BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina
Actions to Control High Blood Pressure
Has a doctor or other health professional ever advised you to exercise
to help lower or control your high blood pressure?*
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 3,890 | 3,027 | 78.8 | 76.9-80.5 | 863 | 21.2 | 19.5-23.1 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 1,501 | 1,178 | 79.2 | 76.2-82.0 | 323 | 20.8 | 18.0-23.8 |
| Female | 2,389 | 1,849 | 78.3 | 76.1-80.4 | 540 | 21.7 | 19.6-23.9 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 2,734 | 2,103 | 77.2 | 74.9-79.4 | 631 | 22.8 | 20.6-25.1 |
| African American | 911 | 750 | 83.6 | 80.4-86.3 | 161 | 16.4 | 13.7-19.6 |
| Other | 141 | 101 | 75.3 | 65.3-83.1 | 40 | 24.7 | 16.9-34.7 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 40 | 33 | 82.4 | 62.6-92.9 | 7 | 17.6 | 7.1-37.4 |
| No | 3,761 | 2,931 | 78.8 | 77.0-80.6 | 830 | 21.2 | 19.4-23.0 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 29 | 26 | 91.5 | 74.6-97.5 | 3 | 8.5 | 2.5-25.4 |
| 25-34 | 98 | 80 | 77.8 | 63.2-87.7 | 18 | 22.2 | 12.3-36.8 |
| 35-44 | 265 | 223 | 86.5 | 81.1-90.5 | 42 | 13.5 | 9.5-18.9 |
| 45-54 | 696 | 557 | 80.5 | 76.7-83.8 | 139 | 19.5 | 16.2-23.3 |
| 55-64 | 1,040 | 849 | 81.4 | 78.3-84.3 | 191 | 18.6 | 15.7-21.7 |
| 65+ | 1,762 | 1,292 | 72.5 | 69.7-75.1 | 470 | 27.5 | 24.9-30.3 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 699 | 513 | 71.8 | 66.2-76.8 | 186 | 28.2 | 23.2-33.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,253 | 990 | 81.3 | 78.5-83.9 | 263 | 18.7 | 16.1-21.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 908 | 717 | 80.5 | 76.9-83.7 | 191 | 19.5 | 16.3-23.1 |
| College Graduate | 1,012 | 798 | 79.1 | 75.7-82.2 | 214 | 20.9 | 17.8-24.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 533 | 417 | 77.9 | 73.1-82.1 | 116 | 22.1 | 17.9-26.9 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 695 | 537 | 80.3 | 76.3-83.8 | 158 | 19.7 | 16.2-23.7 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 453 | 357 | 78.3 | 72.9-82.9 | 96 | 21.7 | 17.1-27.1 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 523 | 414 | 77.3 | 70.4-83.0 | 109 | 22.7 | 17.0-29.6 |
| $50,000+ | 1,080 | 869 | 80.8 | 77.6-83.6 | 211 | 19.2 | 16.4-22.4 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 286 | 231 | 84.9 | 80.0-88.8 | 55 | 15.1 | 11.2-20.0 |
| Appalachia II | 239 | 187 | 80.2 | 73.9-85.2 | 52 | 19.8 | 14.8-26.1 |
| Appalachia III | 203 | 146 | 71.4 | 61.5-79.6 | 57 | 28.6 | 20.4-38.5 |
| Catawba | 154 | 129 | 85.2 | 78.3-90.2 | 25 | 14.8 | 9.8-21.7 |
| Edisto Savannah | 508 | 409 | 84.5 | 80.8-87.6 | 99 | 15.5 | 12.4-19.2 |
| Low Country | 445 | 348 | 80.9 | 76.2-84.8 | 97 | 19.1 | 15.2-23.8 |
| Palmetto | 292 | 217 | 74.3 | 68.0-79.7 | 75 | 25.7 | 20.3-32.0 |
| Pee Dee | 336 | 249 | 75.9 | 70.1-80.9 | 87 | 24.1 | 19.1-29.9 |
| Trident | 421 | 323 | 78.3 | 73.4-82.6 | 98 | 21.7 | 17.4-26.6 |
| Upper Savannah | 265 | 216 | 81.9 | 75.8-86.7 | 49 | 18.1 | 13.3-24.2 |
| Waccamaw | 484 | 374 | 76.5 | 70.8-81.3 | 110 | 23.5 | 18.7-29.2 |
| Wateree | 218 | 169 | 80.1 | 73.1-85.6 | 49 | 19.9 | 14.4-26.9 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 551 | 447 | 83.5 | 79.7-86.6 | 104 | 16.5 | 13.4-20.3 |
| Region II | 442 | 333 | 76.0 | 70.2-80.9 | 109 | 24.0 | 19.1-29.8 |
| Region III | 446 | 346 | 77.8 | 73.1-82.0 | 100 | 22.2 | 18.0-26.9 |
| Region IV | 554 | 418 | 77.5 | 73.1-81.3 | 136 | 22.5 | 18.7-26.9 |
| Region V | 508 | 409 | 84.5 | 80.8-87.6 | 99 | 15.5 | 12.4-19.2 |
| Region VI | 484 | 374 | 76.5 | 70.8-81.3 | 110 | 23.5 | 18.7-29.2 |
| Region VII | 421 | 323 | 78.3 | 73.4-82.6 | 98 | 21.7 | 17.4-26.6 |
| Region VIII | 445 | 348 | 80.9 | 76.2-84.8 | 97 | 19.1 | 15.2-23.8 |
*This question was asked of respondents who reported having been told that they had high blood pressure.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
** Appalachia I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
Palmetto: Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter
*** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
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