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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Johnston County

Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*

Are YOU now doing any of the following to help lower or control your high blood pressure -
cutting down on salt?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No Do not use salt
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,120 3,786 74.0 71.9-76.0 764 16.8 15.0-18.8 570 9.2 8.1-10.3
-Johnston County 129 97 78.0 67.2-86.0 18 13.5 7.5-23.2 14 8.5 4.6-15.0
GENDER
Male 48 39 83.3 65.3-92.9 8 15.5 6.3-33.4 1 1.2 0.2- 8.5
Female 81 58 72.2 59.7-82.0 10 11.2 5.5-21.7 13 16.6 9.3-27.7
RACE
White 109 82 77.9 65.8-86.7 16 14.4 7.7-25.6 11 7.6 3.8-14.6
Other 19 14 77.8 53.7-91.4 2 7.4 1.7-26.3 3 14.8 4.4-39.8
AGE
18-44 12 9 85.3 52.0-96.9 3 14.7 3.1-48.0 0 0.0 . - .
45+ 116 88 75.8 65.5-83.7 15 13.1 7.3-22.6 13 11.1 6.3-18.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 69 50 76.3 63.4-85.7 10 12.5 6.2-23.7 9 11.2 5.4-21.7
Some College + 60 47 79.3 62.2-89.9 8 14.2 5.9-30.4 5 6.5 2.5-16.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 76 61 83.6 72.6-90.7 8 6.7 3.1-13.8 7 9.8 4.4-20.3
$50,000+ 43 31 75.6 55.2-88.7 8 19.0 8.0-38.6 4 5.4 1.8-15.0

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*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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