BRFSS 2015 - Western North Carolina**: (Has a doctor or other health professional ever advised you to reduce sodium or salt intake?)

2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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
-Western	1,031	281	25.5	22.1-29.2	750	74.5	70.8-77.9
GENDER
Male	453	135	27.2	22.4-32.7	318	72.8	67.3-77.6
Female	578	146	23.9	19.4-29.1	432	76.1	70.9-80.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	890	247	26.1	22.5-30.2	643	73.9	69.8-77.5
Non-Hispanic Black	37	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	99	19	16.6	9.6-27.2	80	83.4	72.8-90.4
AGE
18-34	142	18	13.9	8.1-22.7	124	86.1	77.3-91.9
35-44	109	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-54	155	35	20.5	14.1-29.0	120	79.5	71.0-85.9
55-64	225	67	32.3	24.8-40.7	158	67.7	59.3-75.2
65-74	238	79	32.8	25.8-40.6	159	67.2	59.4-74.2
75+	151	59	40.0	30.8-50.0	92	60.0	50.0-69.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	110	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	289	86	28.1	22.0-35.1	203	71.9	64.9-78.0
Some Post-H.S.	289	71	20.8	15.8-26.8	218	79.2	73.2-84.2
College Graduate	340	87	25.2	20.0-31.2	253	74.8	68.8-80.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	101	31	21.8	13.7-32.8	70	78.2	67.2-86.3
$15,000- 24,999	183	57	30.4	22.5-39.6	126	69.6	60.4-77.5
$25,000- 34,999	107	27	23.9	15.7-34.7	80	76.1	65.3-84.3
$35,000- 49,999	139	36	24.0	15.7-34.8	103	76.0	65.2-84.3
$50,000- 74,999	143	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	175	47	25.5	18.4-34.2	128	74.5	65.8-81.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	332	130	36.5	30.1-43.5	202	63.5	56.5-69.9
No	695	151	20.8	16.9-25.2	544	79.2	74.8-83.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	145	49	28.2	20.6-37.2	96	71.8	62.8-79.4
Non-Veteran	885	232	25.1	21.5-29.2	653	74.9	70.8-78.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY
Regional City or Suburban	241	57	22.9	17.0-30.1	184	77.1	69.9-83.0
Rural	790	224	26.4	22.5-30.8	566	73.6	69.2-77.5

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

-Western

1,031

281

25.5

22.1-29.2

750

74.5

70.8-77.9

GENDER

Male

453

135

27.2

22.4-32.7

318

72.8

67.3-77.6

Female

578

146

23.9

19.4-29.1

432

76.1

70.9-80.6

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

890

247

26.1

22.5-30.2

643

73.9

69.8-77.5

Non-Hispanic Black

***

Other

16.6

9.6-27.2

83.4

72.8-90.4

AGE

18-34

142

13.9

8.1-22.7

124

86.1

77.3-91.9

35-44

109

***

45-54

155

20.5

14.1-29.0

120

79.5

71.0-85.9

55-64

225

32.3

24.8-40.7

158

67.7

59.3-75.2

65-74

238

32.8

25.8-40.6

159

67.2

59.4-74.2

75+

151

40.0

30.8-50.0

60.0

50.0-69.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

110

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

289

28.1

22.0-35.1

203

71.9

64.9-78.0

Some Post-H.S.

289

20.8

15.8-26.8

218

79.2

73.2-84.2

College Graduate

340

25.2

20.0-31.2

253

74.8

68.8-80.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

101

21.8

13.7-32.8

78.2

67.2-86.3

$15,000- 24,999

183

30.4

22.5-39.6

126

69.6

60.4-77.5

$25,000- 34,999

107

23.9

15.7-34.7

76.1

65.3-84.3

$35,000- 49,999

139

24.0

15.7-34.8

103

76.0

65.2-84.3

$50,000- 74,999

143

***

$75,000+

175

25.5

18.4-34.2

128

74.5

65.8-81.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

332

130

36.5

30.1-43.5

202

63.5

56.5-69.9

695

151

20.8

16.9-25.2

544

79.2

74.8-83.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

145

28.2

20.6-37.2

71.8

62.8-79.4

Non-Veteran

885

232

25.1

21.5-29.2

653

74.9

70.8-78.5

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY

Regional City or Suburban

241

22.9

17.0-30.1

184

77.1

69.9-83.0

Rural

790

224

26.4

22.5-30.8

566

73.6

69.2-77.5

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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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