|
View results for a demographic group: |
Select a different topic: |
| View results for a different geographical area: |
|
| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | Do not use salt | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 4,452 | 3,392 | 77.6 | 75.6-79.5 | 573 | 11.7 | 10.4-13.2 | 487 | 10.6 | 9.2-12.2 |
| -AFRICAN AMERICANS | 846 | 704 | 80.4 | 75.4-84.6 | 43 | 5.4 | 3.5- 8.4 | 99 | 14.2 | 10.5-18.9 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 244 | 202 | 79.8 | 70.3-86.8 | 14 | 5.2 | 2.2-11.6 | 28 | 15.1 | 9.0-24.2 |
| Female | 602 | 502 | 80.9 | 75.3-85.5 | 29 | 5.6 | 3.4- 8.9 | 71 | 13.5 | 9.5-18.8 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 6 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Non-Hispanic | 837 | 697 | 80.2 | 75.1-84.4 | 43 | 5.5 | 3.5- 8.5 | 97 | 14.3 | 10.6-19.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-34 | 31 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 35-44 | 58 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 45-54 | 179 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 55-64 | 236 | 203 | 83.3 | 75.3-89.1 | 12 | 4.7 | 2.4- 9.1 | 21 | 12.0 | 7.0-19.8 |
| 65-74 | 194 | 159 | 82.7 | 72.5-89.6 | *** | *** | *** | 28 | 14.4 | 7.9-24.6 |
| 75+ | 134 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 182 | 140 | 77.0 | 66.4-85.0 | 11 | 5.2 | 2.2-11.7 | 31 | 17.8 | 10.6-28.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 311 | 265 | 79.1 | 69.8-86.1 | 14 | 5.1 | 2.6- 9.5 | 32 | 15.8 | 9.4-25.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 197 | 160 | 82.5 | 72.2-89.6 | 15 | 7.5 | 3.1-17.0 | 22 | 9.9 | 5.1-18.5 |
| College Graduate | 154 | 137 | 86.2 | 75.4-92.7 | *** | *** | *** | 14 | 11.6 | 5.7-22.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 205 | 171 | 87.4 | 80.1-92.3 | 13 | 7.3 | 3.5-14.6 | 21 | 5.3 | 2.9- 9.5 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 192 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 86 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 98 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $50,000- 74,999 | 57 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $75,000+ | 63 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 350 | 296 | 85.7 | 79.0-90.5 | 15 | 3.7 | 1.7- 7.7 | 39 | 10.6 | 6.5-17.0 |
| No | 490 | 404 | 77.8 | 70.8-83.5 | 28 | 6.4 | 3.8-10.8 | 58 | 15.8 | 10.8-22.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 100 | 79 | 82.1 | 70.9-89.6 | *** | *** | *** | 11 | 12.5 | 6.2-23.8 |
| Non-Veteran | 746 | 625 | 80.2 | 74.7-84.8 | 33 | 5.4 | 3.3- 8.8 | 88 | 14.4 | 10.4-19.6 |
Back to Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*.
*Asked only of those who report having high blood pressure
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2011 are NOT comparable to previous years.
***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2011 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.
^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.
BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes
This page was generated on 12SEP12.
FOLLOW US