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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,063 1,100 50.4 47.9-53.0 963 49.6 47.0-52.1
GENDER
Male 982 520 50.3 46.7-54.0 462 49.7 46.0-53.3
Female 1,081 580 50.5 46.9-54.0 501 49.5 46.0-53.1
AGE
18-34 278 85 28.3 23.0-34.4 193 71.7 65.6-77.0
35-44 232 86 36.8 30.2-44.0 146 63.2 56.0-69.8
45-54 332 175 53.1 47.0-59.1 157 46.9 40.9-53.0
55-64 442 261 59.9 54.5-65.1 181 40.1 34.9-45.5
65-74 429 269 61.2 55.5-66.5 160 38.8 33.5-44.5
75+ 328 212 66.5 59.8-72.5 116 33.5 27.5-40.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 116 74 61.2 50.6-70.8 42 38.8 29.2-49.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 452 245 50.3 45.0-55.6 207 49.7 44.4-55.0
Some Post-H.S. 654 369 52.2 47.9-56.6 285 47.8 43.4-52.1
College Graduate 836 411 45.3 41.6-49.1 425 54.7 50.9-58.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 207 122 56.4 48.2-64.2 85 43.6 35.8-51.8
$25,000- 34,999 156 82 44.2 35.7-53.1 74 55.8 46.9-64.3
$35,000- 49,999 233 119 51.9 44.3-59.4 114 48.1 40.6-55.7
$50,000- 74,999 270 145 52.6 45.4-59.7 125 47.4 40.3-54.6
$75,000+ 661 326 45.4 41.2-49.7 335 54.6 50.3-58.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 714 443 59.8 55.4-64.2 271 40.2 35.8-44.6
No 1,335 646 45.3 42.3-48.4 689 54.7 51.6-57.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 307 181 59.1 52.4-65.5 126 40.9 34.5-47.6
Non-Veteran 1,755 918 49.2 46.4-51.9 837 50.8 48.1-53.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 542 259 44.9 40.1-49.8 283 55.1 50.2-59.9
Regional City or Suburban County 595 316 49.5 44.8-54.1 279 50.5 45.9-55.2
Rural 926 525 54.2 50.4-58.1 401 45.8 41.9-49.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,035 491 44.3 40.9-47.8 544 55.7 52.2-59.1
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 685 418 61.4 56.9-65.7 267 38.6 34.3-43.1
Unable to Work 172 108 60.6 51.8-68.9 64 39.4 31.1-48.2
Other not in Labor Force 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 138 86 56.0 46.1-65.5 52 44.0 34.5-53.9
101% to 150% 171 93 52.8 44.1-61.3 78 47.2 38.7-55.9
151% to 200% 147 77 49.2 39.6-58.8 70 50.8 41.2-60.4
More than 200% 1,146 591 48.9 45.5-52.2 555 51.1 47.8-54.5
HOUSING
Own 1,576 860 52.5 49.6-55.4 716 47.5 44.6-50.4
Rent 354 171 42.6 36.6-48.7 183 57.4 51.3-63.4
Other arrangement 123 63 42.5 33.1-52.5 60 57.5 47.5-66.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 426 237 52.4 46.8-57.9 189 47.6 42.1-53.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 786 449 55.8 51.6-60.0 337 44.2 40.0-48.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 851 414 44.3 40.6-48.1 437 55.7 51.9-59.4

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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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