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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Hypertension Awareness-WHITE MALES

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,637 1,427 81.8 78.4-84.8 210 18.2 15.2-21.6
AGE
18-24 8 0 0.0 . - . 8 100 . - .
25-34 26 13 51.5 28.4-74.1 13 48.5 25.9-71.6
35-44 132 84 64.3 53.2-74.1 48 35.7 25.9-46.8
45-54 279 220 79.7 73.4-84.8 59 20.3 15.2-26.6
55-64 466 416 88.4 83.9-91.7 50 11.6 8.3-16.1
65-74 464 442 95.8 92.9-97.6 22 4.2 2.4- 7.1
75+ 262 252 96.4 93.0-98.2 10 3.6 1.8- 7.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 260 232 81.2 71.3-88.3 28 18.8 11.7-28.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 514 441 77.1 69.4-83.3 73 22.9 16.7-30.6
Some Post-H.S. 370 324 84.7 78.2-89.5 46 15.3 10.5-21.8
College Graduate 491 428 84.7 79.8-88.5 63 15.3 11.5-20.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 151 129 80.5 68.1-88.8 22 19.5 11.2-31.9
$15,000- 24,999 263 238 86.0 75.9-92.3 25 14.0 7.7-24.1
$25,000- 34,999 196 172 80.0 69.7-87.5 24 20.0 12.5-30.3
$35,000- 49,999 260 224 83.4 76.4-88.7 36 16.6 11.3-23.6
$50,000-74,999 270 229 73.3 61.7-82.4 41 26.7 17.6-38.3
$75,000+ 355 312 86.5 81.0-90.6 43 13.5 9.4-19.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 777 678 82.2 77.8-85.9 99 17.8 14.1-22.2
No 807 703 81.5 76.2-85.9 104 18.5 14.1-23.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 794 720 86.2 81.6-89.8 74 13.8 10.2-18.4
Non-Veteran 843 707 78.8 73.9-83.0 136 21.2 17.0-26.1

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^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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