2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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
-Western 818 498 57.0 51.9-61.9 320 43.0 38.1-48.1
GENDER
Male 366 206 51.0 43.5-58.5 160 49.0 41.5-56.5
Female 452 292 62.6 56.2-68.7 160 37.4 31.3-43.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 728 446 56.4 51.0-61.5 282 43.6 38.5-49.0
Non-Hispanic Black 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 158 100 65.7 55.0-74.9 58 34.3 25.1-45.0
65-74 184 126 69.4 59.9-77.6 58 30.6 22.4-40.1
75+ 148 106 75.5 65.9-83.0 42 24.5 17.0-34.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 207 128 55.2 45.3-64.6 79 44.8 35.4-54.7
Some Post-H.S. 241 146 53.4 44.9-61.7 95 46.6 38.3-55.1
College Graduate 288 168 58.4 50.7-65.8 120 41.6 34.2-49.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 315 214 66.3 57.7-73.8 101 33.7 26.2-42.3
No 497 281 51.5 45.3-57.7 216 48.5 42.3-54.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 699 425 56.9 51.4-62.2 274 43.1 37.8-48.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 179 98 49.9 40.7-59.1 81 50.1 40.9-59.3
Rural 639 400 59.8 53.8-65.5 239 40.2 34.5-46.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 351 187 51.6 44.1-58.9 164 48.4 41.1-55.9
Unemployed 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 296 205 68.3 60.7-75.0 91 31.7 25.0-39.3
Unable to Work 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 392 230 53.2 46.1-60.2 162 46.8 39.8-53.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 280 169 60.1 50.7-68.8 111 39.9 31.2-49.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 231 154 62.1 53.1-70.3 77 37.9 29.7-46.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 307 175 50.0 42.3-57.8 132 50.0 42.2-57.7

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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.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for 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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