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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover 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
-New Hanover County 149 104 74.6 65.0-82.3 45 25.4 17.7-35.0
GENDER
Male 56 40 76.6 60.4-87.5 16 23.4 12.5-39.6
Female 93 64 72.5 61.4-81.3 29 27.5 18.7-38.6
RACE
White 124 87 71.9 60.8-80.9 37 28.1 19.1-39.2
Other 25 17 83.3 64.8-93.1 8 16.7 6.9-35.2
AGE
18-44 10 8 79.6 41.4-95.6 2 20.4 4.4-58.6
45+ 139 96 73.4 64.5-80.7 43 26.6 19.3-35.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 61 38 67.8 50.3-81.4 23 32.2 18.6-49.7
Some College + 88 66 79.7 68.9-87.4 22 20.3 12.6-31.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 73 52 76.3 60.4-87.1 21 23.7 12.9-39.6
$50,000+ 58 43 76.7 62.9-86.4 15 23.3 13.6-37.1

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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