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
-FEMALES 2,199 1,378 58.3 55.4-61.2 821 41.7 38.8-44.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,425 822 53.8 50.3-57.3 603 46.2 42.7-49.7
Non-Hispanic Black 494 383 74.3 68.3-79.5 111 25.7 20.5-31.7
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 327 150 43.3 36.6-50.2 177 56.7 49.8-63.4
35-44 262 133 49.1 41.5-56.8 129 50.9 43.2-58.5
45-54 366 219 55.2 48.4-61.9 147 44.8 38.1-51.6
55-64 456 300 65.6 59.4-71.3 156 34.4 28.7-40.6
65-74 421 306 72.6 66.4-78.1 115 27.4 21.9-33.6
75+ 343 254 73.7 66.4-79.9 89 26.3 20.1-33.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 233 162 63.1 53.4-71.9 71 36.9 28.1-46.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 524 356 62.0 56.2-67.5 168 38.0 32.5-43.8
Some Post-H.S. 678 415 57.0 51.9-61.9 263 43.0 38.1-48.1
College Graduate 758 442 53.8 49.1-58.4 316 46.2 41.6-50.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 238 167 69.2 60.2-77.0 71 30.8 23.0-39.8
$15,000- 24,999 352 243 62.9 54.7-70.4 109 37.1 29.6-45.3
$25,000- 34,999 237 140 57.7 49.1-65.9 97 42.3 34.1-50.9
$35,000- 49,999 235 148 58.7 49.6-67.4 87 41.3 32.6-50.4
$50,000- 74,999 253 158 58.5 50.3-66.4 95 41.5 33.6-49.7
$75,000+ 423 213 44.7 38.6-51.1 210 55.3 48.9-61.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 784 547 67.1 62.1-71.7 237 32.9 28.3-37.9
No 1,401 824 54.3 50.7-57.9 577 45.7 42.1-49.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,146 1,347 58.4 55.4-61.3 799 41.6 38.7-44.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 495 294 58.6 53.2-63.8 201 41.4 36.2-46.8
Regional City or Suburban County 422 245 53.4 47.1-59.6 177 46.6 40.4-52.9
Rural 1,282 839 60.8 56.7-64.7 443 39.2 35.3-43.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 937 505 51.4 47.2-55.6 432 48.6 44.4-52.8
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 712 510 69.9 65.0-74.4 202 30.1 25.6-35.0
Unable to Work 270 212 76.9 68.0-83.8 58 23.1 16.2-32.0
Other not in Labor Force 191 105 49.3 39.7-58.9 86 50.7 41.1-60.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 201 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 344 232 60.9 53.3-67.9 112 39.1 32.1-46.7
151% to 200% 152 101 68.3 57.8-77.3 51 31.7 22.7-42.2
More than 200% 958 548 53.1 48.7-57.4 410 46.9 42.6-51.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 588 395 64.8 58.7-70.5 193 35.2 29.5-41.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 839 528 59.2 54.7-63.4 311 40.8 36.6-45.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 772 455 55.4 50.6-60.1 317 44.6 39.9-49.4

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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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