Community Assessment and Health Promotion
    1998 Adult Behavior Risk Factor Survey, Results by Planning District, Nashville/Davidson County

Cardiovascular Disease
Q59. To lower your risk of developing heart disease or stroke, has a doctor ever advised you to eat fewer high fat or high cholesterol foods?
Response 1 2 3 4 5 6 7a 7b 8 9 10a 10b 11 12 13 14
YES 48% 43% 41% 44% 45% 45% 41% 36% 50% 40% 43% 38% 46% 32% 44% 37%
NO 52% 57% 59% 56% 55% 55% 59% 64% 50% 60% 57% 62% 54% 68% 56% 63%
Q60. Has a doctor advised you to exercise more?
Response 1 2 3 4 5 6 7a 7b 8 9 10a 10b 11 12 13 14
YES 48% 42% 45% 45% 47% 44% 43% 41% 57% 52% 49% 44% 49% 38% 40% 43%
NO 52% 58% 55% 55% 53% 56% 57% 59% 43% 48% 51% 56% 51% 62% 60% 57%
Q61. To lower your risk of developing heart disease or stroke, are you eating fewer high fat or high cholesterol foods?
Response 1 2 3 4 5 6 7a 7b 8 9 10a 10b 11 12 13 14
YES 68% 61% 62% 69% 63% 69% 69% 62% 64% 60% 71% 64% 63% 66% 70% 61%
NO 32% 39% 38% 31% 37% 31% 31% 38% 36% 40% 29% 36% 37% 34% 30% 39%
Q62. Are you exercising more?
Response 1 2 3 4 5 6 7a 7b 8 9 10a 10b 11 12 13 14
YES 61% 53% 60% 60% 60% 62% 60% 61% 60% 59% 60% 58% 49% 58% 66% 61%
NO 39% 47% 40% 40% 40% 38% 40% 39% 40% 41% 40% 42% 51% 42% 34% 39%
Q63. Has a doctor told you that you have had a heart attack or myocardial infarction?
Response 1 2 3 4 5 6 7a 7b 8 9 10a 10b 11 12 13 14
YES 5% 6% 7% 7% 5% 2% 3% 4% 10% 8% 5% 3% 6% 3% 4% 3%
NO 95% 94% 93% 93% 95% 98% 97% 96% 90% 92% 95% 97% 94% 97% 96% 97%
Q64. Has a doctor told you that you have angina or coronary heart disease?
Response 1 2 3 4 5 6 7a 7b 8 9 10a 10b 11 12 13 14
YES 6% 4% 6% 6% 5% 3% 3% 4% 9% 4% 6% 4% 4% 2% 4% 3%
NO 94% 96% 94% 94% 95% 97% 97% 96% 91% 96% 94% 96% 96% 98% 96% 97%
Q63-64. Has a doctor told you that you have had a heart attack, myocardial infarction, angina, or coronary heart disease?
Response 1 2 3 4 5 6 7a 7b 8 9 10a 10b 11 12 13 14
YES 8% 8% 9% 11% 9% 4% 5% 6% 15% 9% 9% 6% 7% 5% 6% 4%
NO 92% 92% 91% 89% 91% 96% 95% 94% 85% 91% 91% 94% 93% 95% 94% 96%
Q65. Has a doctor told you that you have had a stroke?
Response 1 2 3 4 5 6 7a 7b 8 9 10a 10b 11 12 13 14
YES 3% 4% 3% 6% 2% 5% 2% 3% 4% 5% 4% 3% 2% 2% 2% 1%
NO 97% 96% 97% 94% 98% 95% 98% 97% 96% 95% 96% 97% 98% 98% 98% 99%


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