BRFSS 2015 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Are you currently watching or reducing your sodium or salt intake?)

2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	5,779	3,608	58.7	57.1-60.3	2,171	41.3	39.7-42.9
-Piedmont	2,871	1,769	59.1	56.9-61.2	1,102	40.9	38.8-43.1
GENDER
Male	1,200	672	54.7	51.4-58.0	528	45.3	42.0-48.6
Female	1,671	1,097	62.9	60.1-65.7	574	37.1	34.3-39.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	1,864	1,091	55.7	53.0-58.4	773	44.3	41.6-47.0
Non-Hispanic Black	589	449	73.5	69.0-77.5	140	26.5	22.5-31.0
Other	380	209	53.0	46.9-59.0	171	47.0	41.0-53.1
AGE
18-34	505	235	48.1	43.1-53.2	270	51.9	46.8-56.9
35-44	445	248	56.6	51.4-61.6	197	43.4	38.4-48.6
45-54	550	319	56.2	51.5-60.8	231	43.8	39.2-48.5
55-64	548	365	65.0	60.3-69.4	183	35.0	30.6-39.7
65-74	471	345	71.9	66.6-76.6	126	28.1	23.4-33.4
75+	313	233	74.8	68.6-80.2	80	25.2	19.8-31.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	300	193	59.1	52.1-65.8	107	40.9	34.2-47.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	727	480	63.1	58.8-67.1	247	36.9	32.9-41.2
Some Post-H.S.	751	481	60.9	56.7-64.8	270	39.1	35.2-43.3
College Graduate	1,076	605	53.2	49.9-56.5	471	46.8	43.5-50.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	244	179	70.3	62.7-76.9	65	29.7	23.1-37.3
$15,000- 24,999	449	299	64.5	59.1-69.6	150	35.5	30.4-40.9
$25,000- 34,999	239	155	60.0	51.7-67.9	84	40.0	32.1-48.3
$35,000- 49,999	309	196	58.7	51.9-65.2	113	41.3	34.8-48.1
$50,000- 74,999	345	217	60.1	53.6-66.2	128	39.9	33.8-46.4
$75,000+	697	356	49.4	45.2-53.6	341	50.6	46.4-54.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	677	476	68.2	63.8-72.4	201	31.8	27.6-36.2
No	2,184	1,285	56.4	53.9-58.8	899	43.6	41.2-46.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	314	201	63.9	57.6-69.8	113	36.1	30.2-42.4
Non-Veteran	2,546	1,561	58.5	56.2-60.8	985	41.5	39.2-43.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY
Urban	1,498	895	57.3	54.4-60.3	603	42.7	39.7-45.6
Regional City or Suburban	782	493	60.7	56.5-64.7	289	39.3	35.3-43.5
Rural	591	381	61.2	56.2-65.9	210	38.8	34.1-43.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,779

3,608

58.7

57.1-60.3

2,171

41.3

39.7-42.9

-Piedmont

2,871

1,769

59.1

56.9-61.2

1,102

40.9

38.8-43.1

GENDER

Male

1,200

672

54.7

51.4-58.0

528

45.3

42.0-48.6

Female

1,671

1,097

62.9

60.1-65.7

574

37.1

34.3-39.9

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

1,864

1,091

55.7

53.0-58.4

773

44.3

41.6-47.0

Non-Hispanic Black

589

449

73.5

69.0-77.5

140

26.5

22.5-31.0

Other

380

209

53.0

46.9-59.0

171

47.0

41.0-53.1

AGE

18-34

505

235

48.1

43.1-53.2

270

51.9

46.8-56.9

35-44

445

248

56.6

51.4-61.6

197

43.4

38.4-48.6

45-54

550

319

56.2

51.5-60.8

231

43.8

39.2-48.5

55-64

548

365

65.0

60.3-69.4

183

35.0

30.6-39.7

65-74

471

345

71.9

66.6-76.6

126

28.1

23.4-33.4

75+

313

233

74.8

68.6-80.2

25.2

19.8-31.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

300

193

59.1

52.1-65.8

107

40.9

34.2-47.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

727

480

63.1

58.8-67.1

247

36.9

32.9-41.2

Some Post-H.S.

751

481

60.9

56.7-64.8

270

39.1

35.2-43.3

College Graduate

1,076

605

53.2

49.9-56.5

471

46.8

43.5-50.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

244

179

70.3

62.7-76.9

29.7

23.1-37.3

$15,000- 24,999

449

299

64.5

59.1-69.6

150

35.5

30.4-40.9

$25,000- 34,999

239

155

60.0

51.7-67.9

40.0

32.1-48.3

$35,000- 49,999

309

196

58.7

51.9-65.2

113

41.3

34.8-48.1

$50,000- 74,999

345

217

60.1

53.6-66.2

128

39.9

33.8-46.4

$75,000+

697

356

49.4

45.2-53.6

341

50.6

46.4-54.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

677

476

68.2

63.8-72.4

201

31.8

27.6-36.2

2,184

1,285

56.4

53.9-58.8

899

43.6

41.2-46.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

314

201

63.9

57.6-69.8

113

36.1

30.2-42.4

Non-Veteran

2,546

1,561

58.5

56.2-60.8

985

41.5

39.2-43.8

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY

Urban

1,498

895

57.3

54.4-60.3

603

42.7

39.7-45.6

Regional City or Suburban

782

493

60.7

56.5-64.7

289

39.3

35.3-43.5

Rural

591

381

61.2

56.2-65.9

210

38.8

34.1-43.8

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2015 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2015 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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
**Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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