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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Pitt 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
-Pitt County 139 105 78.6 70.2-85.1 17 12.4 7.4-20.1 17 9.0 5.4-14.5
GENDER
Male 52 38 77.5 63.3-87.4 7 14.1 6.5-27.9 7 8.4 3.7-17.6
Female 87 67 79.4 68.7-87.2 10 11.1 5.5-21.1 10 9.5 4.9-17.5
RACE
White 87 60 72.8 61.1-81.9 15 17.3 10.0-28.3 12 9.9 5.4-17.6
Other 52 45 87.1 73.8-94.2 2 5.3 1.2-20.1 5 7.6 3.1-17.7
AGE
18-44 11 8 79.1 46.5-94.3 2 18.3 4.4-52.3 1 2.7 0.3-18.0
45+ 127 97 78.8 70.2-85.4 14 11.0 6.3-18.6 16 10.1 6.1-16.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 60 50 88.1 77.9-93.9 5 5.7 2.2-14.3 5 6.2 2.4-14.7
Some College + 79 55 72.0 59.6-81.7 12 17.1 9.4-29.0 12 10.9 6.0-19.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 77 62 84.7 74.8-91.2 6 6.9 2.9-15.6 9 8.4 4.2-16.3
$50,000+ 38 26 68.6 50.8-82.3 6 19.5 8.7-38.4 6 11.8 5.1-25.0

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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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