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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*-WHITES

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 4,187 716 19.7 18.1-21.5 1,353 35.8 33.7-37.9 2,118 44.5 42.5-46.5
GENDER
Male 1,587 391 25.8 22.9-28.8 580 39.8 36.4-43.4 616 34.4 31.4-37.5
Female 2,600 325 14.1 12.4-16.1 773 32.0 29.7-34.3 1,502 53.9 51.4-56.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 39 5 8.0 2.8-20.5 14 55.0 34.4-74.0 20 37.1 20.6-57.1
-English Speaking 39 5 8.0 2.8-20.5 14 55.0 34.4-74.0 20 37.1 20.6-57.1
Non-Hispanic 4,146 711 19.9 18.2-21.7 1,337 35.4 33.4-37.6 2,098 44.7 42.6-46.7
AGE
18-24 16 5 32.4 12.0-62.9 8 49.3 20.6-78.5 3 18.3 4.9-49.2
25-34 80 17 18.3 10.6-29.6 34 51.1 37.0-65.1 29 30.6 19.8-44.0
35-44 261 80 29.5 22.9-37.2 99 41.0 33.2-49.2 82 29.5 23.2-36.7
45-54 626 157 28.0 23.6-32.8 214 34.4 29.9-39.3 255 37.6 33.0-42.5
55-64 1,082 207 19.8 17.0-22.9 397 38.8 35.2-42.5 478 41.5 37.9-45.1
65-74 1,145 172 15.2 12.9-17.7 342 32.6 29.3-36.0 631 52.2 48.7-55.7
75+ 960 77 9.0 6.9-11.7 253 28.3 24.8-32.0 630 62.7 58.8-66.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 697 88 17.3 13.0-22.7 127 18.9 15.5-22.9 482 63.7 58.4-68.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,422 251 19.9 17.1-23.0 359 29.3 25.7-33.2 812 50.8 47.1-54.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,043 191 21.1 17.9-24.7 352 35.9 32.0-40.1 500 43.0 39.1-47.0
College Graduate 1,021 186 19.6 16.6-23.0 514 52.8 48.8-56.9 321 27.6 24.3-31.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 551 75 15.2 11.0-20.7 93 20.3 16.1-25.2 383 64.5 58.6-70.0
$15,000- 24,999 765 118 19.5 15.3-24.5 169 23.0 19.3-27.2 478 57.5 52.5-62.3
$25,000- 34,999 457 79 20.2 15.3-26.0 142 31.6 25.4-38.5 236 48.2 41.8-54.7
$35,000- 49,999 601 121 21.5 17.6-26.0 217 37.0 31.9-42.4 263 41.5 36.5-46.6
$50,000-74,999 540 118 22.2 17.9-27.2 224 41.3 35.1-47.7 198 36.5 31.1-42.3
$75,000+ 660 132 21.3 17.7-25.5 344 54.2 49.4-58.9 184 24.5 20.8-28.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,087 332 19.0 16.7-21.5 575 31.2 28.6-34.0 1,180 49.8 47.0-52.6
No 2,041 374 20.4 18.1-23.0 761 39.9 36.8-43.1 906 39.7 36.9-42.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 815 191 26.0 22.1-30.4 311 38.5 34.3-42.8 313 35.5 31.5-39.6
Non-Veteran 3,372 525 18.1 16.3-20.0 1,042 35.0 32.7-37.5 1,805 46.9 44.6-49.2

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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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