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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 |
| -WHITES | 3,936 | 2,574 | 65.8 | 63.2-68.4 | 1,188 | 30.2 | 27.8-32.8 | 174 | 3.9 | 3.1- 5.0 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 1,565 | 1,037 | 66.7 | 62.4-70.7 | 453 | 29.2 | 25.3-33.6 | 75 | 4.1 | 2.9- 5.8 |
| Female | 2,371 | 1,537 | 65.0 | 62.0-67.9 | 735 | 31.2 | 28.4-34.2 | 99 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.1 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 33 | 22 | 81.9 | 66.1-91.3 | 10 | 16.1 | 7.5-31.2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.3-13.1 |
| Non-Hispanic | 3,898 | 2,550 | 65.6 | 63.0-68.2 | 1,175 | 30.4 | 27.9-33.0 | 173 | 4.0 | 3.1- 5.0 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 13 | 5 | 29.4 | 8.0-66.7 | 8 | 70.6 | 33.3-92.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 25-34 | 89 | 68 | 75.9 | 62.4-85.6 | 19 | 22.1 | 12.8-35.4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.4- 8.9 |
| 35-44 | 245 | 172 | 70.5 | 59.7-79.4 | 63 | 24.4 | 16.1-35.1 | 10 | 5.2 | 2.0-12.6 |
| 45-54 | 582 | 393 | 67.0 | 61.4-72.1 | 169 | 28.6 | 23.7-33.9 | 20 | 4.5 | 2.5- 7.9 |
| 55-64 | 974 | 667 | 68.9 | 64.4-73.1 | 267 | 28.0 | 23.9-32.4 | 40 | 3.1 | 2.0- 4.8 |
| 65+ | 2,005 | 1,256 | 62.6 | 59.4-65.6 | 649 | 33.1 | 30.2-36.2 | 100 | 4.3 | 3.3- 5.7 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 614 | 392 | 62.7 | 55.8-69.1 | 180 | 29.3 | 23.6-35.6 | 42 | 8.0 | 4.4-14.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,278 | 877 | 67.9 | 62.1-73.1 | 354 | 29.7 | 24.5-35.6 | 47 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,017 | 663 | 67.6 | 63.3-71.7 | 305 | 28.8 | 24.9-33.0 | 49 | 3.6 | 2.5- 5.2 |
| College Graduate | 1,022 | 638 | 63.3 | 59.0-67.4 | 348 | 32.7 | 28.7-36.9 | 36 | 4.0 | 2.6- 6.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 471 | 310 | 63.3 | 55.6-70.4 | 138 | 29.8 | 23.9-36.5 | 23 | 6.9 | 2.6-16.8 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 666 | 445 | 65.9 | 58.2-72.8 | 181 | 29.3 | 22.4-37.3 | 40 | 4.8 | 3.1- 7.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 460 | 304 | 65.8 | 54.6-75.5 | 138 | 31.3 | 21.6-42.9 | 18 | 2.9 | 1.2- 6.7 |
| $35,000-49,999 | 498 | 348 | 71.4 | 65.3-76.8 | 134 | 25.4 | 20.3-31.4 | 16 | 3.2 | 1.6- 6.3 |
| $50,000- 74,999 | 515 | 324 | 67.0 | 61.2-72.3 | 175 | 30.5 | 25.4-36.2 | 16 | 2.5 | 1.4- 4.4 |
| $75,000+ | 680 | 451 | 66.7 | 61.6-71.5 | 204 | 29.4 | 24.9-34.5 | 25 | 3.9 | 2.3- 6.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 1,831 | 1,199 | 67.7 | 64.3-71.0 | 539 | 27.8 | 24.7-31.1 | 93 | 4.5 | 3.3- 6.0 |
| No | 2,035 | 1,333 | 64.9 | 61.1-68.5 | 625 | 31.7 | 28.2-35.5 | 77 | 3.4 | 2.3- 5.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 670 | 443 | 68.1 | 62.7-73.1 | 192 | 28.4 | 23.5-33.8 | 35 | 3.5 | 2.4- 5.1 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,929 | 1,919 | 65.3 | 62.1-68.4 | 889 | 30.9 | 27.9-34.1 | 121 | 3.8 | 2.8- 5.1 |
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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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