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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*

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 5,409 4,340 78.6 76.9-80.2 12 0.3 0.1- 0.5 1,018 20.1 18.6-21.8 39 1.0 0.6- 1.7
GENDER
Male 1,950 1,540 77.1 74.1-79.8 1 0.0 0.0- 0.2 391 21.4 18.8-24.2 18 1.5 0.7- 3.1
Female 3,459 2,800 80.0 78.1-81.7 11 0.5 0.2- 1.0 627 19.0 17.3-20.9 21 0.6 0.3- 0.9
RACE
White 4,125 3,342 80.0 78.2-81.7 7 0.2 0.1- 0.4 743 18.9 17.2-20.7 33 0.9 0.6- 1.5
African American 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
Asian 20 12 62.1 36.3-82.5 0 0.0 . - . 8 37.9 17.5-63.7 0 0.0 . - .
Native American 114 92 82.7 72.8-89.5 0 0.0 . - . 21 16.6 9.9-26.4 1 0.8 0.1- 5.3
Other Minorities 85 56 59.2 41.8-74.5 2 1.7 0.3- 7.8 25 31.1 17.6-48.9 2 8.0 1.4-34.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 99 78 69.5 51.7-82.9 1 0.4 0.1- 2.8 18 22.5 11.7-38.9 2 7.6 1.3-33.6
-English Speaking 67 57 87.2 75.9-93.7 0 0.0 . - . 9 11.4 5.4-22.4 1 1.4 0.2- 9.5
-Spanish Speaking 32 21 51.7 28.4-74.3 1 0.8 0.1- 5.6 9 33.7 14.6-60.1 1 13.9 2.1-54.8
Non-Hispanic 5,293 4,247 78.8 77.2-80.4 11 0.3 0.1- 0.5 998 20.1 18.6-21.7 37 0.8 0.5- 1.2
AGE
18-24 28 13 41.9 22.4-64.2 1 1.1 0.1- 7.6 13 55.5 33.3-75.6 1 1.6 0.2-10.8
25-34 144 98 69.1 58.2-78.2 1 0.7 0.1- 4.7 44 28.8 20.0-39.5 1 1.5 0.2- 9.9
35-44 393 302 74.7 68.3-80.2 2 0.7 0.1- 3.8 81 21.0 16.3-26.5 8 3.6 1.2-10.3
45-54 928 737 80.6 77.3-83.5 2 0.2 0.1- 0.9 181 18.5 15.6-21.7 8 0.7 0.3- 1.7
55-64 1,425 1,188 82.6 80.0-85.0 2 0.1 0.0- 0.4 227 16.7 14.4-19.4 8 0.5 0.2- 1.1
65-74 1,398 1,145 81.2 78.4-83.7 2 0.1 0.0- 0.5 246 18.4 15.9-21.2 5 0.3 0.1- 0.7
75+ 1,062 834 78.9 75.6-81.9 2 0.1 0.0- 0.3 218 20.2 17.3-23.5 8 0.8 0.3- 1.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,015 837 80.9 76.9-84.4 3 0.1 0.0- 0.5 171 18.6 15.2-22.6 4 0.3 0.1- 0.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,818 1,445 76.1 72.8-79.1 5 0.3 0.1- 0.8 357 23.0 20.0-26.3 11 0.6 0.3- 1.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,340 1,081 81.2 78.3-83.8 2 0.4 0.1- 1.8 244 17.3 14.8-20.1 13 1.0 0.5- 2.0
College Graduate 1,229 971 77.6 74.1-80.8 2 0.2 0.0- 0.7 245 20.1 17.3-23.3 11 2.1 0.8- 5.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 797 674 84.8 81.0-87.9 1 0.1 0.0- 0.8 116 14.2 11.2-17.9 6 0.9 0.4- 2.1
$15,000- 24,999 1,044 841 80.6 77.2-83.5 1 0.2 0.0- 1.1 198 19.1 16.1-22.4 4 0.2 0.1- 0.6
$25,000- 34,999 620 484 73.6 67.3-79.1 3 0.7 0.1- 3.5 125 22.9 18.1-28.6 8 2.7 0.7- 9.9
$35,000- 49,999 748 600 79.7 75.8-83.2 2 0.4 0.1- 1.8 140 18.4 15.1-22.1 6 1.4 0.5- 3.9
$50,000-74,999 641 502 75.3 69.4-80.3 4 0.4 0.1- 1.2 131 23.5 18.5-29.3 4 0.8 0.3- 2.4
$75,000+ 752 600 79.7 75.9-83.1 0 0.0 . - . 144 19.2 15.8-23.0 8 1.1 0.5- 2.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,687 2,258 83.9 81.9-85.8 3 0.1 0.0- 0.2 409 15.4 13.6-17.4 17 0.6 0.3- 1.1
No 2,643 2,021 73.9 71.3-76.4 8 0.4 0.2- 1.0 592 24.3 21.9-26.8 22 1.4 0.7- 2.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 974 780 78.1 74.1-81.6 2 0.2 0.0- 0.8 182 19.7 16.6-23.2 10 2.0 0.6- 6.4
Non-Veteran 4,434 3,559 78.7 76.8-80.5 10 0.3 0.1- 0.6 836 20.2 18.5-22.1 29 0.8 0.5- 1.2

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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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