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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe County

Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*

Has a doctor or health professional ever advised you to do any of the following to help lower or control your high blood pressure -
exercise?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,464 4,152 78.3 76.8-79.8 1,312 21.7 20.2-23.2
-Buncombe County 123 90 74.9 65.1-82.6 33 25.1 17.4-34.9
GENDER
Male 46 36 84.8 72.1-92.3 10 15.2 7.7-27.9
Female 77 54 66.5 52.6-78.0 23 33.5 22.0-47.4
RACE
White 107 78 74.7 64.2-83.0 29 25.3 17.0-35.8
Other 16 12 76.1 48.1-91.6 4 23.9 8.4-51.9
AGE
18-44 11 10 81.4 35.4-97.2 1 18.6 2.8-64.6
45+ 110 79 73.8 64.2-81.6 31 26.2 18.4-35.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 46 33 72.4 54.4-85.2 13 27.6 14.8-45.6
Some College + 76 56 76.5 65.2-85.0 20 23.5 15.0-34.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 72 52 72.0 57.6-82.9 20 28.0 17.1-42.4
$50,000+ 31 27 90.8 76.3-96.8 4 9.2 3.2-23.7

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.

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