2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

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 3,327 880 24.8 23.2-26.6 2,447 75.2 73.4-76.8
-Eastern NC 1,120 346 29.0 25.8-32.3 774 71.0 67.7-74.2
GENDER
Male 479 139 27.2 22.7-32.2 340 72.8 67.8-77.3
Female 641 207 30.5 26.3-35.1 434 69.5 64.9-73.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 652 159 22.2 18.8-26.0 493 77.8 74.0-81.2
Non-Hispanic Black 288 136 44.5 37.5-51.6 152 55.5 48.4-62.5
Other 180 51 25.2 17.8-34.4 129 74.8 65.6-82.2
AGE
18-34 186 17 8.9 5.1-15.0 169 91.1 85.0-94.9
35-44 149 33 26.4 18.7-35.9 116 73.6 64.1-81.3
45-54 187 59 35.0 27.4-43.6 128 65.0 56.4-72.6
55-64 222 82 38.8 31.3-46.8 140 61.2 53.2-68.7
65-74 221 93 41.4 34.3-49.0 128 58.6 51.0-65.7
75+ 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 322 110 30.3 24.6-36.7 212 69.7 63.3-75.4
Some Post-H.S. 378 119 27.2 22.5-32.3 259 72.8 67.7-77.5
College Graduate 305 69 20.2 15.7-25.6 236 79.8 74.4-84.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 442 181 40.5 35.0-46.3 261 59.5 53.7-65.0
No 669 160 21.8 18.3-25.7 509 78.2 74.3-81.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 164 58 34.1 25.9-43.3 106 65.9 56.7-74.1
Non-Veteran 956 288 28.2 24.8-31.8 668 71.8 68.2-75.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 527 116 21.6 17.7-26.0 411 78.4 74.0-82.3
Unemployed 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 321 126 37.9 31.6-44.7 195 62.1 55.3-68.4
Unable to Work 149 78 54.9 45.0-64.4 71 45.1 35.6-55.0
Other not in Labor Force 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 36 31.5 22.0-42.9 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 160 66 40.0 31.1-49.6 94 60.0 50.4-68.9
$25,000- 34,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 140 48 35.4 26.7-45.1 92 64.6 54.9-73.3
$50,000- 74,999 129 27 18.6 11.9-27.7 102 81.4 72.3-88.1
$75,000+ 246 58 21.9 16.4-28.6 188 78.1 71.4-83.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 118 44 29.7 21.4-39.6 74 70.3 60.4-78.6
151% to 200% 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 484 131 26.3 21.9-31.2 353 73.7 68.8-78.1
HOUSING
Own 734 233 31.9 27.9-36.1 501 68.1 63.9-72.1
Rent 297 87 25.6 20.2-31.9 210 74.4 68.1-79.8
Other arrangement 80 25 19.1 11.8-29.6 55 80.9 70.4-88.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 85 15 17.0 9.7-28.3 70 83.0 71.7-90.3
Regional City or Suburban County 338 102 27.2 21.9-33.2 236 72.8 66.8-78.1
Rural 697 229 31.3 27.3-35.7 468 68.7 64.3-72.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 647 227 33.9 29.5-38.5 420 66.1 61.5-70.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 254 74 28.8 22.6-35.9 180 71.2 64.1-77.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 219 45 17.3 12.5-23.5 174 82.7 76.5-87.5

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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