2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 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 8 598 173 23.6 19.7-28.1 425 76.4 71.9-80.3
GENDER
Male 251 67 23.7 17.9-30.5 184 76.3 69.5-82.1
Female 347 106 23.6 18.4-29.7 241 76.4 70.3-81.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 324 66 18.4 13.9-23.9 258 81.6 76.1-86.1
Non-Hispanic Black 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 149 54 25.0 17.6-34.3 95 75.0 65.7-82.4
AGE
18-44 161 31 16.4 10.7-24.5 130 83.6 75.5-89.3
45-64 229 65 21.7 16.1-28.5 164 78.3 71.5-83.9
65+ 205 76 38.2 29.9-47.3 129 61.8 52.7-70.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 250 97 31.9 25.0-39.7 153 68.1 60.3-75.0
Some College + 347 75 16.9 12.8-21.9 272 83.1 78.1-87.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 305 99 26.0 20.2-32.8 206 74.0 67.2-79.8
$50,000+ 177 42 23.6 16.9-31.9 135 76.4 68.1-83.1

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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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