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
-MALES 1,512 397 24.8 22.3-27.4 1,115 75.2 72.6-77.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 972 236 22.1 19.3-25.1 736 77.9 74.9-80.7
Non-Hispanic Black 281 100 35.9 29.5-42.8 181 64.1 57.2-70.5
Other 238 60 24.5 18.6-31.7 178 75.5 68.3-81.4
AGE
18-34 302 26 8.6 5.7-13.0 276 91.4 87.0-94.3
35-44 192 33 21.5 15.3-29.4 159 78.5 70.6-84.7
45-54 264 74 30.0 24.0-36.8 190 70.0 63.2-76.0
55-64 283 99 32.9 27.1-39.3 184 67.1 60.7-72.9
65-74 267 95 34.7 28.4-41.6 172 65.3 58.4-71.6
75+ 185 67 38.6 30.2-47.8 118 61.4 52.2-69.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 171 63 33.6 26.0-42.0 108 66.4 58.0-74.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 396 107 25.3 20.7-30.4 289 74.7 69.6-79.3
Some Post-H.S. 435 121 24.8 20.6-29.5 314 75.2 70.5-79.4
College Graduate 507 106 18.5 15.1-22.4 401 81.5 77.6-84.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 194 69 32.1 25.0-40.2 125 67.9 59.8-75.0
$25,000- 34,999 128 36 28.7 20.7-38.3 92 71.3 61.7-79.3
$35,000- 49,999 173 56 32.8 25.2-41.4 117 67.2 58.6-74.8
$50,000- 74,999 176 35 17.1 11.6-24.6 141 82.9 75.4-88.4
$75,000+ 461 94 19.7 15.8-24.2 367 80.3 75.8-84.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 493 179 35.6 30.7-40.8 314 64.4 59.2-69.3
No 1,007 212 19.6 16.9-22.5 795 80.4 77.5-83.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 389 131 32.2 26.9-37.9 258 67.8 62.1-73.1
Non-Veteran 1,121 265 22.7 20.0-25.6 856 77.3 74.4-80.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 491 116 23.4 19.3-28.0 375 76.6 72.0-80.7
Regional City or Suburban County 415 107 25.5 20.9-30.7 308 74.5 69.3-79.1
Rural 606 174 25.4 21.7-29.6 432 74.6 70.4-78.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 882 180 20.0 17.1-23.2 702 80.0 76.8-82.9
Unemployed 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 409 142 36.2 30.7-42.1 267 63.8 57.9-69.3
Unable to Work 121 57 45.2 35.2-55.5 64 54.8 44.5-64.8
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 129 47 36.8 27.7-46.8 82 63.2 53.2-72.3
101% to 150% 158 57 31.9 24.2-40.8 101 68.1 59.2-75.8
151% to 200% 127 32 22.7 15.7-31.5 95 77.3 68.5-84.3
More than 200% 761 176 22.2 19.0-25.8 585 77.8 74.2-81.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 350 110 28.6 23.3-34.5 240 71.4 65.5-76.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 518 143 27.0 22.8-31.7 375 73.0 68.3-77.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 644 144 21.0 17.7-24.8 500 79.0 75.2-82.3

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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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