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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange 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
-Orange County 107 90 85.3 73.8-92.3 17 14.7 7.7-26.2
GENDER
Male 44 38 88.7 74.8-95.4 6 11.3 4.6-25.2
Female 63 52 82.4 63.8-92.6 11 17.6 7.4-36.2
RACE
White 76 65 88.0 77.4-94.0 11 12.0 6.0-22.6
Other 27 23 81.8 53.5-94.6 4 18.2 5.4-46.5
AGE
18-44 6 5 68.7 20.3-95.0 1 31.3 5.0-79.7
45+ 96 81 87.8 79.2-93.1 15 12.2 6.9-20.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 39 34 81.0 54.3-93.9 5 19.0 6.1-45.7
Some College + 67 55 87.7 77.5-93.6 12 12.3 6.4-22.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 33 29 92.1 79.3-97.2 4 7.9 2.8-20.7
$50,000+ 46 43 92.6 78.3-97.8 3 7.4 2.2-21.7

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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