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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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%)
TOTAL 5,464 4,152 78.3 76.8-79.8 1,312 21.7 20.2-23.2
GENDER
Male 1,980 1,537 79.4 76.8-81.7 443 20.6 18.3-23.2
Female 3,484 2,615 77.4 75.6-79.1 869 22.6 20.9-24.4
RACE
White 4,172 3,144 78.1 76.5-79.7 1,028 21.9 20.3-23.5
African American 1,056 839 80.9 77.6-83.7 217 19.1 16.3-22.4
Asian 21 16 83.5 62.6-93.8 5 16.5 6.2-37.4
Native American 114 78 67.1 55.4-76.9 36 32.9 23.1-44.6
Other Minorities 85 63 67.1 48.6-81.5 22 32.9 18.5-51.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 100 68 63.2 46.8-77.1 32 36.8 22.9-53.2
-English Speaking 68 45 70.8 55.7-82.4 23 29.2 17.6-44.3
-Spanish Speaking 32 23 55.6 30.6-78.0 9 44.4 22.0-69.4
Non-Hispanic 5,349 4,073 78.8 77.4-80.2 1,276 21.2 19.8-22.6
AGE
18-24 28 19 77.7 57.9-89.8 9 22.3 10.2-42.1
25-34 142 114 80.4 69.5-88.1 28 19.6 11.9-30.5
35-44 391 320 80.3 74.2-85.3 71 19.7 14.7-25.8
45-54 931 743 83.2 80.2-85.8 188 16.8 14.2-19.8
55-64 1,434 1,152 80.9 78.2-83.3 282 19.1 16.7-21.8
65-74 1,410 1,086 78.0 75.2-80.5 324 22.0 19.5-24.8
75+ 1,096 697 66.2 62.6-69.7 399 33.8 30.3-37.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,038 724 72.7 68.7-76.4 314 27.3 23.6-31.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,831 1,380 77.7 75.1-80.1 451 22.3 19.9-24.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,358 1,077 81.5 78.6-84.0 281 18.5 16.0-21.4
College Graduate 1,230 967 80.0 76.8-82.9 263 20.0 17.1-23.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 813 572 72.5 68.2-76.3 241 27.5 23.7-31.8
$15,000- 24,999 1,053 790 77.7 74.4-80.8 263 22.3 19.2-25.6
$25,000- 34,999 625 491 77.2 71.4-82.1 134 22.8 17.9-28.6
$35,000- 49,999 752 601 79.4 75.4-82.9 151 20.6 17.1-24.6
$50,000-74,999 647 530 85.6 82.0-88.6 117 14.4 11.4-18.0
$75,000+ 756 608 83.4 80.2-86.2 148 16.6 13.8-19.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,713 2,026 76.9 74.8-78.9 687 23.1 21.1-25.2
No 2,663 2,067 79.6 77.4-81.7 596 20.4 18.3-22.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 986 757 78.6 74.9-81.9 229 21.4 18.1-25.1
Non-Veteran 4,477 3,395 78.3 76.6-79.8 1,082 21.7 20.2-23.4

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*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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