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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Robeson 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
-Robeson County 161 120 73.2 64.4-80.5 34 21.6 15.0-30.0 7 5.2 2.3-11.0
GENDER
Male 54 37 68.6 54.0-80.3 14 25.1 14.8-39.2 3 6.3 2.0-18.1
Female 107 83 76.8 65.4-85.2 20 19.0 11.3-30.0 4 4.3 1.4-12.1
RACE
White 58 33 54.1 38.4-69.1 22 39.9 25.7-56.1 3 6.0 1.7-19.0
Other 103 87 82.7 72.8-89.5 12 12.6 7.0-21.6 4 4.7 1.7-12.5
AGE
18-44 20 16 77.9 51.7-92.1 3 17.3 5.2-44.6 1 4.8 0.7-27.4
45+ 140 103 71.6 62.4-79.3 31 23.1 16.1-31.8 6 5.3 2.3-12.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 106 80 69.5 57.8-79.1 21 24.4 15.7-35.9 5 6.1 2.4-14.5
Some College + 54 39 80.0 67.3-88.6 13 16.5 9.1-28.3 2 3.5 0.8-14.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 121 94 76.8 66.8-84.6 24 21.2 13.7-31.2 3 2.0 0.6- 6.5
$50,000+ 20 14 69.6 44.5-86.7 4 14.9 5.0-36.6 2 15.6 4.0-44.8

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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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