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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*-MALES

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 1,988 510 27.6 24.9-30.4 680 35.2 32.2-38.4 798 37.2 34.3-40.2
RACE
White 1,587 391 25.8 22.9-28.8 580 39.8 36.4-43.4 616 34.4 31.4-37.5
African American 313 95 31.4 25.1-38.5 79 23.0 17.5-29.6 139 45.6 38.3-53.1
Asian 9 3 55.0 22.5-83.7 3 20.1 5.4-52.6 3 25.0 6.6-61.0
Native American 33 8 31.0 15.6-52.3 6 21.1 9.1-41.7 19 47.8 29.6-66.6
Other Minorities 37 12 32.6 14.8-57.5 10 33.0 14.3-59.3 15 34.4 15.6-59.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 35 8 17.8 7.0-38.3 10 41.0 19.7-66.2 17 41.3 20.6-65.6
-English Speaking 22 4 21.2 6.4-51.7 8 46.6 23.0-71.8 10 32.2 15.1-55.8
-Spanish Speaking 13 4 14.0 3.5-42.6 2 35.0 7.3-78.6 7 51.0 15.9-85.2
Non-Hispanic 1,944 501 27.9 25.2-30.8 668 35.1 32.1-38.2 775 37.0 34.1-40.0
AGE
18-24 17 4 24.7 8.4-54.1 9 46.8 21.2-74.3 4 28.5 9.9-59.1
25-34 45 11 17.7 8.9-32.2 19 46.2 28.5-65.0 15 36.0 19.4-56.8
35-44 161 57 30.7 22.5-40.2 57 43.8 33.7-54.4 47 25.6 18.5-34.2
45-54 369 137 39.0 33.0-45.4 115 29.3 24.0-35.3 117 31.6 26.1-37.8
55-64 561 152 28.9 24.2-34.1 209 37.4 32.5-42.6 200 33.7 29.0-38.7
65-74 534 109 20.6 16.8-25.1 166 29.8 25.4-34.6 259 49.6 44.4-54.8
75+ 296 39 15.1 9.7-22.9 104 32.3 26.1-39.1 153 52.6 45.2-59.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 339 72 24.9 18.4-32.8 79 20.5 15.8-26.1 188 54.6 46.9-62.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 626 177 31.6 26.6-37.1 178 29.8 24.5-35.7 271 38.6 33.4-44.0
Some Post-H.S. 467 126 27.5 22.4-33.2 162 37.0 30.9-43.6 179 35.5 29.5-42.0
College Graduate 553 135 24.7 20.4-29.7 261 48.1 42.5-53.8 157 27.1 22.7-32.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 201 55 32.4 23.3-43.1 45 19.6 13.8-27.1 101 48.0 38.5-57.7
$15,000- 24,999 345 83 30.3 23.6-37.9 91 25.2 19.8-31.4 171 44.6 37.8-51.6
$25,000- 34,999 246 61 26.4 18.9-35.4 74 32.2 23.2-42.8 111 41.4 32.1-51.4
$35,000- 49,999 310 80 27.7 21.3-35.3 112 36.2 28.8-44.3 118 36.1 29.3-43.4
$50,000-74,999 312 88 25.0 19.4-31.6 116 39.6 31.5-48.3 108 35.4 28.4-43.1
$75,000+ 395 112 29.4 24.1-35.3 178 46.8 40.6-53.0 105 23.8 19.2-29.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 937 237 28.3 24.4-32.5 287 31.3 27.6-35.3 413 40.4 36.4-44.6
No 1,018 265 27.0 23.4-30.9 381 38.4 33.9-43.0 372 34.6 30.6-39.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 927 231 28.1 24.2-32.4 336 35.2 31.2-39.5 360 36.7 32.8-40.8
Non-Veteran 1,060 279 27.3 23.7-31.1 343 35.2 31.1-39.6 438 37.5 33.5-41.7

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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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