BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina
Actions to Control High Blood Pressure
Has a doctor or other health professional ever advised you to take medication
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 | 3,913 | 3,676 | 91.0 | 89.2-92.5 | 237 | 9.0 | 7.5-10.8 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 1,508 | 1,392 | 88.1 | 84.8-90.7 | 116 | 11.9 | 9.3-15.2 |
| Female | 2,405 | 2,284 | 93.6 | 92.0-94.9 | 121 | 6.4 | 5.1- 8.0 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 2,755 | 2,584 | 91.6 | 89.8-93.0 | 171 | 8.4 | 7.0-10.2 |
| African American | 911 | 861 | 89.5 | 84.5-93.0 | 50 | 10.5 | 7.0-15.5 |
| Other | 142 | 130 | 90.0 | 80.4-95.2 | 12 | 10.0 | 4.8-19.6 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 40 | 37 | 85.5 | 62.4-95.4 | 3 | 14.5 | 4.6-37.6 |
| No | 3,783 | 3,553 | 91.0 | 89.2-92.5 | 230 | 9.0 | 7.5-10.8 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 29 | 20 | 61.6 | 34.5-83.0 | 9 | 38.4 | 17.0-65.5 |
| 25-34 | 97 | 73 | 70.7 | 57.5-81.1 | 24 | 29.3 | 18.9-42.5 |
| 35-44 | 264 | 227 | 84.6 | 78.6-89.2 | 37 | 15.4 | 10.8-21.4 |
| 45-54 | 699 | 627 | 89.5 | 86.1-92.1 | 72 | 10.5 | 7.9-13.9 |
| 55-64 | 1,049 | 998 | 94.9 | 92.6-96.5 | 51 | 5.1 | 3.5- 7.4 |
| 65+ | 1,775 | 1,731 | 97.5 | 96.4-98.3 | 44 | 2.5 | 1.7- 3.6 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 701 | 665 | 92.3 | 86.3-95.9 | 36 | 7.7 | 4.1-13.7 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,269 | 1,185 | 89.7 | 86.4-92.2 | 84 | 10.3 | 7.8-13.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 910 | 855 | 90.1 | 86.1-93.0 | 55 | 9.9 | 7.0-13.9 |
| College Graduate | 1,017 | 958 | 92.8 | 89.9-94.9 | 59 | 7.2 | 5.1-10.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 535 | 510 | 91.8 | 86.6-95.1 | 25 | 8.2 | 4.9-13.4 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 700 | 657 | 88.5 | 82.8-92.5 | 43 | 11.5 | 7.5-17.2 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 456 | 429 | 93.2 | 88.9-95.9 | 27 | 6.8 | 4.1-11.1 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 524 | 486 | 88.1 | 80.6-93.0 | 38 | 11.9 | 7.0-19.4 |
| $50,000+ | 1,085 | 1,006 | 90.3 | 87.4-92.6 | 79 | 9.7 | 7.4-12.6 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 286 | 263 | 92.0 | 87.2-95.1 | 23 | 8.0 | 4.9-12.8 |
| Appalachia II | 239 | 221 | 84.4 | 73.3-91.5 | 18 | 15.6 | 8.5-26.7 |
| Appalachia III | 203 | 192 | 92.7 | 85.7-96.4 | 11 | 7.3 | 3.6-14.3 |
| Catawba | 156 | 146 | 93.7 | 88.4-96.7 | 10 | 6.3 | 3.3-11.6 |
| Edisto Savannah | 514 | 485 | 91.9 | 87.5-94.8 | 29 | 8.1 | 5.2-12.5 |
| Low Country | 447 | 424 | 92.6 | 86.7-96.0 | 23 | 7.4 | 4.0-13.3 |
| Palmetto | 296 | 271 | 88.9 | 82.4-93.2 | 25 | 11.1 | 6.8-17.6 |
| Pee Dee | 336 | 318 | 92.6 | 86.9-95.9 | 18 | 7.4 | 4.1-13.1 |
| Trident | 424 | 405 | 93.1 | 88.9-95.8 | 19 | 6.9 | 4.2-11.1 |
| Upper Savannah | 267 | 251 | 91.0 | 83.7-95.2 | 16 | 9.0 | 4.8-16.3 |
| Waccamaw | 486 | 454 | 89.6 | 84.2-93.3 | 32 | 10.4 | 6.7-15.8 |
| Wateree | 219 | 207 | 91.4 | 83.0-95.9 | 12 | 8.6 | 4.1-17.0 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 553 | 514 | 91.5 | 87.5-94.3 | 39 | 8.5 | 5.7-12.5 |
| Region II | 442 | 413 | 88.3 | 81.7-92.8 | 29 | 11.7 | 7.2-18.3 |
| Region III | 452 | 417 | 90.5 | 85.9-93.7 | 35 | 9.5 | 6.3-14.1 |
| Region IV | 555 | 525 | 92.1 | 87.8-95.0 | 30 | 7.9 | 5.0-12.2 |
| Region V | 514 | 485 | 91.9 | 87.5-94.8 | 29 | 8.1 | 5.2-12.5 |
| Region VI | 486 | 454 | 89.6 | 84.2-93.3 | 32 | 10.4 | 6.7-15.8 |
| Region VII | 424 | 405 | 93.1 | 88.9-95.8 | 19 | 6.9 | 4.2-11.1 |
| Region VIII | 447 | 424 | 92.6 | 86.7-96.0 | 23 | 7.4 | 4.0-13.3 |
*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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