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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,052 444 20.5 18.6-22.6 1,608 79.5 77.4-81.4
GENDER
Male 972 236 22.1 19.3-25.1 736 77.9 74.9-80.7
Female 1,080 208 19.1 16.4-22.1 872 80.9 77.9-83.6
AGE
18-34 277 13 4.3 2.4- 7.5 264 95.7 92.5-97.6
35-44 232 28 15.6 10.4-22.7 204 84.4 77.3-89.6
45-54 333 65 22.7 17.8-28.4 268 77.3 71.6-82.2
55-64 440 101 23.3 18.9-28.3 339 76.7 71.7-81.1
65-74 428 132 30.2 25.4-35.4 296 69.8 64.6-74.6
75+ 321 101 31.3 25.3-38.1 220 68.7 61.9-74.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 116 42 32.5 23.9-42.5 74 67.5 57.5-76.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 447 112 21.8 17.8-26.3 335 78.2 73.7-82.2
Some Post-H.S. 651 152 20.9 17.6-24.5 499 79.1 75.5-82.4
College Graduate 833 137 15.1 12.6-17.9 696 84.9 82.1-87.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 107 32 29.3 20.7-39.8 75 70.7 60.2-79.3
$15,000- 24,999 208 72 33.1 26.0-40.9 136 66.9 59.1-74.0
$25,000- 34,999 152 33 19.3 13.3-27.0 119 80.7 73.0-86.7
$35,000- 49,999 232 62 25.6 19.6-32.6 170 74.4 67.4-80.4
$50,000- 74,999 270 52 19.7 14.4-26.3 218 80.3 73.7-85.6
$75,000+ 658 103 14.2 11.6-17.4 555 85.8 82.6-88.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 706 219 29.6 25.7-33.7 487 70.4 66.3-74.3
No 1,333 219 15.7 13.5-18.1 1,114 84.3 81.9-86.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 302 95 28.6 23.1-34.8 207 71.4 65.2-76.9
Non-Veteran 1,749 349 19.4 17.3-21.6 1,400 80.6 78.4-82.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 541 91 15.4 12.3-19.0 450 84.6 81.0-87.7
Regional City or Suburban County 589 134 21.5 18.0-25.6 455 78.5 74.4-82.0
Rural 922 219 22.8 19.7-26.2 703 77.2 73.8-80.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,033 154 15.1 12.7-17.8 879 84.9 82.2-87.3
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 677 203 29.5 25.5-33.8 474 70.5 66.2-74.5
Unable to Work 170 66 39.0 30.9-47.7 104 61.0 52.3-69.1
Other not in Labor Force 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 42 29.6 21.6-39.1 95 70.4 60.9-78.4
101% to 150% 171 49 26.2 19.5-34.3 122 73.8 65.7-80.5
151% to 200% 146 36 21.0 14.6-29.3 110 79.0 70.7-85.4
More than 200% 1,140 218 18.4 15.9-21.1 922 81.6 78.9-84.1
HOUSING
Own 1,569 348 21.8 19.5-24.3 1,221 78.2 75.7-80.5
Rent 351 65 14.7 11.1-19.2 286 85.3 80.8-88.9
Other arrangement 123 29 18.3 12.2-26.4 94 81.7 73.6-87.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 421 113 24.4 20.1-29.3 308 75.6 70.7-79.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 781 184 22.6 19.3-26.3 597 77.4 73.7-80.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 850 147 16.8 14.1-19.9 703 83.2 80.1-85.9

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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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