0.0- 2.0 17 26.5 15.8-40.9 1 1.1 0.2- 7.6
$75,000+ 71 58 77.8 64.1-87.4 0 0.0 . - . 13 22.2 12.6-35.9 0 0.0 . - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 515 437 85.9 81.5-89.3 1 0.1 0.0- 0.4 76 13.9 10.5-18.2 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4
No 515 376 70.5 64.8-75.6 2 0.6 0.1- 3.3 135 28.3 23.3-33.9 2 0.6 0.1- 2.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 147 115 78.1 68.6-85.3 0 0.0 . - . 32 21.9 14.7-31.4 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Veteran 902 710 77.0 73.0-80.6 3 0.4 0.1- 2.1 186 22.1 18.5-26.0 3 0.5 0.1- 1.6

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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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