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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*-WHITES

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 4,202 902 25.5 23.6-27.5 820 21.7 19.9-23.5 2,480 52.9 50.8-55.0
GENDER
Male 1,589 440 31.2 27.9-34.7 393 25.6 22.6-28.7 756 43.2 40.0-46.5
Female 2,613 462 20.2 18.2-22.3 427 18.0 16.2-20.0 1,724 61.8 59.3-64.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 38 8 19.4 8.4-38.6 7 31.2 12.5-58.9 23 49.4 28.5-70.5
-English Speaking 38 8 19.4 8.4-38.6 7 31.2 12.5-58.9 23 49.4 28.5-70.5
Non-Hispanic 4,162 894 25.6 23.6-27.6 813 21.6 19.8-23.4 2,455 52.8 50.7-54.9
AGE
18-24 16 11 71.2 40.5-89.9 3 17.6 4.8-47.3 2 11.2 2.1-43.0
25-34 80 29 35.8 23.3-50.7 21 28.9 16.9-44.8 30 35.2 23.4-49.2
35-44 264 96 37.3 29.9-45.4 57 24.1 17.4-32.3 111 38.6 31.6-46.2
45-54 629 196 33.6 29.0-38.5 124 20.8 17.0-25.2 309 45.6 40.8-50.6
55-64 1,083 267 25.3 22.2-28.7 231 23.5 20.5-26.8 585 51.2 47.5-54.8
65-74 1,152 194 17.9 15.4-20.8 223 20.6 17.9-23.6 735 61.5 58.0-64.8
75+ 960 104 10.7 8.5-13.4 158 18.3 15.4-21.7 698 70.9 67.2-74.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 701 85 16.0 11.9-21.1 68 9.5 7.2-12.6 548 74.5 69.3-79.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,426 294 26.4 22.7-30.5 199 14.5 12.3-17.0 933 59.1 55.2-62.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,047 232 25.2 21.8-28.9 206 21.8 18.3-25.8 609 53.0 48.9-57.1
College Graduate 1,024 291 29.9 26.3-33.7 346 37.0 33.1-41.2 387 33.1 29.5-36.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 553 70 14.8 11.0-19.6 54 11.1 8.0-15.2 429 74.1 68.6-78.9
$15,000- 24,999 770 147 21.8 17.5-26.7 75 9.6 7.4-12.4 548 68.7 63.7-73.2
$25,000- 34,999 458 95 21.0 16.4-26.5 79 20.7 14.8-28.2 284 58.3 51.5-64.8
$35,000- 49,999 598 156 28.3 23.9-33.3 136 23.1 18.7-28.3 306 48.5 43.3-53.7
$50,000-74,999 540 157 34.0 27.8-40.8 138 22.6 18.5-27.4 245 43.4 37.6-49.4
$75,000+ 665 187 31.4 26.9-36.1 247 38.3 33.7-43.2 231 30.3 26.3-34.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,096 365 20.8 18.4-23.4 356 19.5 17.3-21.9 1,375 59.7 56.8-62.5
No 2,043 525 29.8 26.9-32.9 452 23.5 20.9-26.3 1,066 46.7 43.7-49.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 818 214 28.3 24.3-32.7 218 26.6 22.9-30.5 386 45.1 40.8-49.5
Non-Veteran 3,384 688 24.7 22.6-27.1 602 20.4 18.4-22.4 2,094 54.9 52.5-57.3

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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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