2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 798 602 70.6 66.0-74.9 196 29.4 25.1-34.0
GENDER
Male 304 219 66.0 58.5-72.8 85 34.0 27.2-41.5
Female 494 383 74.3 68.3-79.5 111 25.7 20.5-31.7
AGE
18-34 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 138 107 79.1 69.7-86.1 31 20.9 13.9-30.3
55-64 176 146 85.9 78.4-91.0 30 14.1 9.0-21.6
65-74 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 250 195 74.1 66.0-80.8 55 25.9 19.2-34.0
Some Post-H.S. 218 166 71.1 61.9-78.9 52 28.9 21.1-38.1
College Graduate 218 161 69.3 60.6-76.7 57 30.7 23.3-39.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 170 137 75.9 65.9-83.6 33 24.1 16.4-34.1
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 290 237 80.1 73.1-85.7 53 19.9 14.3-26.9
No 504 363 66.3 60.3-71.8 141 33.7 28.2-39.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 699 526 70.3 65.3-74.9 173 29.7 25.1-34.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 232 163 70.3 62.8-76.8 69 29.7 23.2-37.2
Regional City or Suburban County 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 413 324 73.2 66.2-79.3 89 26.8 20.7-33.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 397 276 65.4 58.8-71.4 121 34.6 28.6-41.2
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 200 166 78.8 69.7-85.8 34 21.2 14.2-30.3
Unable to Work 129 110 86.3 77.6-92.0 19 13.7 8.0-22.4
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 159 126 74.7 63.4-83.4 33 25.3 16.6-36.6
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 281 198 67.9 59.7-75.1 83 32.1 24.9-40.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 246 195 74.2 64.9-81.7 51 25.8 18.3-35.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 294 230 74.5 67.4-80.4 64 25.5 19.6-32.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 258 177 65.7 57.7-72.9 81 34.3 27.1-42.3

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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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