BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina: (Are you currently taking medicine for your high blood pressure?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Hypertension Awareness

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,684	4,981	82.3	80.5-84.0	703	17.7	16.0-19.5
GENDER
Male	2,058	1,773	78.8	75.5-81.7	285	21.2	18.3-24.5
Female	3,626	3,208	85.4	83.6-87.0	418	14.6	13.0-16.4
RACE
White	4,330	3,816	84.1	82.2-85.9	514	15.9	14.1-17.8
African American	1,109	979	82.1	78.0-85.6	130	17.9	14.4-22.0
Asian	21	16	74.8	47.8-90.6	5	25.2	9.4-52.2
Native American	116	98	87.7	79.9-92.8	18	12.3	7.2-20.1
Other Minorities	91	58	43.8	29.9-58.8	33	56.2	41.2-70.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	106	81	56.7	41.1-71.1	25	43.3	28.9-58.9
-English Speaking	70	64	91.7	80.9-96.6	6	8.3	3.4-19.1
-Spanish Speaking	36	17	26.2	13.2-45.3	19	73.8	54.7-86.8
Non-Hispanic	5,560	4,884	83.2	81.5-84.8	676	16.8	15.2-18.5
AGE
18-24	29	3	13.4	3.8-37.7	26	86.6	62.3-96.2
25-34	146	85	53.0	41.6-64.2	61	47.0	35.8-58.4
35-44	410	268	63.6	56.9-69.7	142	36.4	30.3-43.1
45-54	968	790	81.6	78.2-84.5	178	18.4	15.5-21.8
55-64	1,478	1,320	88.5	86.2-90.5	158	11.5	9.5-13.8
65-74	1,473	1,400	95.3	93.7-96.5	73	4.7	3.5- 6.3
75+	1,142	1,082	93.5	90.5-95.6	60	6.5	4.4- 9.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,095	996	84.5	79.8-88.3	99	15.5	11.7-20.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,909	1,653	79.3	75.8-82.5	256	20.7	17.5-24.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,404	1,222	83.4	79.9-86.4	182	16.6	13.6-20.1
College Graduate	1,269	1,104	83.7	80.3-86.5	165	16.3	13.5-19.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	853	753	85.0	80.5-88.7	100	15.0	11.3-19.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,078	949	82.6	78.7-85.9	129	17.4	14.1-21.3
$25,000- 34,999	643	551	74.6	67.1-80.9	92	25.4	19.1-32.9
$35,000- 49,999	776	682	84.7	80.5-88.1	94	15.3	11.9-19.5
$50,000-74,999	670	577	80.0	73.8-85.0	93	20.0	15.0-26.2
$75,000+	769	674	85.9	82.3-88.9	95	14.1	11.1-17.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,801	2,489	85.2	83.0-87.1	312	14.8	12.9-17.0
No	2,679	2,317	80.0	77.1-82.6	362	20.0	17.4-22.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,022	916	84.8	80.5-88.2	106	15.2	11.8-19.5
Non-Veteran	4,661	4,064	81.7	79.6-83.6	597	18.3	16.4-20.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,684

4,981

82.3

80.5-84.0

703

17.7

16.0-19.5

GENDER

Male

2,058

1,773

78.8

75.5-81.7

285

21.2

18.3-24.5

Female

3,626

3,208

85.4

83.6-87.0

418

14.6

13.0-16.4

RACE

White

4,330

3,816

84.1

82.2-85.9

514

15.9

14.1-17.8

African American

1,109

979

82.1

78.0-85.6

130

17.9

14.4-22.0

Asian

74.8

47.8-90.6

25.2

9.4-52.2

Native American

116

87.7

79.9-92.8

12.3

7.2-20.1

Other Minorities

43.8

29.9-58.8

56.2

41.2-70.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

106

56.7

41.1-71.1

43.3

28.9-58.9

-English Speaking

91.7

80.9-96.6

8.3

3.4-19.1

-Spanish Speaking

26.2

13.2-45.3

73.8

54.7-86.8

Non-Hispanic

5,560

4,884

83.2

81.5-84.8

676

16.8

15.2-18.5

AGE

18-24

13.4

3.8-37.7

86.6

62.3-96.2

25-34

146

53.0

41.6-64.2

47.0

35.8-58.4

35-44

410

268

63.6

56.9-69.7

142

36.4

30.3-43.1

45-54

968

790

81.6

78.2-84.5

178

18.4

15.5-21.8

55-64

1,478

1,320

88.5

86.2-90.5

158

11.5

9.5-13.8

65-74

1,473

1,400

95.3

93.7-96.5

4.7

3.5- 6.3

75+

1,142

1,082

93.5

90.5-95.6

6.5

4.4- 9.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,095

996

84.5

79.8-88.3

15.5

11.7-20.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,909

1,653

79.3

75.8-82.5

256

20.7

17.5-24.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,404

1,222

83.4

79.9-86.4

182

16.6

13.6-20.1

College Graduate

1,269

1,104

83.7

80.3-86.5

165

16.3

13.5-19.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

853

753

85.0

80.5-88.7

100

15.0

11.3-19.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,078

949

82.6

78.7-85.9

129

17.4

14.1-21.3

$25,000- 34,999

643

551

74.6

67.1-80.9

25.4

19.1-32.9

$35,000- 49,999

776

682

84.7

80.5-88.1

15.3

11.9-19.5

$50,000-74,999

670

577

80.0

73.8-85.0

20.0

15.0-26.2

$75,000+

769

674

85.9

82.3-88.9

14.1

11.1-17.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,801

2,489

85.2

83.0-87.1

312

14.8

12.9-17.0

2,679

2,317

80.0

77.1-82.6

362

20.0

17.4-22.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,022

916

84.8

80.5-88.2

106

15.2

11.8-19.5

Non-Veteran

4,661

4,064

81.7

79.6-83.6

597

18.3

16.4-20.4

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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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