Has a doctor, nurse or other health professional advised you
to exercise to help lower or control your high blood pressure?
(Adults with high blood pressure)
State of Hawaii BRFSS 2009

Demographic
 
Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
 
 N		 Estimated
 
#of Adults
TOTAL 822  78.9  (75.6-82.0) 268  21.1  (18.0-24.4) 1,090 292,843
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  -  -   --  
25-34 Years  -  -   --  
35-44 Years  61  83.1  (70.4-91.1)  13  16.9  ( 8.9-29.6)    74  33,491
45-54 Years 159  88.1  (80.4-93.0)  30  11.9  ( 7.0-19.6)   189  61,388
55-64 Years 227  80.2  (73.8-85.3)  60  19.8  (14.7-26.2)   287  65,499
65+ Years 352  74.4  (69.6-78.6) 153  25.6  (21.4-30.4)   505 109,804
Unknown/Refused  -  -   --  
GENDER        
Male 361  75.4  (69.7-80.3) 118  24.6  (19.7-30.3)   479 141,898
Female 461  82.3  (78.5-85.5) 150  17.7  (14.5-21.5)   611 150,946
ETHNICITY        
White 265  73.5  (67.2-79.0) 106  26.5  (21.0-32.8)   371  74,911
Hawaiian 124  84.5  (77.0-89.9)  38  15.5  (10.1-23.0)   162  45,152
Filipino 117  84.8  (75.3-91.1)  25  15.2  ( 8.9-24.7)   142  50,297
Japanese 226  80.4  (73.7-85.7)  67  19.6  (14.3-26.3)   293  80,696
Others  88  72.6  (61.2-81.7)  32  27.4  (18.3-38.8)   120  41,397
Unknown/Refused  -  -   --  
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 496  80.5  (76.1-84.2) 125  19.5  (15.8-23.9)   621 190,885
Unmarried 323  75.8  (70.2-80.7) 143  24.2  (19.3-29.8)   466 100,961
Unknown/Refused  -  -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School  52  66.2  (49.8-79.4)  24  33.8  (20.6-50.2)    76  21,879
High School 266  80.5  (74.1-85.6)  80  19.5  (14.4-25.9)   346  96,607
Some College 200  75.9  (68.7-82.0)  74  24.1  (18.0-31.3)   274  71,483
College 304  82.6  (77.8-86.6)  89  17.4  (13.4-22.2)   393 102,426
Unknown/Refused  -  -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 381  83.0  (78.3-86.8)  95  17.0  (13.2-21.7)   476 145,820
Unemployed  35  64.3  (40.9-82.4)  16  35.7  (17.6-59.1)    51  16,093
Student/Homemaker  39  78.0  (61.0-88.9)  12  22.0  (11.1-39.0)    51  20,706
Retired/Can't work 367  75.9  (71.3-80.0) 145  24.1  (20.0-28.7)   512 110,224
Unknown/Refused        
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  53  74.6  (62.8-83.6)  33  25.4  (16.4-37.2)    86  16,846
$15,000-24,999 120  68.3  (57.5-77.4)  49  31.7  (22.6-42.5)   169  34,831
$25,000-49,999 212  74.5  (66.7-81.1)  81  25.5  (18.9-33.3)   293  74,067
$50,000-74,999 147  80.2  (72.0-86.4)  41  19.8  (13.6-28.0)   188  54,857
>=$75,000 229  86.8  (81.5-90.8)  45  13.2  ( 9.2-18.5)   274  84,526
Unknown/Refused  61  80.2  (67.6-88.7)  19  19.8  (11.3-32.4)    80  27,716
COUNTY        
Honolulu 445  80.6  (76.3-84.3) 117  19.4  (15.7-23.7)   562 219,046
Hawaii 151  72.0  (64.6-78.5)  72  28.0  (21.5-35.4)   223  37,589
Kauai  67  78.3  (68.5-85.7)  24  21.7  (14.3-31.5)    91  11,011
Maui 159  75.2  (67.3-81.7)  55  24.8  (18.3-32.7)   214  25,198

The symbol '--' means cell size less than 50.
N = Cell Sample Size, % = Percentage, 95% C.I. = Confidence Interval at 95 percent probability level.
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.