2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 3,327 880 24.8 23.2-26.6 2,447 75.2 73.4-76.8
GENDER
Male 1,512 397 24.8 22.3-27.4 1,115 75.2 72.6-77.7
Female 1,815 483 24.9 22.6-27.4 1,332 75.1 72.6-77.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,052 444 20.5 18.6-22.6 1,608 79.5 77.4-81.4
Non-Hispanic Black 707 282 37.4 33.3-41.7 425 62.6 58.3-66.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 112 21 17.0 10.4-26.4 91 83.0 73.6-89.6
Hispanic 317 88 28.9 23.3-35.2 229 71.1 64.8-76.7
AGE
18-34 597 59 9.8 7.4-12.9 538 90.2 87.1-92.6
35-44 454 85 22.2 17.8-27.3 369 77.8 72.7-82.2
45-54 568 155 28.7 24.5-33.2 413 71.3 66.8-75.5
55-64 660 210 31.4 27.3-35.7 450 68.6 64.3-72.7
65-74 584 215 35.2 30.8-39.8 369 64.8 60.2-69.2
75+ 419 146 34.5 29.0-40.6 273 65.5 59.4-71.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 339 134 37.1 31.3-43.2 205 62.9 56.8-68.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 801 241 26.6 23.2-30.3 560 73.4 69.7-76.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,019 282 24.0 21.2-27.0 737 76.0 73.0-78.8
College Graduate 1,162 222 17.6 15.3-20.2 940 82.4 79.8-84.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,148 419 34.8 31.5-38.2 729 65.2 61.8-68.5
No 2,158 452 19.9 18.0-21.9 1,706 80.1 78.1-82.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 434 142 31.7 26.7-37.2 292 68.3 62.8-73.3
Non-Veteran 2,891 737 23.9 22.2-25.8 2,154 76.1 74.2-77.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,734 350 20.2 18.0-22.5 1,384 79.8 77.5-82.0
Unemployed 120 26 18.6 12.0-27.7 94 81.4 72.3-88.0
Retired 922 318 34.1 30.4-37.9 604 65.9 62.1-69.6
Unable to Work 327 151 45.2 38.9-51.7 176 54.8 48.3-61.1
Other not in Labor Force 203 32 12.8 8.4-19.1 171 87.2 80.9-91.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 247 87 32.3 26.0-39.3 160 67.7 60.7-74.0
$15,000- 24,999 441 168 35.9 30.8-41.4 273 64.1 58.6-69.2
$25,000- 34,999 274 74 24.7 19.4-30.9 200 75.3 69.1-80.6
$35,000- 49,999 371 105 26.9 21.9-32.5 266 73.1 67.5-78.1
$50,000-74,999 377 83 20.5 16.0-25.9 294 79.5 74.1-84.0
$75,000+ 879 170 19.3 16.5-22.6 709 80.7 77.4-83.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 738 193 23.2 19.8-27.1 545 76.8 72.9-80.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 95 28 26.0 17.4-36.8 67 74.0 63.2-82.6
50% to 100% 325 115 35.8 29.9-42.2 210 64.2 57.8-70.1
101% to 150% 342 121 30.3 25.0-36.2 221 69.7 63.8-75.0
151% to 200% 252 68 23.4 18.1-29.7 184 76.6 70.3-81.9
More than 200% 1,559 353 22.1 19.8-24.7 1,206 77.9 75.3-80.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 738 193 23.2 19.8-27.1 545 76.8 72.9-80.2
HOUSING
Own 2,198 588 26.2 24.1-28.5 1,610 73.8 71.5-75.9
Rent 874 233 23.9 20.9-27.3 641 76.1 72.7-79.1
Other arrangement 234 55 16.4 12.2-21.7 179 83.6 78.3-87.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,035 240 22.6 19.8-25.6 795 77.4 74.4-80.2
Regional City or Suburban County 892 232 24.4 21.3-27.9 660 75.6 72.1-78.7
Rural 1,400 408 27.0 24.3-29.9 992 73.0 70.1-75.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 840 285 31.7 28.0-35.6 555 68.3 64.4-72.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,126 292 24.6 21.7-27.7 834 75.4 72.3-78.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,361 303 21.7 19.3-24.3 1,058 78.3 75.7-80.7

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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