BRFSS 2015 - Local Health Director Region 5 Demographics: (Has a doctor or other health professional ever advised you to reduce sodium or salt intake?)

2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 5 Demographics

Sodium or Salt-Related Behavior

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	5,777	1,635	25.4	24.1-26.8	4,142	74.6	73.2-75.9
Region 5	715	192	25.2	21.8-29.0	523	74.8	71.0-78.2
GENDER
Male	298	85	27.0	21.8-33.0	213	73.0	67.0-78.2
Female	417	107	23.6	19.3-28.6	310	76.4	71.4-80.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	435	96	22.4	18.2-27.2	339	77.6	72.8-81.8
Non-Hispanic Black	164	62	33.4	25.9-41.9	102	66.6	58.1-74.1
Other	102	29	22.1	14.5-32.2	73	77.9	67.8-85.5
AGE
18-44	255	45	16.5	12.0-22.3	210	83.5	77.7-88.0
44-64	253	71	28.0	22.3-34.6	182	72.0	65.4-77.7
65+	196	68	35.2	27.8-43.3	128	64.8	56.7-72.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	249	81	26.9	21.3-33.4	168	73.1	66.6-78.7
Some College +	461	109	23.9	19.7-28.6	352	76.1	71.4-80.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	313	102	30.2	24.7-36.3	211	69.8	63.7-75.3
$50,000+	257	49	19.2	14.2-25.4	208	80.8	74.6-85.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,777

1,635

25.4

24.1-26.8

4,142

74.6

73.2-75.9

Region 5

715

192

25.2

21.8-29.0

523

74.8

71.0-78.2

GENDER

Male

298

27.0

21.8-33.0

213

73.0

67.0-78.2

Female

417

107

23.6

19.3-28.6

310

76.4

71.4-80.7

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

435

22.4

18.2-27.2

339

77.6

72.8-81.8

Non-Hispanic Black

164

33.4

25.9-41.9

102

66.6

58.1-74.1

Other

102

22.1

14.5-32.2

77.9

67.8-85.5

AGE

18-44

255

16.5

12.0-22.3

210

83.5

77.7-88.0

44-64

253

28.0

22.3-34.6

182

72.0

65.4-77.7

65+

196

35.2

27.8-43.3

128

64.8

56.7-72.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

249

26.9

21.3-33.4

168

73.1

66.6-78.7

Some College +

461

109

23.9

19.7-28.6

352

76.1

71.4-80.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

313

102

30.2

24.7-36.3

211

69.8

63.7-75.3

$50,000+

257

19.2

14.2-25.4

208

80.8

74.6-85.8

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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.

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