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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wayne 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
-Wayne County 171 114 68.3 59.0-76.4 46 26.7 19.1-36.1 11 5.0 2.5- 9.4
GENDER
Male 49 38 74.6 55.2-87.6 10 24.5 11.7-44.2 1 0.9 0.1- 6.0
Female 122 76 64.0 53.8-73.1 36 28.2 20.1-38.1 10 7.8 3.9-14.9
RACE
White 102 66 69.6 58.3-78.9 28 25.0 16.3-36.4 8 5.4 2.5-11.2
Other 69 48 67.0 51.6-79.4 18 28.6 16.7-44.3 3 4.5 1.4-13.6
AGE
18-44 19 14 63.2 34.1-85.0 5 36.8 15.0-65.9 0 0.0 . - .
45+ 151 100 70.1 61.1-77.7 40 23.7 16.8-32.4 11 6.2 3.2-11.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 91 64 72.6 58.8-83.1 21 23.1 13.1-37.3 6 4.4 1.7-10.5
Some College + 80 50 63.8 50.9-75.1 25 30.6 20.0-43.7 5 5.6 2.1-13.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 99 65 68.3 55.4-78.9 28 28.0 17.7-41.2 6 3.7 1.5- 8.7
$50,000+ 34 23 63.6 44.0-79.5 10 32.8 17.6-52.8 1 3.6 0.5-21.7

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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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