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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Johnston 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 5,078 3,907 78.5 76.4-80.3 1,171 21.5 19.7-23.6
-Johnston County 127 107 88.2 80.2-93.3 20 11.8 6.7-19.8
GENDER
Male 47 39 89.2 75.6-95.7 8 10.8 4.3-24.4
Female 80 68 87.1 76.7-93.2 12 12.9 6.8-23.3
RACE
White 107 91 88.6 79.5-93.9 16 11.4 6.1-20.5
Other 19 15 85.4 64.2-95.0 4 14.6 5.0-35.8
AGE
18-44 12 11 96.5 75.2-99.6 1 3.5 0.4-24.8
45+ 114 95 85.1 76.1-91.1 19 14.9 8.9-23.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 69 56 85.7 74.7-92.4 13 14.3 7.6-25.3
Some College + 58 51 90.0 77.3-96.0 7 10.0 4.0-22.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 74 62 87.3 76.9-93.4 12 12.7 6.6-23.1
$50,000+ 43 39 91.9 77.2-97.4 4 8.1 2.6-22.8

Back to Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*.

*Asked only of those who report having high blood pressure

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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