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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | Do not use salt | |||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 5,500 | 4,026 | 74.2 | 72.5-75.7 | 872 | 15.7 | 14.4-17.2 | 602 | 10.1 | 9.1-11.2 |
| -Piedmont NC | 2,488 | 1,808 | 73.9 | 71.3-76.3 | 381 | 15.4 | 13.4-17.6 | 299 | 10.8 | 9.3-12.5 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 908 | 630 | 72.4 | 68.0-76.4 | 154 | 16.3 | 12.9-20.3 | 124 | 11.3 | 9.0-14.2 |
| Female | 1,580 | 1,178 | 75.2 | 72.3-77.9 | 227 | 14.5 | 12.4-17.0 | 175 | 10.3 | 8.5-12.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 1,962 | 1,395 | 72.2 | 69.4-74.8 | 337 | 17.4 | 15.2-19.8 | 230 | 10.4 | 8.9-12.2 |
| African American | 457 | 358 | 77.3 | 71.2-82.4 | 34 | 9.7 | 6.1-15.2 | 65 | 13.0 | 9.3-17.9 |
| Other Minorities | 64 | 52 | 79.9 | 60.0-91.4 | 9 | 16.0 | 5.8-37.3 | 3 | 4.1 | 1.1-14.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 45 | 34 | 70.6 | 46.2-87.1 | 7 | 22.7 | 8.0-49.8 | 4 | 6.7 | 2.1-19.4 |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,439 | 1,772 | 74.0 | 71.5-76.3 | 373 | 15.1 | 13.2-17.2 | 294 | 10.9 | 9.4-12.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 15 | 13 | 94.3 | 78.1-98.7 | 1 | 2.6 | 0.3-17.4 | 1 | 3.1 | 0.4-19.9 |
| 25-34 | 54 | 34 | 53.8 | 35.0-71.5 | 15 | 41.2 | 23.7-61.2 | 5 | 5.1 | 1.8-13.6 |
| 35-44 | 190 | 132 | 71.7 | 62.7-79.2 | 36 | 16.0 | 10.8-23.1 | 22 | 12.4 | 7.2-20.5 |
| 45-54 | 447 | 352 | 79.1 | 74.1-83.4 | 54 | 12.0 | 8.8-16.2 | 41 | 8.9 | 6.2-12.8 |
| 55-64 | 612 | 458 | 77.5 | 73.3-81.2 | 88 | 12.9 | 10.1-16.4 | 66 | 9.6 | 7.2-12.6 |
| 65-74 | 629 | 450 | 74.1 | 69.6-78.1 | 95 | 14.8 | 11.6-18.8 | 84 | 11.1 | 8.6-14.2 |
| 75+ | 524 | 357 | 66.1 | 60.5-71.3 | 90 | 17.2 | 13.4-21.8 | 77 | 16.7 | 12.6-21.7 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 432 | 302 | 72.6 | 66.0-78.3 | 56 | 13.8 | 9.1-20.4 | 74 | 13.6 | 10.3-17.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 801 | 622 | 81.0 | 77.4-84.2 | 94 | 9.9 | 7.7-12.7 | 85 | 9.1 | 6.9-11.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 627 | 454 | 71.8 | 66.1-76.8 | 99 | 15.8 | 11.8-20.8 | 74 | 12.5 | 9.0-17.0 |
| College Graduate | 627 | 430 | 68.5 | 63.3-73.3 | 131 | 22.2 | 17.9-27.2 | 66 | 9.3 | 7.0-12.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 330 | 242 | 73.4 | 66.1-79.7 | 36 | 10.6 | 6.9-16.1 | 52 | 15.9 | 10.9-22.6 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 427 | 319 | 75.3 | 69.5-80.3 | 55 | 12.3 | 8.8-16.9 | 53 | 12.4 | 8.9-17.2 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 269 | 206 | 77.4 | 67.9-84.8 | 32 | 14.3 | 8.0-24.1 | 31 | 8.3 | 4.9-13.7 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 353 | 258 | 73.8 | 66.4-80.1 | 56 | 16.0 | 11.0-22.7 | 39 | 10.2 | 6.3-16.1 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 315 | 229 | 75.6 | 69.0-81.2 | 52 | 13.0 | 9.2-18.0 | 34 | 11.4 | 7.5-16.9 |
| $75,000+ | 408 | 284 | 72.0 | 66.4-77.1 | 86 | 20.0 | 15.5-25.3 | 38 | 8.0 | 5.5-11.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 1,183 | 851 | 73.7 | 70.4-76.8 | 176 | 15.0 | 12.5-17.9 | 156 | 11.3 | 9.3-13.6 |
| No | 1,261 | 928 | 74.1 | 70.2-77.5 | 199 | 15.8 | 12.9-19.3 | 134 | 10.1 | 8.0-12.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 425 | 295 | 72.0 | 66.3-77.1 | 69 | 13.8 | 10.4-18.0 | 61 | 14.2 | 10.5-19.0 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,062 | 1,513 | 74.3 | 71.4-77.0 | 312 | 15.7 | 13.4-18.3 | 237 | 10.0 | 8.4-11.9 |
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*Asked only of those who report having high blood pressure
^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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.
Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
**Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore,
Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.
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