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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Johnston County

Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*

Has a doctor or health professional ever advised you to do any of the following to help lower or control your high blood pressure -
cut 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 5,090 3,435 68.4 66.2-70.6 1,425 27.7 25.6-29.9 230 3.9 3.2- 4.7
-Johnston County 129 91 73.4 61.9-82.4 30 21.4 13.6-32.0 8 5.2 2.4-11.0
GENDER
Male 48 36 81.2 64.0-91.3 11 17.6 8.0-34.5 1 1.2 0.2- 8.5
Female 81 55 64.7 51.4-76.1 19 25.6 15.8-38.5 7 9.7 4.4-20.0
RACE
White 109 77 74.0 61.3-83.7 26 21.5 13.0-33.4 6 4.5 1.9-10.5
Other 19 14 71.6 45.8-88.3 3 17.8 5.6-43.8 2 10.6 2.3-37.0
AGE
18-44 12 10 90.0 61.2-98.1 2 10.0 1.9-38.8 0 0.0 . - .
45+ 116 81 67.7 56.9-76.9 28 25.6 17.3-36.1 7 6.7 3.1-13.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 69 48 72.7 59.0-83.2 17 22.2 12.9-35.5 4 5.1 1.7-14.1
Some College + 60 43 73.9 56.2-86.2 13 20.8 10.4-37.3 4 5.3 1.8-14.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 76 54 70.8 57.3-81.4 17 22.3 13.2-35.1 5 6.9 2.6-17.0
$50,000+ 43 33 79.7 60.8-90.9 8 17.6 7.5-36.1 2 2.6 0.6-10.8

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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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