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
-FEMALES 1,817 1,069 55.3 52.5-58.0 748 44.7 42.0-47.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,081 580 50.5 46.9-54.0 501 49.5 46.0-53.1
Non-Hispanic Black 428 324 71.6 66.1-76.5 104 28.4 23.5-33.9
Other 284 153 49.9 42.8-57.0 131 50.1 43.0-57.2
AGE
18-34 294 108 35.9 30.0-42.4 186 64.1 57.6-70.0
35-44 261 124 49.1 42.1-56.1 137 50.9 43.9-57.9
45-54 303 176 56.3 49.8-62.5 127 43.7 37.5-50.2
55-64 378 248 67.2 61.4-72.5 130 32.8 27.5-38.6
65-74 318 222 64.2 57.4-70.5 96 35.8 29.5-42.6
75+ 237 172 71.8 63.9-78.5 65 28.2 21.5-36.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 110 66.1 57.2-74.0 59 33.9 26.0-42.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 405 248 56.9 51.0-62.6 157 43.1 37.4-49.0
Some Post-H.S. 584 360 55.4 50.6-60.2 224 44.6 39.8-49.4
College Graduate 656 351 49.4 45.1-53.8 305 50.6 46.2-54.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 156 103 62.8 53.4-71.3 53 37.2 28.7-46.6
$15,000- 24,999 249 161 58.5 50.8-65.8 88 41.5 34.2-49.2
$25,000- 34,999 146 88 51.3 41.8-60.6 58 48.7 39.4-58.2
$35,000- 49,999 199 105 51.0 42.6-59.3 94 49.0 40.7-57.4
$50,000- 74,999 200 123 60.1 51.6-68.0 77 39.9 32.0-48.4
$75,000+ 418 221 50.5 45.1-55.9 197 49.5 44.1-54.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 659 447 63.5 58.7-68.0 212 36.5 32.0-41.3
No 1,148 615 50.9 47.5-54.3 533 49.1 45.7-52.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,772 1,041 55.0 52.2-57.7 731 45.0 42.3-47.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 542 287 51.6 46.7-56.4 255 48.4 43.6-53.3
Regional City or Suburban County 478 286 56.7 51.3-62.0 192 43.3 38.0-48.7
Rural 797 496 57.3 53.0-61.5 301 42.7 38.5-47.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 853 453 51.0 47.1-54.9 400 49.0 45.1-52.9
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 517 352 65.7 60.4-70.6 165 34.3 29.4-39.6
Unable to Work 206 149 68.7 60.3-76.0 57 31.3 24.0-39.7
Other not in Labor Force 160 75 45.6 36.7-54.8 85 54.4 45.2-63.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 197 131 59.4 50.8-67.5 66 40.6 32.5-49.2
101% to 150% 185 119 60.5 51.7-68.6 66 39.5 31.4-48.3
151% to 200% 125 68 47.4 37.0-57.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 798 454 54.7 50.6-58.7 344 45.3 41.3-49.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 493 319 61.4 56.0-66.4 174 38.6 33.6-44.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 609 363 55.5 50.6-60.3 246 44.5 39.7-49.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 715 387 52.2 47.9-56.4 328 47.8 43.6-52.1

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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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