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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Union 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
-Union County 130 82 65.8 55.6-74.6 42 31.6 23.0-41.8 6 2.6 1.1- 6.1
GENDER
Male 51 31 62.9 46.7-76.6 17 34.1 20.8-50.6 3 2.9 0.8- 9.6
Female 79 51 68.7 56.7-78.6 25 29.0 19.4-40.9 3 2.3 0.7- 7.2
RACE
White 113 70 66.8 56.3-75.8 37 30.1 21.4-40.5 6 3.2 1.3- 7.3
Other 17 12 60.7 31.4-83.9 5 39.3 16.1-68.6 0 0.0 . - .
AGE
18-44 18 11 62.2 36.9-82.2 7 37.8 17.8-63.1 0 0.0 . - .
45+ 112 71 67.0 56.7-75.9 35 29.4 21.0-39.6 6 3.6 1.5- 8.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 59 40 66.5 50.8-79.2 17 31.7 19.2-47.6 2 1.8 0.4- 7.1
Some College + 71 42 65.2 51.6-76.7 25 31.5 20.5-45.2 4 3.2 1.1- 9.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 69 43 63.0 48.6-75.3 22 33.2 21.4-47.7 4 3.8 1.3-10.7
$50,000+ 48 31 67.2 50.8-80.3 16 31.8 18.9-48.3 1 1.0 0.1- 6.7

Back to Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*.

*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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