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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 | 5,090 | 3,435 | 68.4 | 66.2-70.6 | 1,425 | 27.7 | 25.6-29.9 | 230 | 3.9 | 3.2- 4.7 |
| -Buncombe County | 120 | 79 | 64.6 | 53.9-74.0 | 38 | 32.8 | 23.6-43.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 0.8- 8.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 47 | 28 | 60.8 | 44.8-74.8 | 16 | 33.7 | 20.7-49.8 | 3 | 5.5 | 1.6-16.9 |
| Female | 73 | 51 | 68.0 | 53.0-80.0 | 22 | 32.0 | 20.0-47.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 112 | 74 | 63.8 | 52.6-73.6 | 35 | 33.4 | 23.8-44.6 | 3 | 2.8 | 0.8- 8.9 |
| Other | 7 | 4 | 72.1 | 32.6-93.3 | 3 | 27.9 | 6.7-67.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-44 | 6 | 5 | 73.7 | 24.1-96.1 | 1 | 26.3 | 3.9-75.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 45+ | 113 | 73 | 63.0 | 52.8-72.2 | 37 | 34.0 | 25.1-44.2 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.9- 9.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| H.S. or Less | 46 | 31 | 67.8 | 51.2-80.8 | 13 | 28.6 | 16.3-45.3 | 2 | 3.6 | 0.8-14.3 |
| Some College + | 72 | 46 | 61.6 | 47.3-74.2 | 25 | 36.3 | 24.0-50.8 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.3-13.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $50,000 | 62 | 40 | 69.6 | 55.9-80.6 | 20 | 27.5 | 17.2-41.0 | 2 | 2.8 | 0.7-11.5 |
| $50,000+ | 47 | 30 | 57.6 | 40.5-73.0 | 16 | 39.7 | 24.5-57.1 | 1 | 2.8 | 0.4-17.2 |
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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