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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*-MALES

Are YOU now doing any of the following to help lower or control your high blood pressure -
reducing 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 1,990 584 32.7 29.8-35.8 439 21.6 19.1-24.3 967 45.7 42.6-48.8
RACE
White 1,589 440 31.2 27.9-34.7 393 25.6 22.6-28.7 756 43.2 40.0-46.5
African American 313 118 38.8 31.9-46.1 36 10.7 7.1-16.0 159 50.5 43.1-57.8
Asian 9 4 47.6 17.1-80.1 2 27.4 6.5-67.2 3 25.0 6.6-61.0
Native American 33 8 28.9 14.1-50.1 2 8.0 1.7-30.8 23 63.1 42.4-79.9
Other Minorities 37 12 20.7 9.9-38.4 4 17.8 4.2-51.6 21 61.5 36.8-81.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 35 8 15.1 6.3-31.9 5 26.7 8.9-57.6 22 58.2 33.3-79.5
-English Speaking 22 4 12.7 4.0-33.9 4 24.3 7.0-57.8 14 62.9 35.2-84.2
-Spanish Speaking 13 4 17.7 4.6-48.8 1 29.1 4.5-78.0 8 53.1 16.9-86.3
Non-Hispanic 1,946 574 33.3 30.4-36.4 433 21.5 19.1-24.2 939 45.1 42.1-48.2
AGE
18-24 17 9 45.6 20.3-73.3 4 20.6 6.8-47.9 4 33.9 12.6-64.6
25-34 45 16 30.5 16.7-49.0 11 25.7 12.8-45.1 18 43.7 26.0-63.2
35-44 162 63 41.0 31.5-51.2 31 23.5 14.9-35.0 68 35.5 27.1-44.9
45-54 369 148 40.8 34.7-47.1 76 19.4 14.9-24.7 145 39.9 33.9-46.2
55-64 560 183 34.4 29.4-39.7 133 23.4 19.4-28.1 244 42.2 37.1-47.5
65-74 536 115 21.2 17.4-25.7 111 19.2 15.6-23.4 310 59.6 54.4-64.5
75+ 296 48 18.0 12.2-25.6 72 22.0 17.0-28.1 176 60.0 52.5-67.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 341 77 26.9 20.3-34.6 41 8.6 6.0-12.1 223 64.6 56.9-71.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 626 191 35.6 30.0-41.6 101 15.1 11.7-19.1 334 49.4 43.7-55.0
Some Post-H.S. 467 138 31.9 26.3-38.0 112 24.2 18.9-30.5 217 43.9 37.6-50.4
College Graduate 553 178 33.6 28.6-39.1 185 34.1 28.7-39.9 190 32.3 27.5-37.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 201 51 29.9 21.2-40.4 26 10.9 6.8-16.9 124 59.2 49.2-68.6
$15,000- 24,999 347 102 34.5 27.8-41.9 42 9.3 6.5-13.1 203 56.2 49.0-63.1
$25,000- 34,999 246 62 21.9 15.9-29.5 50 24.4 15.8-35.6 134 53.7 43.6-63.4
$35,000- 49,999 309 99 36.1 28.7-44.2 68 20.2 14.4-27.6 142 43.7 36.4-51.4
$50,000-74,999 311 101 37.5 29.3-46.5 75 21.7 16.4-28.1 135 40.8 33.5-48.6
$75,000+ 397 125 36.6 30.7-42.9 141 34.3 28.7-40.4 131 29.1 24.0-34.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 941 246 28.8 25.1-32.9 187 19.2 16.2-22.6 508 51.9 47.7-56.1
No 1,017 328 35.7 31.5-40.3 243 23.4 19.7-27.5 446 40.9 36.6-45.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 927 255 30.0 26.0-34.2 229 24.2 20.5-28.2 443 45.9 41.7-50.1
Non-Veteran 1,062 329 34.5 30.5-38.8 209 19.9 16.7-23.6 524 45.6 41.4-49.9

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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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