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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Rowan 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
-Rowan County 176 115 66.7 57.1-75.1 50 26.6 18.9-36.1 11 6.7 3.3-13.1
GENDER
Male 56 42 81.2 68.6-89.6 10 11.7 6.1-21.2 4 7.1 2.2-20.5
Female 120 73 56.8 44.5-68.4 40 36.8 25.6-49.6 7 6.4 2.6-14.7
RACE
White 149 94 65.9 57.0-73.9 45 27.3 20.3-35.8 10 6.7 3.3-13.3
Other 27 21 69.4 38.3-89.2 5 24.1 6.7-58.5 1 6.5 0.9-34.8
AGE
18-44 20 15 68.8 39.4-88.3 4 25.3 7.9-57.2 1 5.9 0.8-32.3
45+ 155 99 65.6 56.9-73.4 46 27.4 20.5-35.5 10 7.0 3.4-13.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 104 66 62.5 49.1-74.3 31 29.0 18.3-42.8 7 8.5 3.6-18.8
Some College + 72 49 73.2 61.3-82.6 19 22.9 14.3-34.5 4 3.9 1.3-11.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 102 70 67.8 53.6-79.3 26 24.9 14.5-39.4 6 7.2 2.7-18.1
$50,000+ 37 24 72.2 56.0-84.1 10 20.9 10.9-36.2 3 6.9 2.2-19.7

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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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