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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange County

Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*

Are YOU now doing any of the following to help lower or control your high blood pressure -
exercising?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,113 3,626 71.6 69.4-73.7 1,487 28.4 26.3-30.6
-Orange County 108 83 74.3 61.9-83.7 25 25.7 16.3-38.1
GENDER
Male 44 38 88.8 74.8-95.5 6 11.2 4.5-25.2
Female 64 45 62.4 45.3-76.9 19 37.6 23.1-54.7
RACE
White 77 60 80.5 69.0-88.5 17 19.5 11.5-31.0
Other 27 19 61.7 37.8-81.0 8 38.3 19.0-62.2
AGE
18-44 6 4 57.5 17.9-89.4 2 42.5 10.6-82.1
45+ 97 74 75.7 63.6-84.7 23 24.3 15.3-36.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 40 32 73.2 49.4-88.4 8 26.8 11.6-50.6
Some College + 67 50 74.6 59.9-85.2 17 25.4 14.8-40.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 34 25 73.0 51.5-87.3 9 27.0 12.7-48.5
$50,000+ 46 36 78.9 60.6-90.1 10 21.1 9.9-39.4

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*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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