BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina
Actions to Control High Blood Pressure
Has a doctor or other health professional ever advised you to change your eating habits
to help lower or control your high blood pressure?*
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 3,887 | 2,361 | 64.2 | 62.1-66.3 | 1,526 | 35.8 | 33.7-37.9 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 1,495 | 927 | 65.6 | 62.2-68.9 | 568 | 34.4 | 31.1-37.8 |
| Female | 2,392 | 1,434 | 63.0 | 60.5-65.4 | 958 | 37.0 | 34.6-39.5 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 2,734 | 1,549 | 60.4 | 57.9-62.8 | 1,185 | 39.6 | 37.2-42.1 |
| African American | 910 | 668 | 73.4 | 68.8-77.5 | 242 | 26.6 | 22.5-31.2 |
| Other | 142 | 85 | 63.3 | 53.0-72.5 | 57 | 36.7 | 27.5-47.0 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 40 | 27 | 74.6 | 56.0-87.1 | 13 | 25.4 | 12.9-44.0 |
| No | 3,761 | 2,281 | 64.0 | 61.9-66.1 | 1,480 | 36.0 | 33.9-38.1 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 29 | 19 | 56.0 | 31.2-78.1 | 10 | 44.0 | 21.9-68.8 |
| 25-34 | 98 | 66 | 68.8 | 55.7-79.4 | 32 | 31.2 | 20.6-44.3 |
| 35-44 | 265 | 201 | 81.6 | 76.0-86.1 | 64 | 18.4 | 13.9-24.0 |
| 45-54 | 699 | 483 | 70.4 | 66.2-74.3 | 216 | 29.6 | 25.7-33.8 |
| 55-64 | 1,042 | 720 | 70.2 | 66.6-73.5 | 322 | 29.8 | 26.5-33.4 |
| 65+ | 1,754 | 872 | 50.2 | 47.2-53.2 | 882 | 49.8 | 46.8-52.8 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 692 | 414 | 61.7 | 56.2-67.0 | 278 | 38.3 | 33.0-43.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,261 | 800 | 65.7 | 62.0-69.2 | 461 | 34.3 | 30.8-38.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 905 | 562 | 66.9 | 62.7-70.9 | 343 | 33.1 | 29.1-37.3 |
| College Graduate | 1,012 | 579 | 62.0 | 58.0-65.8 | 433 | 38.0 | 34.2-42.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 534 | 348 | 66.6 | 61.2-71.6 | 186 | 33.4 | 28.4-38.8 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 694 | 427 | 66.0 | 60.8-70.8 | 267 | 34.0 | 29.2-39.2 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 454 | 283 | 63.0 | 56.6-68.9 | 171 | 37.0 | 31.1-43.4 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 522 | 328 | 64.7 | 58.1-70.9 | 194 | 35.3 | 29.1-41.9 |
| $50,000+ | 1,080 | 646 | 64.4 | 60.7-67.9 | 434 | 35.6 | 32.1-39.3 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 284 | 187 | 67.5 | 60.0-74.1 | 97 | 32.5 | 25.9-40.0 |
| Appalachia II | 236 | 137 | 57.5 | 48.7-65.8 | 99 | 42.5 | 34.2-51.3 |
| Appalachia III | 202 | 115 | 62.7 | 53.7-70.8 | 87 | 37.3 | 29.2-46.3 |
| Catawba | 156 | 112 | 73.3 | 65.0-80.2 | 44 | 26.7 | 19.8-35.0 |
| Edisto Savannah | 509 | 316 | 66.4 | 61.4-71.1 | 193 | 33.6 | 28.9-38.6 |
| Low Country | 444 | 254 | 64.9 | 58.9-70.4 | 190 | 35.1 | 29.6-41.1 |
| Palmetto | 293 | 176 | 62.5 | 55.8-68.7 | 117 | 37.5 | 31.3-44.2 |
| Pee Dee | 336 | 211 | 64.8 | 58.6-70.5 | 125 | 35.2 | 29.5-41.4 |
| Trident | 422 | 257 | 65.2 | 59.7-70.4 | 165 | 34.8 | 29.6-40.3 |
| Upper Savannah | 268 | 166 | 64.5 | 57.7-70.8 | 102 | 35.5 | 29.2-42.3 |
| Waccamaw | 480 | 271 | 58.9 | 53.2-64.4 | 209 | 41.1 | 35.6-46.8 |
| Wateree | 218 | 138 | 71.2 | 64.2-77.4 | 80 | 28.8 | 22.6-35.8 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 552 | 353 | 66.0 | 61.0-70.7 | 199 | 34.0 | 29.3-39.0 |
| Region II | 438 | 252 | 59.9 | 53.6-65.9 | 186 | 40.1 | 34.1-46.4 |
| Region III | 449 | 288 | 66.0 | 60.8-70.8 | 161 | 34.0 | 29.2-39.2 |
| Region IV | 554 | 349 | 67.2 | 62.6-71.6 | 205 | 32.8 | 28.4-37.4 |
| Region V | 509 | 316 | 66.4 | 61.4-71.1 | 193 | 33.6 | 28.9-38.6 |
| Region VI | 480 | 271 | 58.9 | 53.2-64.4 | 209 | 41.1 | 35.6-46.8 |
| Region VII | 422 | 257 | 65.2 | 59.7-70.4 | 165 | 34.8 | 29.6-40.3 |
| Region VIII | 444 | 254 | 64.9 | 58.9-70.4 | 190 | 35.1 | 29.6-41.1 |
*This question was asked of respondents who reported having been told that they had high blood pressure.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
** Appalachia I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
Palmetto: Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter
*** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
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