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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,534 575 21.9 19.8-24.1 1,959 78.1 75.9-80.2
GENDER
Male 1,117 265 23.3 20.2-26.6 852 76.7 73.4-79.8
Female 1,417 310 20.6 17.9-23.6 1,107 79.4 76.4-82.1
AGE
18-34 327 34 12.3 8.4-17.5 293 87.7 82.5-91.6
35-44 252 21 11.1 6.8-17.5 231 88.9 82.5-93.2
45-54 452 95 19.8 15.4-25.1 357 80.2 74.9-84.6
55-64 547 131 26.9 22.3-32.0 416 73.1 68.0-77.7
65-74 530 158 31.2 26.1-36.7 372 68.8 63.3-73.9
75+ 408 135 33.0 26.7-40.0 273 67.0 60.0-73.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 177 55 26.5 19.2-35.2 122 73.5 64.8-80.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 596 171 27.4 22.9-32.3 425 72.6 67.7-77.1
Some Post-H.S. 773 175 22.0 18.5-25.9 598 78.0 74.1-81.5
College Graduate 985 173 14.7 12.3-17.5 812 85.3 82.5-87.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 187 49 27.1 19.1-36.7 138 72.9 63.3-80.9
$15,000- 24,999 294 79 25.7 19.6-32.8 215 74.3 67.2-80.4
$25,000- 34,999 250 64 25.6 19.0-33.6 186 74.4 66.4-81.0
$35,000- 49,999 278 53 17.2 12.2-23.5 225 82.8 76.5-87.8
$50,000- 74,999 385 93 23.5 18.4-29.4 292 76.5 70.6-81.6
$75,000+ 717 123 16.5 13.3-20.3 594 83.5 79.7-86.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 861 277 32.2 28.1-36.6 584 67.8 63.4-71.9
No 1,659 295 17.3 15.0-19.8 1,364 82.7 80.2-85.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 374 93 24.4 19.3-30.3 281 75.6 69.7-80.7
Non-Veteran 2,160 482 21.5 19.3-23.9 1,678 78.5 76.1-80.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 506 89 19.1 15.3-23.5 417 80.9 76.5-84.7
Regional City or Suburban County 508 107 21.5 17.2-26.6 401 78.5 73.4-82.8
Rural 1,521 379 23.6 20.9-26.7 1,142 76.4 73.3-79.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,219 196 16.9 14.4-19.9 1,023 83.1 80.1-85.6
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 861 260 31.4 27.3-35.8 601 68.6 64.2-72.7
Unable to Work 234 83 32.6 25.1-41.1 151 67.4 58.9-74.9
Other not in Labor Force 145 26 16.0 9.4-26.0 119 84.0 74.0-90.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 128 27 17.8 11.3-26.8 101 82.2 73.2-88.7
101% to 150% 318 83 26.1 20.1-33.3 235 73.9 66.7-79.9
151% to 200% 185 50 27.9 20.1-37.4 135 72.1 62.6-79.9
More than 200% 1,427 286 18.8 16.3-21.6 1,141 81.2 78.4-83.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 553 144 24.2 19.5-29.5 409 75.8 70.5-80.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 978 223 21.5 18.4-24.9 755 78.5 75.1-81.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,004 208 21.6 18.4-25.1 796 78.4 74.9-81.6

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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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