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%)
TOTAL 3,342 1,904 54.0 52.0-56.0 1,438 46.0 44.0-48.0
GENDER
Male 1,525 835 52.6 49.6-55.5 690 47.4 44.5-50.4
Female 1,817 1,069 55.3 52.5-58.0 748 44.7 42.0-47.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,063 1,100 50.4 47.9-53.0 963 49.6 47.0-52.1
Non-Hispanic Black 710 525 70.5 66.3-74.4 185 29.5 25.6-33.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 94 65 69.5 58.2-78.9 29 30.5 21.1-41.8
Non-Hispanic Other 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 319 138 42.0 35.9-48.4 181 58.0 51.6-64.1
AGE
18-34 599 208 34.2 30.0-38.6 391 65.8 61.4-70.0
35-44 453 216 49.3 44.0-54.6 237 50.7 45.4-56.0
45-54 567 333 58.3 53.5-62.9 234 41.7 37.1-46.5
55-64 663 433 65.1 60.8-69.3 230 34.9 30.7-39.2
65-74 587 394 64.6 59.8-69.1 193 35.4 30.9-40.2
75+ 427 291 69.0 63.2-74.2 136 31.0 25.8-36.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 341 205 58.9 52.5-65.0 136 41.1 35.0-47.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 808 473 55.0 50.9-59.0 335 45.0 41.0-49.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,023 609 55.4 51.9-59.0 414 44.6 41.0-48.1
College Graduate 1,164 616 49.0 45.8-52.2 548 51.0 47.8-54.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,159 764 63.1 59.6-66.5 395 36.9 33.5-40.4
No 2,161 1,123 49.3 46.8-51.8 1,038 50.7 48.2-53.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 438 271 62.7 57.2-67.9 167 37.3 32.1-42.8
Non-Veteran 2,902 1,631 52.9 50.7-55.0 1,271 47.1 45.0-49.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,738 888 49.0 46.3-51.7 850 51.0 48.3-53.7
Unemployed 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 932 615 65.5 61.7-69.1 317 34.5 30.9-38.3
Unable to Work 330 235 69.3 63.0-75.1 95 30.7 24.9-37.0
Other not in Labor Force 202 88 42.7 35.0-50.8 114 57.3 49.2-65.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 249 165 62.7 55.3-69.6 84 37.3 30.4-44.7
$15,000- 24,999 444 272 57.4 51.7-63.0 172 42.6 37.0-48.3
$25,000- 34,999 278 163 52.5 45.6-59.3 115 47.5 40.7-54.4
$35,000- 49,999 372 205 55.7 49.7-61.6 167 44.3 38.4-50.3
$50,000-74,999 377 209 53.6 47.5-59.5 168 46.4 40.5-52.5
$75,000+ 882 473 50.7 46.9-54.4 409 49.3 45.6-53.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 740 417 52.9 48.4-57.3 323 47.1 42.7-51.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 327 206 59.4 52.9-65.5 121 40.6 34.5-47.1
101% to 150% 345 214 59.4 52.8-65.6 131 40.6 34.4-47.2
151% to 200% 252 141 52.8 45.5-60.1 111 47.2 39.9-54.5
More than 200% 1,566 870 53.0 50.1-55.8 696 47.0 44.2-49.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 740 417 52.9 48.4-57.3 323 47.1 42.7-51.6
HOUSING
Own 2,206 1,293 56.5 54.0-59.0 913 43.5 41.0-46.0
Rent 879 478 50.4 46.5-54.2 401 49.6 45.8-53.5
Other arrangement 235 122 42.5 35.5-49.7 113 57.5 50.3-64.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,037 540 50.3 46.8-53.9 497 49.7 46.1-53.2
Regional City or Suburban County 898 504 52.9 49.0-56.8 394 47.1 43.2-51.0
Rural 1,407 860 57.7 54.6-60.9 547 42.3 39.1-45.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 848 530 59.8 55.7-63.7 318 40.2 36.3-44.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,131 668 56.8 53.3-60.2 463 43.2 39.8-46.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,363 706 48.8 45.8-51.9 657 51.2 48.1-54.2

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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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