2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 9 & 10 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 9 & 10 639 173 23.9 20.2-28.2 466 76.1 71.8-79.8
GENDER
Male 264 74 25.2 19.5-31.9 190 74.8 68.1-80.5
Female 375 99 22.7 17.9-28.3 276 77.3 71.7-82.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 401 82 18.4 14.2-23.4 319 81.6 76.6-85.8
Non-Hispanic Black 193 80 35.9 28.0-44.6 113 64.1 55.4-72.0
Other 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 165 15 11.7 6.9-19.2 150 88.3 80.8-93.1
45-64 237 76 30.8 24.4-38.1 161 69.2 61.9-75.6
65+ 229 81 34.6 27.3-42.6 148 65.4 57.4-72.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 267 86 26.9 21.2-33.6 181 73.1 66.4-78.8
Some College + 370 87 21.2 16.6-26.6 283 78.8 73.4-83.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 297 92 27.1 21.3-33.7 205 72.9 66.3-78.7
$50,000+ 212 48 22.7 16.6-30.2 164 77.3 69.8-83.4

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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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