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%)
TOTAL 3,891 2,369 57.2 55.0-59.3 1,522 42.8 40.7-45.0
GENDER
Male 1,692 991 55.9 52.8-59.0 701 44.1 41.0-47.2
Female 2,199 1,378 58.3 55.4-61.2 821 41.7 38.8-44.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,547 1,445 53.7 51.1-56.3 1,102 46.3 43.7-48.9
Non-Hispanic Black 798 602 70.6 66.0-74.9 196 29.4 25.1-34.0
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 258 141 51.5 42.9-60.0 117 48.5 40.0-57.1
AGE
18-34 625 270 39.8 35.1-44.7 355 60.2 55.3-64.9
35-44 473 245 52.7 47.0-58.3 228 47.3 41.7-53.0
45-54 689 404 56.3 51.5-61.1 285 43.7 38.9-48.5
55-64 809 536 67.5 63.1-71.5 273 32.5 28.5-36.9
65-74 734 521 71.0 66.4-75.2 213 29.0 24.8-33.6
75+ 527 373 68.1 62.1-73.6 154 31.9 26.4-37.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 436 275 57.1 50.5-63.4 161 42.9 36.6-49.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 999 635 58.5 54.4-62.5 364 41.5 37.5-45.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,123 691 58.8 55.0-62.5 432 41.2 37.5-45.0
College Graduate 1,326 763 53.3 49.8-56.7 563 46.7 43.3-50.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 375 249 63.5 56.5-70.0 126 36.5 30.0-43.5
$15,000- 24,999 596 395 64.3 58.5-69.7 201 35.7 30.3-41.5
$25,000- 34,999 393 233 54.4 47.6-60.9 160 45.6 39.1-52.4
$35,000- 49,999 440 263 56.3 49.9-62.6 177 43.7 37.4-50.1
$50,000-74,999 503 321 60.8 55.0-66.3 182 39.2 33.7-45.0
$75,000+ 885 456 48.7 44.4-52.9 429 51.3 47.1-55.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 701 453 58.4 53.4-63.3 248 41.6 36.7-46.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,328 895 64.5 60.8-68.1 433 35.5 31.9-39.2
No 2,543 1,464 53.9 51.3-56.5 1,079 46.1 43.5-48.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 529 345 64.4 59.0-69.4 184 35.6 30.6-41.0
Non-Veteran 3,362 2,024 56.2 53.9-58.5 1,338 43.8 41.5-46.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 897 518 56.6 52.7-60.5 379 43.4 39.5-47.3
Regional City or Suburban County 751 438 54.8 50.2-59.4 313 45.2 40.6-49.8
Rural 2,245 1,414 58.8 55.8-61.7 831 41.2 38.3-44.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,925 1,037 52.2 49.3-55.0 888 47.8 45.0-50.7
Unemployed 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,152 807 67.7 63.9-71.4 345 32.3 28.6-36.1
Unable to Work 415 310 74.9 68.5-80.4 105 25.1 19.6-31.5
Other not in Labor Force 237 122 45.6 37.4-54.0 115 54.4 46.0-62.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 318 210 61.2 53.1-68.8 108 38.8 31.2-46.9
101% to 150% 589 375 59.4 53.7-64.9 214 40.6 35.1-46.3
151% to 200% 268 174 65.3 57.2-72.7 94 34.7 27.3-42.8
More than 200% 1,884 1,083 54.4 51.4-57.3 801 45.6 42.7-48.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 701 453 58.4 53.4-63.3 248 41.6 36.7-46.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 970 625 62.3 57.6-66.8 345 37.7 33.2-42.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,448 905 58.7 55.4-62.0 543 41.3 38.0-44.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,475 840 54.2 50.9-57.5 635 45.8 42.5-49.1

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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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