2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 Demographics

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
Region 8 599 358 54.6 49.4-59.8 241 45.4 40.2-50.6
GENDER
Male 251 147 54.2 46.6-61.7 104 45.8 38.3-53.4
Female 348 211 55.0 47.9-61.9 137 45.0 38.1-52.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 326 169 48.0 41.5-54.6 157 52.0 45.4-58.5
Non-Hispanic Black 124 97 77.4 66.8-85.4 27 22.6 14.6-33.2
Other 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 161 66 39.5 30.9-48.8 95 60.5 51.2-69.1
45-64 228 136 58.8 50.7-66.4 92 41.2 33.6-49.3
65+ 207 153 72.6 63.7-80.0 54 27.4 20.0-36.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 251 155 54.6 46.2-62.7 96 45.4 37.3-53.8
Some College + 347 202 54.6 48.0-61.1 145 45.4 38.9-52.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 305 184 54.9 47.3-62.4 121 45.1 37.6-52.7
$50,000+ 177 98 50.0 41.3-58.7 79 50.0 41.3-58.7

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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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