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
-MALES 1,692 991 55.9 52.8-59.0 701 44.1 41.0-47.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,121 622 53.7 49.9-57.4 499 46.3 42.6-50.1
Non-Hispanic Black 304 219 66.0 58.5-72.8 85 34.0 27.2-41.5
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 298 120 36.2 29.8-43.2 178 63.8 56.8-70.2
35-44 210 112 57.1 48.9-64.9 98 42.9 35.1-51.1
45-54 322 184 57.4 50.5-64.1 138 42.6 35.9-49.5
55-64 353 236 69.5 63.3-75.1 117 30.5 24.9-36.7
65-74 313 215 69.1 62.0-75.3 98 30.9 24.7-38.0
75+ 184 119 59.5 49.5-68.8 65 40.5 31.2-50.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 203 113 51.1 42.2-59.9 90 48.9 40.1-57.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 474 279 55.5 49.7-61.1 195 44.5 38.9-50.3
Some Post-H.S. 444 275 61.2 55.5-66.7 169 38.8 33.3-44.5
College Graduate 568 321 52.7 47.6-57.7 247 47.3 42.3-52.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 242 151 66.6 58.4-74.0 91 33.4 26.0-41.6
$25,000- 34,999 156 93 50.4 40.1-60.7 63 49.6 39.3-59.9
$35,000- 49,999 205 115 54.0 45.0-62.8 90 46.0 37.2-55.0
$50,000- 74,999 250 163 63.1 54.9-70.5 87 36.9 29.5-45.1
$75,000+ 462 243 51.8 46.1-57.5 219 48.2 42.5-53.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 544 348 61.5 55.8-66.8 196 38.5 33.2-44.2
No 1,140 639 53.6 49.9-57.3 501 46.4 42.7-50.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 476 314 65.2 59.6-70.5 162 34.8 29.5-40.4
Non-Veteran 1,214 676 53.2 49.6-56.9 538 46.8 43.1-50.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 402 224 54.3 48.6-60.0 178 45.7 40.0-51.4
Regional City or Suburban County 329 193 56.4 49.7-63.0 136 43.6 37.0-50.3
Rural 961 574 56.7 52.3-61.0 387 43.3 39.0-47.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 987 531 52.7 48.8-56.7 456 47.3 43.3-51.2
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 440 297 64.8 58.6-70.5 143 35.2 29.5-41.4
Unable to Work 145 98 72.0 62.0-80.2 47 28.0 19.8-38.0
Other not in Labor Force 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 245 143 58.0 49.4-66.1 102 42.0 33.9-50.6
151% to 200% 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 926 535 55.6 51.4-59.7 391 44.4 40.3-48.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 382 230 59.3 51.9-66.3 152 40.7 33.7-48.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 608 377 58.4 53.3-63.3 231 41.6 36.7-46.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 702 384 53.0 48.4-57.5 318 47.0 42.5-51.6

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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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