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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*-WHITE 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 2,606 1,717 68.0 65.7-70.2 889 32.0 29.8-34.3
AGE
18-24 8 7 79.6 31.3-97.1 1 20.4 2.9-68.7
25-34 55 36 74.4 60.7-84.6 19 25.6 15.4-39.3
35-44 138 100 69.7 59.2-78.5 38 30.3 21.5-40.8
45-54 357 238 68.7 62.5-74.3 119 31.3 25.7-37.5
55-64 627 416 68.5 64.1-72.6 211 31.5 27.4-35.9
65-74 702 470 68.4 64.1-72.5 232 31.6 27.5-35.9
75+ 701 433 63.5 59.0-67.7 268 36.5 32.3-41.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 448 249 58.0 51.9-63.9 199 42.0 36.1-48.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 926 582 65.8 61.9-69.4 344 34.2 30.6-38.1
Some Post-H.S. 688 488 72.3 67.9-76.3 200 27.7 23.7-32.1
College Graduate 542 396 73.2 68.2-77.7 146 26.8 22.3-31.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 404 244 59.0 52.6-65.1 160 41.0 34.9-47.4
$15,000- 24,999 507 317 66.7 61.6-71.4 190 33.3 28.6-38.4
$25,000- 34,999 268 176 62.5 55.0-69.4 92 37.5 30.6-45.0
$35,000- 49,999 348 251 72.9 67.0-78.1 97 27.1 21.9-33.0
$50,000-74,999 281 203 71.9 65.0-78.0 78 28.1 22.0-35.0
$75,000+ 312 225 74.6 68.1-80.1 87 25.4 19.9-31.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,331 775 61.0 57.5-64.3 556 39.0 35.7-42.5
No 1,237 916 75.0 72.0-77.9 321 25.0 22.1-28.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 44 25 61.9 43.8-77.2 19 38.1 22.8-56.2
Non-Veteran 2,562 1,692 68.1 65.8-70.3 870 31.9 29.7-34.2

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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