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 3,327 880 24.8 23.2-26.6 2,447 75.2 73.4-76.8
-FEMALES 1,815 483 24.9 22.6-27.4 1,332 75.1 72.6-77.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,080 208 19.1 16.4-22.1 872 80.9 77.9-83.6
Non-Hispanic Black 426 182 38.5 33.2-44.1 244 61.5 55.9-66.8
Other 285 85 27.3 21.5-34.0 200 72.7 66.0-78.5
AGE
18-34 295 33 11.1 7.6-15.9 262 88.9 84.1-92.4
35-44 262 52 22.8 17.0-29.9 210 77.2 70.1-83.0
45-54 304 81 27.4 22.0-33.6 223 72.6 66.4-78.0
55-64 377 111 30.0 24.5-36.1 266 70.0 63.9-75.5
65-74 317 120 35.6 29.7-41.9 197 64.4 58.1-70.3
75+ 234 79 31.8 24.8-39.7 155 68.2 60.3-75.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 168 71 41.1 32.7-50.2 97 58.9 49.8-67.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 405 134 28.0 23.2-33.4 271 72.0 66.6-76.8
Some Post-H.S. 584 161 23.3 19.7-27.4 423 76.7 72.6-80.3
College Graduate 655 116 17.0 13.9-20.5 539 83.0 79.5-86.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 156 52 31.0 23.4-39.8 104 69.0 60.2-76.6
$15,000- 24,999 247 99 39.1 32.1-46.7 148 60.9 53.3-67.9
$25,000- 34,999 146 38 20.6 14.4-28.6 108 79.4 71.4-85.6
$35,000- 49,999 198 49 20.9 15.2-28.1 149 79.1 71.9-84.8
$50,000- 74,999 201 48 23.8 17.2-31.9 153 76.2 68.1-82.8
$75,000+ 418 76 18.9 14.9-23.8 342 81.1 76.2-85.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 655 240 34.1 29.9-38.6 415 65.9 61.4-70.1
No 1,151 240 20.1 17.5-23.1 911 79.9 76.9-82.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,770 472 24.8 22.5-27.3 1,298 75.2 72.7-77.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 544 124 21.8 18.2-26.0 420 78.2 74.0-81.8
Regional City or Suburban County 477 125 23.4 19.2-28.1 352 76.6 71.9-80.8
Rural 794 234 28.3 24.6-32.4 560 71.7 67.6-75.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 852 170 20.4 17.3-23.9 682 79.6 76.1-82.7
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** 59 86.5 73.5-93.6
Retired 513 176 32.3 27.6-37.4 337 67.7 62.6-72.4
Unable to Work 206 94 45.2 37.2-53.5 112 54.8 46.5-62.8
Other not in Labor Force 162 32 16.3 10.7-24.0 130 83.7 76.0-89.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 196 68 35.2 27.7-43.6 128 64.8 56.4-72.3
101% to 150% 184 64 28.7 21.8-36.6 120 71.3 63.4-78.2
151% to 200% 125 36 24.3 16.8-33.8 89 75.7 66.2-83.2
More than 200% 798 177 22.1 18.8-25.8 621 77.9 74.2-81.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 490 175 34.5 29.6-39.8 315 65.5 60.2-70.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 608 149 22.3 18.6-26.6 459 77.7 73.4-81.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 717 159 22.4 19.0-26.1 558 77.6 73.9-81.0

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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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