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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*-FEMALES

Has a doctor or health professional ever advised you to do any of the following to help lower or control your high blood pressure -
reduce alcohol use?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No Do not drink
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,503 477 15.5 13.9-17.2 927 27.4 25.5-29.4 2,099 57.1 54.9-59.3
RACE
White 2,600 325 14.1 12.4-16.1 773 32.0 29.7-34.3 1,502 53.9 51.4-56.3
African American 755 132 19.6 16.1-23.8 130 18.2 14.8-22.1 493 62.2 57.5-66.7
Asian 12 2 15.7 3.7-47.6 4 19.3 5.7-48.4 6 65.0 34.3-86.9
Native American 81 11 18.6 8.7-35.3 11 13.1 6.6-24.5 59 68.3 52.8-80.6
Other Minorities 48 6 5.7 2.0-15.0 5 12.1 3.9-31.9 37 82.2 64.0-92.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 65 9 6.4 2.9-13.4 11 17.6 8.4-33.4 45 76.0 60.6-86.7
-English Speaking 46 7 11.1 4.6-24.5 9 20.5 9.6-38.4 30 68.5 49.5-82.8
-Spanish Speaking 19 2 1.9 0.4- 7.9 2 14.9 3.4-46.2 15 83.2 53.8-95.5
Non-Hispanic 3,430 468 15.8 14.2-17.6 913 27.7 25.8-29.7 2,049 56.5 54.3-58.7
AGE
18-24 11 3 31.7 9.9-66.1 5 37.5 13.4-69.9 3 30.8 9.0-66.5
25-34 98 27 25.8 16.9-37.3 32 29.5 20.2-41.0 39 44.6 32.9-57.0
35-44 228 62 25.0 19.0-32.3 74 30.8 24.0-38.6 92 44.1 36.1-52.5
45-54 563 112 21.3 17.2-26.0 157 26.8 22.5-31.6 294 51.9 46.6-57.2
55-64 878 125 14.1 11.5-17.3 264 31.9 28.2-35.8 489 53.9 49.9-58.0
65-74 883 98 11.2 8.7-14.3 214 26.2 22.7-29.9 571 62.6 58.5-66.6
75+ 815 48 6.7 4.7- 9.3 173 21.0 17.8-24.7 594 72.3 68.3-76.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 709 70 12.5 9.1-16.9 97 14.1 11.1-17.8 542 73.4 68.5-77.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,212 182 17.1 14.4-20.3 247 21.9 19.0-25.2 783 60.9 57.2-64.5
Some Post-H.S. 895 137 16.6 13.6-20.2 266 29.0 25.4-32.9 492 54.4 50.0-58.7
College Graduate 683 88 14.0 11.1-17.7 315 46.5 41.8-51.3 280 39.4 34.9-44.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 620 66 9.7 7.3-12.7 78 14.6 11.3-18.7 476 75.7 71.1-79.8
$15,000- 24,999 708 103 17.3 13.6-21.9 139 20.6 17.0-24.7 466 62.1 57.1-66.8
$25,000- 34,999 378 52 14.0 10.1-19.1 101 25.6 20.2-31.9 225 60.4 53.6-66.8
$35,000- 49,999 448 65 15.1 11.3-19.8 149 30.9 26.0-36.2 234 54.0 48.2-59.7
$50,000-74,999 338 64 22.2 16.8-28.7 132 34.4 28.4-40.9 142 43.5 36.9-50.3
$75,000+ 360 51 15.3 11.3-20.4 189 51.2 44.7-57.6 120 33.5 27.6-40.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,794 224 14.8 12.5-17.3 380 22.8 20.4-25.5 1,190 62.4 59.3-65.4
No 1,655 247 16.0 13.9-18.5 534 31.8 29.0-34.7 874 52.2 49.0-55.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 63 13 22.1 11.9-37.4 22 38.4 24.8-54.1 28 39.5 26.1-54.6
Non-Veteran 3,440 464 15.4 13.8-17.1 905 27.2 25.3-29.2 2,071 57.4 55.2-59.6

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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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