2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 9 & 10 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 9 & 10 644 421 61.3 56.3-66.1 223 38.7 33.9-43.7
GENDER
Male 265 174 62.5 55.0-69.5 91 37.5 30.5-45.0
Female 379 247 60.2 53.4-66.6 132 39.8 33.4-46.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 404 236 55.7 49.4-61.9 168 44.3 38.1-50.6
Non-Hispanic Black 194 159 75.3 65.8-82.9 35 24.7 17.1-34.2
Other 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 166 85 49.7 40.6-58.8 81 50.3 41.2-59.4
45-64 239 160 66.1 58.6-72.8 79 33.9 27.2-41.4
65+ 230 172 74.5 66.5-81.1 58 25.5 18.9-33.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 268 177 60.9 53.3-68.1 91 39.1 31.9-46.7
Some College + 373 242 61.5 54.8-67.8 131 38.5 32.2-45.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 299 206 66.0 58.7-72.6 93 34.0 27.4-41.3
$50,000+ 214 126 55.2 46.7-63.3 88 44.8 36.7-53.3

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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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