2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,762 960 52.6 49.9-55.3 802 47.4 44.7-50.1
GENDER
Male 806 425 51.2 47.2-55.2 381 48.8 44.8-52.8
Female 956 535 53.8 50.1-57.5 421 46.2 42.5-49.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,082 559 49.3 45.8-52.8 523 50.7 47.2-54.2
Non-Hispanic Black 391 280 67.3 61.6-72.6 111 32.7 27.4-38.4
Other 289 121 41.8 35.3-48.5 168 58.2 51.5-64.7
AGE
18-34 331 110 33.2 27.8-39.1 221 66.8 60.9-72.2
35-44 249 112 47.0 40.0-54.1 137 53.0 45.9-60.0
45-54 307 174 55.7 49.1-62.1 133 44.3 37.9-50.9
55-64 362 227 63.1 57.1-68.6 135 36.9 31.4-42.9
65-74 274 180 65.8 59.3-71.8 94 34.2 28.2-40.7
75+ 213 143 69.9 61.7-77.1 70 30.1 22.9-38.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 180 110 60.5 51.7-68.7 70 39.5 31.3-48.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 379 202 51.0 45.2-56.8 177 49.0 43.2-54.8
Some Post-H.S. 504 305 56.9 51.8-61.7 199 43.1 38.3-48.2
College Graduate 696 342 45.9 41.8-50.0 354 54.1 50.0-58.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 544 353 63.3 58.2-68.1 191 36.7 31.9-41.8
No 1,206 597 47.9 44.6-51.1 609 52.1 48.9-55.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 210 122 59.3 51.5-66.7 88 40.7 33.3-48.5
Non-Veteran 1,550 836 51.8 48.9-54.7 714 48.2 45.3-51.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 977 483 48.3 44.7-51.9 494 51.7 48.1-55.3
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 459 294 65.8 60.5-70.7 165 34.2 29.3-39.5
Unable to Work 141 98 67.0 57.4-75.4 43 33.0 24.6-42.6
Other not in Labor Force 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 205 116 53.4 45.2-61.4 89 46.6 38.6-54.8
$25,000- 34,999 153 83 47.0 38.2-56.0 70 53.0 44.0-61.8
$35,000- 49,999 180 99 56.7 48.1-64.9 81 43.3 35.1-51.9
$50,000- 74,999 189 108 55.4 46.8-63.6 81 44.6 36.4-53.2
$75,000+ 538 277 49.7 44.9-54.5 261 50.3 45.5-55.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 161 97 59.5 50.5-67.9 64 40.5 32.1-49.5
101% to 150% 171 95 52.1 43.0-61.0 76 47.9 39.0-57.0
151% to 200% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 887 481 52.4 48.6-56.2 406 47.6 43.8-51.4
HOUSING
Own 1,135 635 54.8 51.4-58.2 500 45.2 41.8-48.6
Rent 493 257 49.8 44.7-54.9 236 50.2 45.1-55.3
Other arrangement 121 61 42.3 32.9-52.2 60 57.7 47.8-67.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 952 490 50.1 46.3-53.8 462 49.9 46.2-53.7
Regional City or Suburban County 435 246 53.7 48.1-59.1 189 46.3 40.9-51.9
Rural 375 224 57.9 51.9-63.6 151 42.1 36.4-48.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 682 400 57.0 52.5-61.4 282 43.0 38.6-47.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 970 495 49.0 45.4-52.6 475 51.0 47.4-54.6

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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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