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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 -
changing your eating habits?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,186 2,830 68.5 66.6-70.4 1,356 31.5 29.6-33.4
GENDER
Male 1,589 1,057 68.0 64.8-71.1 532 32.0 28.9-35.2
Female 2,597 1,773 69.0 66.7-71.2 824 31.0 28.8-33.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 39 26 69.4 49.6-83.9 13 30.6 16.1-50.4
-English Speaking 39 26 69.4 49.6-83.9 13 30.6 16.1-50.4
Non-Hispanic 4,145 2,804 68.6 66.6-70.5 1,341 31.4 29.5-33.4
AGE
18-24 16 10 69.9 40.2-88.9 6 30.1 11.1-59.8
25-34 80 51 60.5 44.9-74.3 29 39.5 25.7-55.1
35-44 265 191 73.8 66.9-79.8 74 26.2 20.2-33.1
45-54 627 463 74.6 70.2-78.6 164 25.4 21.4-29.8
55-64 1,082 771 71.3 67.8-74.5 311 28.7 25.5-32.2
65-74 1,146 801 69.0 65.7-72.2 345 31.0 27.8-34.3
75+ 952 532 55.6 51.7-59.5 420 44.4 40.5-48.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 689 441 64.5 59.7-69.1 248 35.5 30.9-40.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,422 971 68.7 65.2-71.9 451 31.3 28.1-34.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,045 728 70.9 67.1-74.3 317 29.1 25.7-32.9
College Graduate 1,026 688 68.5 64.5-72.2 338 31.5 27.8-35.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 546 369 66.8 61.1-72.1 177 33.2 27.9-38.9
$15,000- 24,999 765 507 64.3 59.6-68.7 258 35.7 31.3-40.4
$25,000- 34,999 459 301 64.0 57.7-69.9 158 36.0 30.1-42.3
$35,000- 49,999 599 417 69.7 64.3-74.5 182 30.3 25.5-35.7
$50,000-74,999 542 370 72.6 67.1-77.5 172 27.4 22.5-32.9
$75,000+ 665 467 71.9 67.5-76.0 198 28.1 24.0-32.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,087 1,416 67.8 65.1-70.4 671 32.2 29.6-34.9
No 2,036 1,373 69.2 66.4-71.9 663 30.8 28.1-33.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 815 522 65.1 60.9-69.2 293 34.9 30.8-39.1
Non-Veteran 3,371 2,308 69.4 67.2-71.5 1,063 30.6 28.5-32.8

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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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