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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*-WHITES

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 4,172 3,144 78.1 76.5-79.7 1,028 21.9 20.3-23.5
GENDER
Male 1,582 1,253 81.9 79.5-84.1 329 18.1 15.9-20.5
Female 2,590 1,891 74.6 72.5-76.6 699 25.4 23.4-27.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 39 23 60.9 39.6-78.7 16 39.1 21.3-60.4
-English Speaking 39 23 60.9 39.6-78.7 16 39.1 21.3-60.4
Non-Hispanic 4,131 3,120 78.3 76.7-79.9 1,011 21.7 20.1-23.3
AGE
18-24 16 11 80.4 54.4-93.4 5 19.6 6.6-45.6
25-34 79 62 82.6 71.1-90.2 17 17.4 9.8-28.9
35-44 263 217 82.6 76.3-87.6 46 17.4 12.4-23.7
45-54 628 503 83.1 79.4-86.3 125 16.9 13.7-20.6
55-64 1,076 861 80.7 77.7-83.3 215 19.3 16.7-22.3
65-74 1,143 877 77.8 74.8-80.6 266 22.2 19.4-25.2
75+ 950 602 65.2 61.4-68.8 348 34.8 31.2-38.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 695 475 72.4 68.0-76.4 220 27.6 23.6-32.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,415 1,057 77.3 74.4-80.0 358 22.7 20.0-25.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,042 815 79.7 76.4-82.7 227 20.3 17.3-23.6
College Graduate 1,016 794 80.8 77.7-83.6 222 19.2 16.4-22.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 546 376 70.8 65.6-75.5 170 29.2 24.5-34.4
$15,000- 24,999 766 561 75.7 71.7-79.4 205 24.3 20.6-28.3
$25,000- 34,999 457 352 78.0 72.7-82.6 105 22.0 17.4-27.3
$35,000- 49,999 597 485 79.8 75.2-83.7 112 20.2 16.3-24.8
$50,000-74,999 537 437 85.3 81.2-88.6 100 14.7 11.4-18.8
$75,000+ 662 526 82.6 79.1-85.6 136 17.4 14.4-20.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,075 1,525 75.7 73.3-78.0 550 24.3 22.0-26.7
No 2,037 1,580 80.5 78.3-82.5 457 19.5 17.5-21.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 813 624 79.6 76.2-82.7 189 20.4 17.3-23.8
Non-Veteran 3,359 2,520 77.7 75.9-79.5 839 22.3 20.5-24.1

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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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