2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 4 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 4 419 110 26.9 22.2-32.3 309 73.1 67.7-77.8
GENDER
Male 199 45 23.7 17.5-31.1 154 76.3 68.9-82.5
Female 220 65 29.8 23.1-37.5 155 70.2 62.5-76.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 286 65 24.3 18.8-30.7 221 75.7 69.3-81.2
Non-Hispanic Black 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 136 25 18.5 12.2-27.2 111 81.5 72.8-87.8
45-64 163 41 27.1 19.7-36.1 122 72.9 63.9-80.3
65+ 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 140 49 34.6 26.0-44.2 91 65.4 55.8-74.0
Some College + 279 61 21.8 16.7-28.0 218 78.2 72.0-83.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 173 59 33.0 25.4-41.6 114 67.0 58.4-74.6
$50,000+ 172 29 17.0 11.4-24.6 143 83.0 75.4-88.6

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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.

^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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