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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange 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
-Orange County 107 66 62.3 50.7-72.6 31 30.1 20.4-41.9 10 7.6 3.7-14.8
GENDER
Male 43 22 54.6 38.3-69.9 15 33.0 19.7-49.7 6 12.4 5.2-26.7
Female 64 44 68.5 51.7-81.5 16 27.8 15.2-45.1 4 3.7 1.2-11.4
RACE
White 76 46 62.2 49.6-73.4 22 27.6 18.1-39.7 8 10.1 4.6-20.9
Other 27 19 64.0 40.2-82.4 7 33.2 15.3-57.7 1 2.9 0.4-18.2
AGE
18-44 6 5 68.7 20.3-95.0 1 31.3 5.0-79.7 0 0.0 . - .
45+ 96 59 62.5 50.9-72.8 29 30.2 20.8-41.7 8 7.3 3.3-15.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 39 23 57.5 37.4-75.4 12 35.2 18.2-57.0 4 7.4 2.4-20.2
Some College + 67 43 66.3 52.5-77.7 18 25.9 15.8-39.3 6 7.8 3.1-18.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 34 25 75.6 55.2-88.6 6 18.6 7.3-39.9 3 5.8 1.6-18.8
$50,000+ 46 26 60.1 44.0-74.3 15 30.0 18.0-45.6 5 9.9 3.6-24.1

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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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