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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston 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
-Gaston County 151 107 74.6 64.5-82.6 44 25.4 17.4-35.5
GENDER
Male 53 40 76.5 58.0-88.4 13 23.5 11.6-42.0
Female 98 67 72.9 61.7-81.9 31 27.1 18.1-38.3
RACE
White 133 93 75.3 66.3-82.5 40 24.7 17.5-33.7
Other 18 14 72.2 37.0-92.0 4 27.8 8.0-63.0
AGE
18-44 17 13 82.7 55.3-94.9 4 17.3 5.1-44.7
45+ 133 93 72.1 61.5-80.7 40 27.9 19.3-38.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 87 62 76.7 62.4-86.7 25 23.3 13.3-37.6
Some College + 64 45 71.0 57.2-81.8 19 29.0 18.2-42.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 88 61 74.1 59.0-85.0 27 25.9 15.0-41.0
$50,000+ 39 30 76.8 58.5-88.6 9 23.2 11.4-41.5

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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