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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wayne 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
-Wayne County 169 125 77.4 68.6-84.3 44 22.6 15.7-31.4
GENDER
Male 49 38 78.2 59.2-89.9 11 21.8 10.1-40.8
Female 120 87 76.9 67.9-83.9 33 23.1 16.1-32.1
RACE
White 102 76 81.7 73.0-88.0 26 18.3 12.0-27.0
Other 67 49 72.6 56.6-84.3 18 27.4 15.7-43.4
AGE
18-44 19 14 71.3 39.5-90.5 5 28.7 9.5-60.5
45+ 149 110 78.7 70.8-84.9 39 21.3 15.1-29.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 89 64 74.0 59.7-84.6 25 26.0 15.4-40.3
Some College + 80 61 80.9 70.5-88.3 19 19.1 11.7-29.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 97 70 74.3 60.9-84.4 27 25.7 15.6-39.1
$50,000+ 34 27 81.3 64.3-91.3 7 18.7 8.7-35.7

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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