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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Rowan 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
-Rowan County 178 138 81.5 74.2-87.2 40 18.5 12.8-25.8
GENDER
Male 58 46 82.0 68.4-90.6 12 18.0 9.4-31.6
Female 120 92 81.2 72.0-87.9 28 18.8 12.1-28.0
RACE
White 151 115 79.9 71.9-86.0 36 20.1 14.0-28.1
Other 27 23 87.0 64.6-96.1 4 13.0 3.9-35.4
AGE
18-44 20 17 88.2 66.5-96.6 3 11.8 3.4-33.5
45+ 157 120 79.0 71.0-85.3 37 21.0 14.7-29.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 106 77 79.9 69.9-87.2 29 20.1 12.8-30.1
Some College + 72 61 84.1 71.7-91.7 11 15.9 8.3-28.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 103 78 81.8 71.9-88.8 25 18.2 11.2-28.1
$50,000+ 37 33 89.4 71.9-96.6 4 10.6 3.4-28.1

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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