2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Sodium or Salt-Related Behavior

Has a doctor or other health professional ever advised you to reduce sodium or salt intake?

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,877 1,048 24.9 23.1-26.7 2,829 75.1 73.3-76.9
-Eastern NC 1,623 469 25.3 22.6-28.2 1,154 74.7 71.8-77.4
GENDER
Male 688 203 27.7 23.5-32.4 485 72.3 67.6-76.5
Female 935 266 23.0 19.7-26.7 669 77.0 73.3-80.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 912 193 20.6 17.3-24.3 719 79.4 75.7-82.7
Non-Hispanic Black 462 192 34.6 28.9-40.8 270 65.4 59.2-71.1
Other 249 84 25.4 18.9-33.3 165 74.6 66.7-81.1
AGE
18-34 246 34 13.4 9.1-19.4 212 86.6 80.6-90.9
35-44 197 36 19.0 12.5-28.0 161 81.0 72.0-87.5
45-54 278 77 23.0 17.6-29.5 201 77.0 70.5-82.4
55-64 353 121 34.6 28.4-41.4 232 65.4 58.6-71.6
65-74 319 116 34.3 27.3-41.9 203 65.7 58.1-72.7
75+ 216 82 40.9 32.1-50.4 134 59.1 49.6-67.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 224 83 28.1 21.2-36.2 141 71.9 63.8-78.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 452 162 33.3 27.8-39.3 290 66.7 60.7-72.2
Some Post-H.S. 489 125 20.8 16.7-25.6 364 79.2 74.4-83.3
College Graduate 453 97 17.8 14.2-22.1 356 82.2 77.9-85.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 182 68 30.9 22.7-40.4 114 69.1 59.6-77.3
$15,000- 24,999 275 92 32.4 25.0-40.7 183 67.6 59.3-75.0
$25,000- 34,999 159 50 19.4 13.2-27.6 109 80.6 72.4-86.8
$35,000- 49,999 190 47 23.7 16.6-32.7 143 76.3 67.3-83.4
$50,000- 74,999 190 48 22.7 16.5-30.3 142 77.3 69.7-83.5
$75,000+ 309 73 25.7 19.7-32.7 236 74.3 67.3-80.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 612 225 31.4 26.7-36.5 387 68.6 63.5-73.3
No 1,000 241 22.1 18.9-25.8 759 77.9 74.2-81.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 254 82 31.2 24.3-38.9 172 68.8 61.1-75.7
Non-Veteran 1,367 387 24.3 21.4-27.5 980 75.7 72.5-78.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 107 17 14.8 8.4-24.8 90 85.2 75.2-91.6
Regional City or Suburban County 233 55 23.4 17.0-31.2 178 76.6 68.8-83.0
Rural 1,283 397 26.7 23.6-30.1 886 73.3 69.9-76.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 779 181 22.1 18.5-26.2 598 77.9 73.8-81.5
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 488 165 34.2 28.7-40.1 323 65.8 59.9-71.3
Unable to Work 204 98 39.1 30.6-48.3 106 60.9 51.7-69.4
Other not in Labor Force 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 162 48 25.3 17.5-35.1 114 74.7 64.9-82.5
101% to 150% 274 89 30.0 22.7-38.5 185 70.0 61.5-77.3
151% to 200% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 704 179 24.0 20.2-28.3 525 76.0 71.7-79.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 600 215 32.4 27.2-38.1 385 67.6 61.9-72.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 734 194 24.8 21.1-29.0 540 75.2 71.0-78.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 289 60 19.1 14.1-25.2 229 80.9 74.8-85.9

Back to Sodium or Salt-Related Behavior.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for 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 10SEP18.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts