SCHS Home Search FAQs Guestbook

North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics Navigation Bar

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 -
change your eating habits?

View results for a demographic group:
Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,192 2,841 69.6 67.7-71.4 1,351 30.4 28.6-32.3
GENDER
Male 1,586 1,124 71.3 68.1-74.3 462 28.7 25.7-31.9
Female 2,606 1,717 68.0 65.7-70.2 889 32.0 29.8-34.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 39 27 76.4 57.9-88.5 12 23.6 11.5-42.1
-English Speaking 39 27 76.4 57.9-88.5 12 23.6 11.5-42.1
Non-Hispanic 4,151 2,813 69.5 67.5-71.3 1,338 30.5 28.7-32.5
AGE
18-24 16 15 92.7 61.5-99.0 1 7.3 1.0-38.5
25-34 80 55 75.3 60.7-85.8 25 24.7 14.2-39.3
35-44 263 181 65.4 57.0-72.9 82 34.6 27.1-43.0
45-54 625 425 68.4 63.5-72.9 200 31.6 27.1-36.5
55-64 1,083 753 72.3 69.0-75.3 330 27.7 24.7-31.0
65-74 1,151 783 69.7 66.4-72.7 368 30.3 27.3-33.6
75+ 956 612 65.6 61.8-69.2 344 34.4 30.8-38.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 696 420 62.2 57.2-67.0 276 37.8 33.0-42.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,422 909 66.5 63.2-69.7 513 33.5 30.3-36.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,047 742 72.0 67.9-75.8 305 28.0 24.2-32.1
College Graduate 1,023 767 75.2 71.3-78.6 256 24.8 21.4-28.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 550 337 60.0 54.0-65.6 213 40.0 34.4-46.0
$15,000- 24,999 766 489 65.8 61.2-70.2 277 34.2 29.8-38.8
$25,000- 34,999 458 308 65.3 58.6-71.5 150 34.7 28.5-41.4
$35,000- 49,999 600 427 70.6 65.4-75.3 173 29.4 24.7-34.6
$50,000-74,999 542 398 74.8 69.6-79.3 144 25.2 20.7-30.4
$75,000+ 660 488 75.7 71.3-79.5 172 24.3 20.5-28.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,088 1,271 63.2 60.4-65.9 817 36.8 34.1-39.6
No 2,040 1,528 75.5 72.8-78.0 512 24.5 22.0-27.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 818 561 70.2 66.1-74.0 257 29.8 26.0-33.9
Non-Veteran 3,374 2,280 69.4 67.2-71.5 1,094 30.6 28.5-32.8

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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 11JUN08.

SCHS Home | Search | FAQs | Guestbook