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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 -
change your eating habits?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,509 2,346 67.8 65.7-69.8 1,163 32.2 30.2-34.3
RACE
White 2,606 1,717 68.0 65.7-70.2 889 32.0 29.8-34.3
African American 754 536 69.1 64.6-73.4 218 30.9 26.6-35.4
Asian 12 8 74.2 42.5-91.8 4 25.8 8.2-57.5
Native American 81 53 72.1 58.0-82.9 28 27.9 17.1-42.0
Other Minorities 49 28 44.7 26.8-64.0 21 55.3 36.0-73.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 66 39 48.2 32.0-64.8 27 51.8 35.2-68.0
-English Speaking 46 30 67.1 47.8-82.0 16 32.9 18.0-52.2
-Spanish Speaking 20 9 30.2 13.0-55.6 11 69.8 44.4-87.0
Non-Hispanic 3,435 2,303 68.4 66.4-70.4 1,132 31.6 29.6-33.6
AGE
18-24 11 9 76.6 39.9-94.2 2 23.4 5.8-60.1
25-34 98 64 64.9 52.4-75.6 34 35.1 24.4-47.6
35-44 230 170 72.3 64.3-79.1 60 27.7 20.9-35.7
45-54 565 375 68.1 63.0-72.9 190 31.9 27.1-37.0
55-64 880 602 69.6 65.8-73.2 278 30.4 26.8-34.2
65-74 886 602 67.2 63.1-71.0 284 32.8 29.0-36.9
75+ 811 502 63.5 59.2-67.5 309 36.5 32.5-40.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 707 421 59.5 54.5-64.3 286 40.5 35.7-45.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,213 780 65.9 62.4-69.2 433 34.1 30.8-37.6
Some Post-H.S. 899 634 70.5 66.3-74.4 265 29.5 25.6-33.7
College Graduate 686 507 74.6 70.3-78.5 179 25.4 21.5-29.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 619 392 62.7 57.5-67.6 227 37.3 32.4-42.5
$15,000- 24,999 707 461 65.5 60.6-70.1 246 34.5 29.9-39.4
$25,000- 34,999 381 255 63.7 56.6-70.2 126 36.3 29.8-43.4
$35,000- 49,999 447 323 72.8 67.4-77.6 124 27.2 22.4-32.6
$50,000-74,999 340 247 72.3 65.9-77.9 93 27.7 22.1-34.1
$75,000+ 360 261 75.2 69.4-80.3 99 24.8 19.7-30.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,795 1,078 61.1 58.1-64.1 717 38.9 35.9-41.9
No 1,653 1,222 73.7 70.8-76.4 431 26.3 23.6-29.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 66 44 69.9 55.3-81.4 22 30.1 18.6-44.7
Non-Veteran 3,443 2,302 67.7 65.6-69.8 1,141 32.3 30.2-34.4

Back to Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*.

*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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