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
-MALES 1,525 835 52.6 49.6-55.5 690 47.4 44.5-50.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 982 520 50.3 46.7-54.0 462 49.7 46.0-53.3
Non-Hispanic Black 282 201 69.0 62.4-75.0 81 31.0 25.0-37.6
Other 240 102 40.9 33.6-48.5 138 59.1 51.5-66.4
AGE
18-34 305 100 32.5 26.8-38.7 205 67.5 61.3-73.2
35-44 192 92 49.6 41.7-57.4 100 50.4 42.6-58.3
45-54 264 157 60.3 53.1-67.1 107 39.7 32.9-46.9
55-64 285 185 62.8 56.1-69.1 100 37.2 30.9-43.9
65-74 269 172 65.0 58.1-71.3 97 35.0 28.7-41.9
75+ 190 119 64.9 56.3-72.6 71 35.1 27.4-43.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 172 95 52.7 43.9-61.3 77 47.3 38.7-56.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 403 225 53.1 47.4-58.7 178 46.9 41.3-52.6
Some Post-H.S. 439 249 55.5 50.2-60.6 190 44.5 39.4-49.8
College Graduate 508 265 48.4 43.6-53.2 243 51.6 46.8-56.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 195 111 56.2 47.5-64.5 84 43.8 35.5-52.5
$25,000- 34,999 132 75 53.7 43.8-63.3 57 46.3 36.7-56.2
$35,000- 49,999 173 100 60.5 52.0-68.3 73 39.5 31.7-48.0
$50,000- 74,999 177 86 46.9 38.3-55.6 91 53.1 44.4-61.7
$75,000+ 464 252 50.8 45.6-56.0 212 49.2 44.0-54.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 500 317 62.7 57.4-67.8 183 37.3 32.2-42.6
No 1,013 508 47.5 43.9-51.1 505 52.5 48.9-56.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 393 243 61.9 56.1-67.4 150 38.1 32.6-43.9
Non-Veteran 1,130 590 49.9 46.5-53.3 540 50.1 46.7-53.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 495 253 49.0 43.8-54.1 242 51.0 45.9-56.2
Regional City or Suburban County 420 218 49.0 43.4-54.6 202 51.0 45.4-56.6
Rural 610 364 58.3 53.6-62.8 246 41.7 37.2-46.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 885 435 47.2 43.5-51.0 450 52.8 49.0-56.5
Unemployed 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 415 263 65.3 59.6-70.6 152 34.7 29.4-40.4
Unable to Work 124 86 70.3 60.2-78.8 38 29.7 21.2-39.8
Other not in Labor Force 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 130 75 59.3 49.4-68.5 55 40.7 31.5-50.6
101% to 150% 160 95 58.4 48.8-67.5 65 41.6 32.5-51.2
151% to 200% 127 73 57.7 47.6-67.2 54 42.3 32.8-52.4
More than 200% 768 416 51.4 47.3-55.5 352 48.6 44.5-52.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 355 211 58.0 51.8-64.0 144 42.0 36.0-48.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 522 305 58.3 53.2-63.1 217 41.7 36.9-46.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 648 319 45.1 40.7-49.6 329 54.9 50.4-59.3

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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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