2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Sodium or Salt-Related Behavior

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,891 2,369 57.2 55.0-59.3 1,522 42.8 40.7-45.0
-Eastern NC 1,629 1,027 59.3 56.0-62.6 602 40.7 37.4-44.0
GENDER
Male 688 427 58.9 53.9-63.6 261 41.1 36.4-46.1
Female 941 600 59.8 55.2-64.2 341 40.2 35.8-44.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 918 514 53.5 49.3-57.8 404 46.5 42.2-50.7
Non-Hispanic Black 462 364 74.0 67.5-79.6 98 26.0 20.4-32.5
Other 249 149 52.1 43.3-60.9 100 47.9 39.1-56.7
AGE
18-34 246 113 44.7 37.0-52.6 133 55.3 47.4-63.0
35-44 197 100 52.5 43.5-61.4 97 47.5 38.6-56.5
45-54 279 173 62.9 55.7-69.5 106 37.1 30.5-44.3
55-64 354 236 67.2 60.8-73.1 118 32.8 26.9-39.2
65-74 321 239 72.6 65.0-79.2 82 27.4 20.8-35.0
75+ 217 157 69.3 60.2-77.2 60 30.7 22.8-39.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 222 136 57.1 47.8-65.9 86 42.9 34.1-52.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 457 299 60.6 54.4-66.6 158 39.4 33.4-45.6
Some Post-H.S. 488 309 60.7 54.9-66.2 179 39.3 33.8-45.1
College Graduate 456 278 56.2 50.5-61.8 178 43.8 38.2-49.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 181 118 60.2 50.2-69.4 63 39.8 30.6-49.8
$15,000- 24,999 276 193 72.6 64.9-79.2 83 27.4 20.8-35.1
$25,000- 34,999 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 190 115 57.9 47.8-67.3 75 42.1 32.7-52.2
$50,000- 74,999 189 120 52.3 43.0-61.5 69 47.7 38.5-57.0
$75,000+ 312 173 55.6 48.5-62.5 139 44.4 37.5-51.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 616 419 65.1 59.6-70.3 197 34.9 29.7-40.4
No 1,002 600 56.0 51.8-60.1 402 44.0 39.9-48.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 253 169 65.6 58.1-72.3 84 34.4 27.7-41.9
Non-Veteran 1,374 857 58.3 54.6-61.9 517 41.7 38.1-45.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 235 148 59.2 51.0-66.9 87 40.8 33.1-49.0
Rural 1,287 823 60.3 56.4-64.0 464 39.7 36.0-43.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 780 430 52.7 48.0-57.4 350 47.3 42.6-52.0
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 491 356 69.7 63.7-75.1 135 30.3 24.9-36.3
Unable to Work 204 151 72.4 63.5-79.8 53 27.6 20.2-36.5
Other not in Labor Force 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 103 58.8 48.0-68.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 276 183 62.2 53.4-70.3 93 37.8 29.7-46.6
151% to 200% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 708 421 55.9 51.0-60.8 287 44.1 39.2-49.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 604 403 64.8 58.9-70.2 201 35.2 29.8-41.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 736 466 59.6 55.0-64.1 270 40.4 35.9-45.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 289 158 53.3 45.5-60.9 131 46.7 39.1-54.5

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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.

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