2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Sodium or Salt-Related Behavior

Has a doctor or other health professional ever advised you to reduce sodium or salt intake?

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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
-Piedmont NC 1,757 438 23.6 21.4-26.0 1,319 76.4 74.0-78.6
GENDER
Male 800 212 25.5 22.2-29.2 588 74.5 70.8-77.8
Female 957 226 21.9 19.1-25.1 731 78.1 74.9-80.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,077 219 19.1 16.6-21.9 858 80.9 78.1-83.4
Non-Hispanic Black 392 139 33.3 28.2-38.9 253 66.7 61.1-71.8
Other 288 80 27.0 21.5-33.4 208 73.0 66.6-78.5
AGE
18-34 329 37 11.6 8.2-16.1 292 88.4 83.9-91.8
35-44 250 42 18.5 13.4-24.8 208 81.5 75.2-86.6
45-54 308 80 27.0 21.6-33.2 228 73.0 66.8-78.4
55-64 362 105 28.2 23.2-33.7 257 71.8 66.3-76.8
65-74 273 101 37.2 30.9-43.9 172 62.8 56.1-69.1
75+ 210 68 31.3 24.2-39.4 142 68.7 60.6-75.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 180 74 36.2 28.7-44.5 106 63.8 55.5-71.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 376 105 25.3 20.7-30.4 271 74.7 69.6-79.3
Some Post-H.S. 502 134 23.4 19.6-27.7 368 76.6 72.3-80.4
College Graduate 696 125 16.8 13.9-20.2 571 83.2 79.8-86.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 540 197 34.8 30.3-39.6 343 65.2 60.4-69.7
No 1,206 237 18.9 16.5-21.6 969 81.1 78.4-83.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 208 66 32.4 25.5-40.3 142 67.6 59.7-74.5
Non-Veteran 1,547 371 22.6 20.3-25.0 1,176 77.4 75.0-79.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 977 192 19.9 17.1-23.0 785 80.1 77.0-82.9
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 454 153 34.4 29.4-39.8 301 65.6 60.2-70.6
Unable to Work 140 62 41.7 32.8-51.1 78 58.3 48.9-67.2
Other not in Labor Force 111 16 11.2 6.5-18.5 95 88.8 81.5-93.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 113 44 37.2 27.6-47.9 69 62.8 52.1-72.4
$15,000- 24,999 204 71 31.2 24.4-38.8 133 68.8 61.2-75.6
$25,000- 34,999 152 41 23.1 16.7-31.1 111 76.9 68.9-83.3
$35,000- 49,999 181 49 26.7 19.8-34.9 132 73.3 65.1-80.2
$50,000- 74,999 189 40 18.2 12.9-25.0 149 81.8 75.0-87.1
$75,000+ 538 101 19.6 16.0-23.8 437 80.4 76.2-84.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 56 34.3 26.4-43.1 104 65.7 56.9-73.6
101% to 150% 170 57 28.5 21.5-36.6 113 71.5 63.4-78.5
151% to 200% 109 28 21.9 14.8-31.2 81 78.1 68.8-85.2
More than 200% 886 189 20.9 18.0-24.2 697 79.1 75.8-82.0
HOUSING
Own 1,134 280 24.1 21.3-27.1 854 75.9 72.9-78.7
Rent 491 132 24.9 20.9-29.4 359 75.1 70.6-79.1
Other arrangement 120 23 15.4 9.9-23.2 97 84.6 76.8-90.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 950 225 22.5 19.6-25.7 725 77.5 74.3-80.4
Regional City or Suburban County 433 112 25.2 20.7-30.3 321 74.8 69.7-79.3
Rural 374 101 24.4 19.9-29.5 273 75.6 70.5-80.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 110 38 30.8 22.0-41.3 72 69.2 58.7-78.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 678 169 23.1 19.7-27.0 509 76.9 73.0-80.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 969 231 23.1 20.2-26.3 738 76.9 73.7-79.8

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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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