2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,342 1,904 54.0 52.0-56.0 1,438 46.0 44.0-48.0
-Eastern NC 1,130 711 59.1 55.5-62.6 419 40.9 37.4-44.5
GENDER
Male 485 290 56.8 51.4-62.0 195 43.2 38.0-48.6
Female 645 421 61.1 56.3-65.7 224 38.9 34.3-43.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 657 378 52.1 47.6-56.6 279 47.9 43.4-52.4
Non-Hispanic Black 292 225 75.3 68.9-80.8 67 24.7 19.2-31.1
Other 181 108 54.4 44.5-64.0 73 45.6 36.0-55.5
AGE
18-34 187 68 36.2 28.5-44.8 119 63.8 55.2-71.5
35-44 149 82 58.1 49.0-66.6 67 41.9 33.4-51.0
45-54 187 127 71.1 63.5-77.6 60 28.9 22.4-36.5
55-64 224 157 68.8 61.5-75.4 67 31.2 24.6-38.5
65-74 224 164 69.8 62.1-76.6 60 30.2 23.4-37.9
75+ 145 103 69.5 59.0-78.4 42 30.5 21.6-41.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 326 219 64.4 57.8-70.5 107 35.6 29.5-42.2
Some Post-H.S. 381 238 58.3 52.4-63.9 143 41.7 36.1-47.6
College Graduate 306 184 54.3 47.9-60.6 122 45.7 39.4-52.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 449 316 68.2 62.6-73.4 133 31.8 26.6-37.4
No 672 389 53.6 48.9-58.1 283 46.4 41.9-51.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 165 110 67.0 57.8-75.0 55 33.0 25.0-42.2
Non-Veteran 965 601 57.9 54.0-61.7 364 42.1 38.3-46.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 531 295 53.0 47.9-58.0 236 47.0 42.0-52.1
Unemployed 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 326 233 68.1 61.5-74.1 93 31.9 25.9-38.5
Unable to Work 150 115 78.2 69.6-84.9 35 21.8 15.1-30.4
Other not in Labor Force 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 163 112 66.8 57.0-75.3 51 33.2 24.7-43.0
$25,000- 34,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 141 82 58.6 49.1-67.4 59 41.4 32.6-50.9
$50,000- 74,999 129 72 54.6 44.6-64.3 57 45.4 35.7-55.4
$75,000+ 248 151 55.1 47.6-62.4 97 44.9 37.6-52.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 120 88 73.8 62.4-82.7 32 26.2 17.3-37.6
151% to 200% 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 488 299 57.4 52.1-62.5 189 42.6 37.5-47.9
HOUSING
Own 740 477 62.2 57.9-66.3 263 37.8 33.7-42.1
Rent 300 181 54.3 47.3-61.2 119 45.7 38.8-52.7
Other arrangement 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 341 199 55.2 48.5-61.6 142 44.8 38.4-51.5
Rural 704 462 61.9 57.4-66.3 242 38.1 33.7-42.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 654 426 63.5 58.9-67.9 228 36.5 32.1-41.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 256 160 57.8 50.4-64.8 96 42.2 35.2-49.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 220 125 50.0 41.9-58.1 95 50.0 41.9-58.1

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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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