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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wayne County

Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*

Are YOU now doing any of the following to help lower or control your high blood pressure -
exercising?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,113 3,626 71.6 69.4-73.7 1,487 28.4 26.3-30.6
-Wayne County 169 112 66.3 57.0-74.4 57 33.7 25.6-43.0
GENDER
Male 48 33 65.9 48.0-80.1 15 34.1 19.9-52.0
Female 121 79 66.5 56.3-75.4 42 33.5 24.6-43.7
RACE
White 100 70 69.1 57.7-78.5 30 30.9 21.5-42.3
Other 69 42 63.3 48.5-75.9 27 36.7 24.1-51.5
AGE
18-44 18 10 56.9 30.2-80.1 8 43.1 19.9-69.8
45+ 150 101 68.3 59.3-76.0 49 31.7 24.0-40.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 90 59 63.3 49.6-75.2 31 36.7 24.8-50.4
Some College + 79 53 69.5 57.4-79.4 26 30.5 20.6-42.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 98 61 64.6 51.6-75.7 37 35.4 24.3-48.4
$50,000+ 33 25 72.4 53.2-85.8 8 27.6 14.2-46.8

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*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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