2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,446 845 56.0 52.9-59.1 601 44.0 40.9-47.1
GENDER
Male 638 358 55.5 50.9-60.0 280 44.5 40.0-49.1
Female 808 487 56.5 52.2-60.7 321 43.5 39.3-47.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 943 517 52.7 48.9-56.4 426 47.3 43.6-51.1
Non-Hispanic Black 310 219 67.7 61.0-73.8 91 32.3 26.2-39.0
Other 193 109 51.7 42.5-60.9 84 48.3 39.1-57.5
AGE
18-34 271 117 39.5 32.8-46.5 154 60.5 53.5-67.2
35-44 202 105 52.7 44.7-60.5 97 47.3 39.5-55.3
45-54 271 149 52.9 45.9-59.9 122 47.1 40.1-54.1
55-64 297 200 68.4 61.9-74.3 97 31.6 25.7-38.1
65-74 229 156 70.4 63.2-76.7 73 29.6 23.3-36.8
75+ 162 110 65.1 55.3-73.8 52 34.9 26.2-44.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 134 84 54.6 44.5-64.3 50 45.4 35.7-55.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 335 208 58.4 52.0-64.4 127 41.6 35.6-48.0
Some Post-H.S. 394 236 59.1 53.3-64.6 158 40.9 35.4-46.7
College Graduate 582 317 51.2 46.5-55.8 265 48.8 44.2-53.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 120 82 65.2 54.3-74.7 38 34.8 25.3-45.7
$15,000- 24,999 184 121 61.7 52.3-70.3 63 38.3 29.7-47.7
$25,000- 34,999 133 79 57.2 46.9-66.8 54 42.8 33.2-53.1
$35,000- 49,999 161 96 55.7 46.1-64.8 65 44.3 35.2-53.9
$50,000- 74,999 200 125 63.5 55.3-71.0 75 36.5 29.0-44.7
$75,000+ 406 194 46.3 40.7-52.1 212 53.7 47.9-59.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 397 262 63.7 57.6-69.4 135 36.3 30.6-42.4
No 1,044 583 53.5 49.8-57.1 461 46.5 42.9-50.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 157 103 65.4 56.3-73.5 54 34.6 26.5-43.7
Non-Veteran 1,289 742 55.0 51.7-58.3 547 45.0 41.7-48.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 790 462 57.4 53.2-61.4 328 42.6 38.6-46.8
Regional City or Suburban County 337 192 54.6 48.1-60.9 145 45.4 39.1-51.9
Rural 319 191 54.7 47.8-61.3 128 45.3 38.7-52.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 794 420 52.0 47.9-56.1 374 48.0 43.9-52.1
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 365 246 66.5 60.4-72.1 119 33.5 27.9-39.6
Unable to Work 119 94 76.9 65.9-85.2 25 23.1 14.8-34.1
Other not in Labor Force 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 180 114 58.1 49.0-66.8 66 41.9 33.2-51.0
151% to 200% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 784 432 53.7 49.5-57.8 352 46.3 42.2-50.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 481 285 57.2 51.8-62.4 196 42.8 37.6-48.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 879 507 55.1 51.1-59.1 372 44.9 40.9-48.9

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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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