BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina: (Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you have high blood pressure?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Hypertension Awareness-AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	Yes, during pregnancy	No	Borderline high or pre-hypertensive
TOTAL	674	328	36.5	31.8-41.5	0	0.0	. - .	330	61.5	56.4-66.3	16	2.0	1.1- 3.8
AGE
18-24	43	6	13.0	5.4-28.0	0	0.0	. - .	36	84.4	69.1-92.9	1	2.6	0.4-16.2
25-34	67	15	15.8	8.0-28.8	0	0.0	. - .	52	84.2	71.2-92.0	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	102	26	22.9	14.8-33.6	0	0.0	. - .	75	76.2	65.4-84.4	1	1.0	0.1- 6.6
45-54	164	77	45.6	36.3-55.2	0	0.0	. - .	82	51.9	42.3-61.3	5	2.5	0.8- 8.0
55-64	148	93	59.9	49.1-69.7	0	0.0	. - .	50	34.8	25.5-45.5	5	5.3	2.1-12.8
65-74	97	75	80.2	69.2-87.9	0	0.0	. - .	18	17.2	10.0-28.1	4	2.6	0.8- 7.7
75+	49	34	80.0	66.4-89.0	0	0.0	. - .	15	20.0	11.0-33.6	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	143	73	37.0	27.0-48.2	0	0.0	. - .	67	62.0	50.7-72.1	3	1.0	0.3- 3.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	239	111	34.8	27.6-42.9	0	0.0	. - .	121	62.9	54.7-70.5	7	2.2	0.7- 6.8
Some Post-H.S.	183	90	37.0	27.6-47.5	0	0.0	. - .	89	61.1	50.5-70.7	4	1.9	0.7- 5.3
College Graduate	108	54	39.3	28.8-51.0	0	0.0	. - .	52	57.8	46.0-68.8	2	2.9	0.7-10.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	81	49	49.0	33.8-64.3	0	0.0	. - .	31	46.4	31.1-62.3	1	4.6	0.7-26.2
$15,000- 24,999	141	69	34.5	24.6-45.9	0	0.0	. - .	68	64.4	52.8-74.5	4	1.2	0.4- 3.6
$25,000- 34,999	96	43	39.0	26.0-53.8	0	0.0	. - .	52	60.8	46.1-73.8	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3
$35,000- 49,999	113	53	37.2	26.7-49.1	0	0.0	. - .	57	59.5	47.5-70.4	3	3.3	1.0- 9.8
$50,000-74,999	75	37	35.9	23.6-50.5	0	0.0	. - .	36	63.2	48.6-75.7	2	0.9	0.2- 3.5
$75,000+	72	35	34.2	22.7-47.8	0	0.0	. - .	34	62.1	48.0-74.4	3	3.8	1.0-12.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	253	155	50.7	41.0-60.3	0	0.0	. - .	90	46.2	36.5-56.3	8	3.1	1.1- 8.5
No	385	161	31.0	25.5-37.2	0	0.0	. - .	216	67.3	61.1-72.9	8	1.7	0.8- 3.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	233	138	50.8	41.9-59.7	0	0.0	. - .	89	46.9	38.0-56.1	6	2.2	0.8- 6.4
Non-Veteran	441	190	31.8	26.5-37.6	0	0.0	. - .	241	66.3	60.3-71.7	10	2.0	0.9- 4.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Yes, during pregnancy

Borderline high or pre-hypertensive

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

674

328

36.5

31.8-41.5

0.0

. - .

330

61.5

56.4-66.3

2.0

1.1- 3.8

AGE

18-24

13.0

5.4-28.0

0.0

. - .

84.4

69.1-92.9

2.6

0.4-16.2

25-34

15.8

8.0-28.8

0.0

. - .

84.2

71.2-92.0

0.0

. - .

35-44

102

22.9

14.8-33.6

0.0

. - .

76.2

65.4-84.4

1.0

0.1- 6.6

45-54

164

45.6

36.3-55.2

0.0

. - .

51.9

42.3-61.3

2.5

0.8- 8.0

55-64

148

59.9

49.1-69.7

0.0

. - .

34.8

25.5-45.5

5.3

2.1-12.8

65-74

80.2

69.2-87.9

0.0

. - .

17.2

10.0-28.1

2.6

0.8- 7.7

75+

80.0

66.4-89.0

0.0

. - .

20.0

11.0-33.6

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

143

37.0

27.0-48.2

0.0

. - .

62.0

50.7-72.1

1.0

0.3- 3.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

239

111

34.8

27.6-42.9

0.0

. - .

121

62.9

54.7-70.5

2.2

0.7- 6.8

Some Post-H.S.

183

37.0

27.6-47.5

0.0

. - .

61.1

50.5-70.7

1.9

0.7- 5.3

College Graduate

108

39.3

28.8-51.0

0.0

. - .

57.8

46.0-68.8

2.9

0.7-10.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

49.0

33.8-64.3

0.0

. - .

46.4

31.1-62.3

4.6

0.7-26.2

$15,000- 24,999

141

34.5

24.6-45.9

0.0

. - .

64.4

52.8-74.5

1.2

0.4- 3.6

$25,000- 34,999

39.0

26.0-53.8

0.0

. - .

60.8

46.1-73.8

0.2

0.0- 1.3

$35,000- 49,999

113

37.2

26.7-49.1

0.0

. - .

59.5

47.5-70.4

3.3

1.0- 9.8

$50,000-74,999

35.9

23.6-50.5

0.0

. - .

63.2

48.6-75.7

0.9

0.2- 3.5

$75,000+

34.2

22.7-47.8

0.0

. - .

62.1

48.0-74.4

3.8

1.0-12.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

253

155

50.7

41.0-60.3

0.0

. - .

46.2

36.5-56.3

3.1

1.1- 8.5

385

161

31.0

25.5-37.2

0.0

. - .

216

67.3

61.1-72.9

1.7

0.8- 3.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

233

138

50.8

41.9-59.7

0.0

. - .

46.9

38.0-56.1

2.2

0.8- 6.4

Non-Veteran

441

190

31.8

26.5-37.6

0.0

. - .

241

66.3

60.3-71.7

2.0

0.9- 4.2

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^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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