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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Pitt 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
-Pitt County 139 103 73.5 62.8-82.0 36 26.5 18.0-37.2
GENDER
Male 51 38 68.5 48.8-83.2 13 31.5 16.8-51.2
Female 88 65 77.5 66.9-85.4 23 22.5 14.6-33.1
RACE
White 87 59 64.9 50.4-77.1 28 35.1 22.9-49.6
Other 52 44 86.0 72.9-93.3 8 14.0 6.7-27.1
AGE
18-44 11 11 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
45+ 127 92 69.1 57.5-78.7 35 30.9 21.3-42.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 60 49 85.1 73.7-92.1 11 14.9 7.9-26.3
Some College + 79 54 65.4 50.4-77.9 25 34.6 22.1-49.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 76 59 79.3 67.8-87.4 17 20.7 12.6-32.2
$50,000+ 38 27 76.0 59.9-87.0 11 24.0 13.0-40.1

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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