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 3,877 1,048 24.9 23.1-26.7 2,829 75.1 73.3-76.9
-FEMALES 2,190 594 24.8 22.4-27.4 1,596 75.2 72.6-77.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,417 310 20.6 17.9-23.6 1,107 79.4 76.4-82.1
Non-Hispanic Black 491 196 36.0 30.4-42.0 295 64.0 58.0-69.6
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 326 42 14.4 10.2-19.9 284 85.6 80.1-89.8
35-44 261 40 14.4 10.0-20.3 221 85.6 79.7-90.0
45-54 366 90 23.7 18.3-30.1 276 76.3 69.9-81.7
55-64 454 138 29.0 23.7-35.0 316 71.0 65.0-76.3
65-74 421 150 36.1 29.9-42.9 271 63.9 57.1-70.1
75+ 338 129 41.3 33.7-49.3 209 58.7 50.7-66.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 234 97 35.7 27.8-44.4 137 64.3 55.6-72.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 519 171 28.7 23.7-34.1 348 71.3 65.9-76.3
Some Post-H.S. 675 172 23.9 20.0-28.3 503 76.1 71.7-80.0
College Graduate 757 152 15.5 12.7-18.8 605 84.5 81.2-87.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 237 85 34.7 26.6-43.9 152 65.3 56.1-73.4
$15,000- 24,999 351 123 28.8 23.0-35.4 228 71.2 64.6-77.0
$25,000- 34,999 235 64 26.4 19.4-34.9 171 73.6 65.1-80.6
$35,000- 49,999 233 53 19.3 13.6-26.6 180 80.7 73.4-86.4
$50,000- 74,999 253 57 23.2 16.9-31.1 196 76.8 68.9-83.1
$75,000+ 421 64 12.8 9.2-17.6 357 87.2 82.4-90.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 779 305 35.3 30.8-40.1 474 64.7 59.9-69.2
No 1,397 285 20.0 17.3-23.1 1,112 80.0 76.9-82.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,136 581 25.0 22.6-27.6 1,555 75.0 72.4-77.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 491 115 25.4 20.9-30.5 376 74.6 69.5-79.1
Regional City or Suburban County 421 98 23.2 18.2-29.1 323 76.8 70.9-81.8
Rural 1,278 381 25.3 22.2-28.7 897 74.7 71.3-77.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 936 169 18.6 15.6-22.2 767 81.4 77.8-84.4
Unemployed 75 18 17.1 9.5-28.7 57 82.9 71.3-90.5
Retired 707 229 33.8 28.9-39.0 478 66.2 61.0-71.1
Unable to Work 269 136 43.4 35.3-51.9 133 56.6 48.1-64.7
Other not in Labor Force 190 41 18.2 12.0-26.8 149 81.8 73.2-88.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 200 58 25.2 17.9-34.2 142 74.8 65.8-82.1
101% to 150% 343 116 30.5 24.3-37.5 227 69.5 62.5-75.7
151% to 200% 153 44 20.8 14.0-29.8 109 79.2 70.2-86.0
More than 200% 951 195 19.2 16.0-22.8 756 80.8 77.2-84.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 584 197 29.6 24.6-35.2 387 70.4 64.8-75.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 835 214 23.9 20.4-27.8 621 76.1 72.2-79.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 771 183 24.1 20.3-28.3 588 75.9 71.7-79.7

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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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