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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Robeson 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
-Robeson County 156 112 70.4 61.3-78.2 44 29.6 21.8-38.7
GENDER
Male 51 36 69.1 53.8-81.1 15 30.9 18.9-46.2
Female 105 76 71.4 59.7-80.8 29 28.6 19.2-40.3
RACE
White 55 39 68.6 51.5-81.9 16 31.4 18.1-48.5
Other 101 73 71.3 60.3-80.3 28 28.7 19.7-39.7
AGE
18-44 19 14 76.0 49.8-91.0 5 24.0 9.0-50.2
45+ 136 98 69.3 59.6-77.5 38 30.7 22.5-40.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 102 71 65.0 53.1-75.2 31 35.0 24.8-46.9
Some College + 53 40 79.9 65.3-89.3 13 20.1 10.7-34.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 118 80 65.6 54.8-75.1 38 34.4 24.9-45.2
$50,000+ 20 19 97.9 86.1-99.7 1 2.1 0.3-13.9

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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