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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County 215 170 75.5 65.6-83.3 45 24.5 16.7-34.4
GENDER
Male 86 66 69.7 52.9-82.5 20 30.3 17.5-47.1
Female 129 104 81.7 73.3-87.9 25 18.3 12.1-26.7
RACE
White 144 112 79.3 70.8-85.8 32 20.7 14.2-29.2
Other 69 56 69.9 50.2-84.2 13 30.1 15.8-49.8
AGE
18-44 21 15 56.7 27.7-81.7 6 43.3 18.3-72.3
45+ 191 152 80.0 72.7-85.7 39 20.0 14.3-27.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 74 56 74.5 56.5-86.8 18 25.5 13.2-43.5
Some College + 141 114 76.2 63.7-85.3 27 23.8 14.7-36.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 103 81 72.8 57.1-84.3 22 27.2 15.7-42.9
$50,000+ 82 68 83.5 72.4-90.6 14 16.5 9.4-27.6

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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