2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 1 & 2 Demographics

Sodium or Salt-Related Behavior

Has a doctor or other health professional ever advised you to reduce sodium or salt intake?

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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
Region 1 & 2 695 189 23.7 19.4-28.6 506 76.3 71.4-80.6
GENDER
Male 304 86 24.6 18.3-32.3 218 75.4 67.7-81.7
Female 391 103 22.8 17.4-29.2 288 77.2 70.8-82.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 617 168 22.4 18.2-27.2 449 77.6 72.8-81.8
Non-Hispanic Black 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 156 22 17.0 10.1-27.3 134 83.0 72.7-89.9
45-64 249 64 22.5 15.9-30.7 185 77.5 69.3-84.1
65+ 283 102 34.5 27.2-42.5 181 65.5 57.5-72.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 238 78 27.1 19.8-35.9 160 72.9 64.1-80.2
Some College + 455 111 21.0 16.5-26.4 344 79.0 73.6-83.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 329 93 25.9 19.5-33.6 236 74.1 66.4-80.5
$50,000+ 242 55 19.8 13.5-28.1 187 80.2 71.9-86.5

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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.

^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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