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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Union 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
-Union County 131 101 78.0 68.1-85.5 30 22.0 14.5-31.9
GENDER
Male 51 39 73.2 56.2-85.4 12 26.8 14.6-43.8
Female 80 62 82.9 72.9-89.7 18 17.1 10.3-27.1
RACE
White 114 88 80.7 71.0-87.7 26 19.3 12.3-29.0
Other 17 13 64.4 33.6-86.6 4 35.6 13.4-66.4
AGE
18-44 18 14 70.6 43.2-88.4 4 29.4 11.6-56.8
45+ 113 87 80.6 71.4-87.4 26 19.4 12.6-28.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 59 45 75.4 59.2-86.6 14 24.6 13.4-40.8
Some College + 72 56 79.9 66.5-88.9 16 20.1 11.1-33.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 69 52 77.0 62.4-87.1 17 23.0 12.9-37.6
$50,000+ 49 40 79.1 62.0-89.7 9 20.9 10.3-38.0

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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