2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 710 525 70.5 66.3-74.4 185 29.5 25.6-33.7
GENDER
Male 282 201 69.0 62.4-75.0 81 31.0 25.0-37.6
Female 428 324 71.6 66.1-76.5 104 28.4 23.5-33.9
AGE
18-34 138 60 45.3 36.3-54.7 78 54.7 45.3-63.7
35-44 102 74 75.4 64.7-83.7 28 24.6 16.3-35.3
45-54 126 97 78.7 69.6-85.6 29 21.3 14.4-30.4
55-64 148 126 84.6 76.8-90.1 22 15.4 9.9-23.2
65-74 114 99 83.1 71.8-90.5 15 16.9 9.5-28.2
75+ 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 196 155 76.6 69.0-82.8 41 23.4 17.2-31.0
Some Post-H.S. 248 173 65.5 58.2-72.2 75 34.5 27.8-41.8
College Graduate 198 141 66.3 58.1-73.6 57 33.7 26.4-41.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 114 88 74.3 64.0-82.5 26 25.7 17.5-36.0
$25,000- 34,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 134 100 74.9 65.5-82.4 34 25.1 17.6-34.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 256 211 79.0 72.1-84.5 45 21.0 15.5-27.9
No 448 309 66.3 61.0-71.3 139 33.7 28.7-39.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 90 71 77.9 66.6-86.2 19 22.1 13.8-33.4
Non-Veteran 619 453 69.4 64.9-73.6 166 30.6 26.4-35.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 282 193 65.5 58.8-71.7 89 34.5 28.3-41.2
Regional City or Suburban County 174 126 70.4 61.5-77.9 48 29.6 22.1-38.5
Rural 254 206 77.6 70.8-83.3 48 22.4 16.7-29.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 348 237 67.5 61.5-72.9 111 32.5 27.1-38.5
Unemployed 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 187 160 83.8 75.6-89.6 27 16.2 10.4-24.4
Unable to Work 110 94 84.4 74.9-90.8 16 15.6 9.2-25.1
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 80 80.3 69.8-87.7 19 19.7 12.3-30.2
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 265 201 72.5 65.5-78.6 64 27.5 21.4-34.5
HOUSING
Own 358 282 77.0 71.4-81.8 76 23.0 18.2-28.6
Rent 274 195 68.0 61.3-74.1 79 32.0 25.9-38.7
Other arrangement 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 244 189 76.4 69.5-82.1 55 23.6 17.9-30.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 212 154 65.6 57.5-72.9 58 34.4 27.1-42.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 254 182 70.3 63.4-76.3 72 29.7 23.7-36.6

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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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