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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,546 1,444 53.7 51.1-56.3 1,102 46.3 43.7-48.9
GENDER
Male 1,121 622 53.7 49.9-57.4 499 46.3 42.6-50.1
Female 1,425 822 53.8 50.3-57.3 603 46.2 42.7-49.7
AGE
18-34 328 119 35.5 29.5-42.0 209 64.5 58.0-70.5
35-44 252 115 45.7 38.2-53.3 137 54.3 46.7-61.8
45-54 451 236 48.0 42.2-53.9 215 52.0 46.1-57.8
55-64 547 328 62.9 57.6-67.8 219 37.1 32.2-42.4
65-74 533 356 68.4 63.0-73.3 177 31.6 26.7-37.0
75+ 417 283 65.2 58.4-71.5 134 34.8 28.5-41.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 177 110 55.9 46.3-65.1 67 44.1 34.9-53.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 602 356 54.4 49.3-59.5 246 45.6 40.5-50.7
Some Post-H.S. 777 446 55.6 51.2-60.0 331 44.4 40.0-48.8
College Graduate 987 531 49.6 45.7-53.5 456 50.4 46.5-54.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 188 120 61.0 51.0-70.2 68 39.0 29.8-49.0
$15,000- 24,999 295 175 62.2 54.5-69.4 120 37.8 30.6-45.5
$25,000- 34,999 251 141 53.0 44.7-61.0 110 47.0 39.0-55.3
$35,000- 49,999 281 158 49.9 42.1-57.7 123 50.1 42.3-57.9
$50,000- 74,999 385 240 58.2 51.7-64.5 145 41.8 35.5-48.3
$75,000+ 720 351 45.6 41.1-50.2 369 54.4 49.8-58.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 868 543 59.5 54.9-63.9 325 40.5 36.1-45.1
No 1,664 894 51.1 47.9-54.2 770 48.9 45.8-52.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 375 232 61.7 55.3-67.8 143 38.3 32.2-44.7
Non-Veteran 2,171 1,213 52.6 49.8-55.3 958 47.4 44.7-50.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 509 269 51.2 46.1-56.3 240 48.8 43.7-53.9
Regional City or Suburban County 511 271 51.5 46.0-56.9 240 48.5 43.1-54.0
Rural 1,527 905 56.4 52.9-59.8 622 43.6 40.2-47.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,218 599 48.0 44.4-51.5 619 52.0 48.5-55.6
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 872 579 64.9 60.5-69.1 293 35.1 30.9-39.5
Unable to Work 235 156 67.1 58.2-75.0 79 32.9 25.0-41.8
Other not in Labor Force 146 *** *** *** 70 51.3 41.0-61.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 320 179 53.4 45.8-60.8 141 46.6 39.2-54.2
151% to 200% 184 110 62.5 52.9-71.2 74 37.5 28.8-47.1
More than 200% 1,435 788 51.0 47.6-54.3 647 49.0 45.7-52.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 557 328 58.9 52.9-64.7 229 41.1 35.3-47.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 983 573 54.9 50.9-58.9 410 45.1 41.1-49.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,007 544 51.1 47.2-55.0 463 48.9 45.0-52.8

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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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