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2009 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 5,078 3,907 78.5 76.4-80.3 1,171 21.5 19.7-23.6
-Mecklenburg County 223 172 78.1 71.0-83.9 51 21.9 16.1-29.0
GENDER
Male 84 64 75.7 63.6-84.7 20 24.3 15.3-36.4
Female 139 108 80.6 72.1-87.0 31 19.4 13.0-27.9
RACE
White 144 109 77.1 68.1-84.2 35 22.9 15.8-31.9
Other 79 63 79.6 66.8-88.4 16 20.4 11.6-33.2
AGE
18-44 26 16 66.5 44.2-83.3 10 33.5 16.7-55.8
45+ 197 156 81.6 75.0-86.9 41 18.4 13.1-25.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 76 58 80.6 68.8-88.7 18 19.4 11.3-31.2
Some College + 145 113 77.5 68.0-84.8 32 22.5 15.2-32.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 108 85 78.6 66.8-87.0 23 21.4 13.0-33.2
$50,000+ 75 64 85.6 74.5-92.4 11 14.4 7.6-25.5

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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