2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 450 96 21.5 17.1-26.8 354 78.5 73.2-82.9
GENDER
Male 233 46 17.1 12.4-23.1 187 82.9 76.9-87.6
Female 217 50 26.0 18.8-34.6 167 74.0 65.4-81.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 368 75 21.6 16.7-27.4 293 78.4 72.6-83.3
Non-Hispanic Black 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 90 21 20.0 12.1-31.2 69 80.0 68.8-87.9
75+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 139 29 19.4 12.8-28.3 110 80.6 71.7-87.2
College Graduate 161 28 16.6 11.1-24.2 133 83.4 75.8-88.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 166 41 23.9 16.8-32.9 125 76.1 67.1-83.2
No 283 55 20.2 14.7-27.0 228 79.8 73.0-85.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 388 78 21.1 16.3-26.9 310 78.9 73.1-83.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 230 42 18.0 12.6-25.1 188 82.0 74.9-87.4
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 147 39 27.9 19.8-37.9 108 72.1 62.1-80.2
Unable to Work 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 95 11 11.7 6.4-20.5 84 88.3 79.5-93.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 189 33 19.5 13.2-27.8 156 80.5 72.2-86.8
HOUSING
Own 330 75 23.9 18.4-30.3 255 76.1 69.7-81.6
Rent 86 14 11.1 6.2-19.3 72 88.9 80.7-93.8
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 121 18 14.4 8.9-22.6 103 85.6 77.4-91.1
Rural 329 78 23.8 18.3-30.2 251 76.2 69.8-81.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 83 20 21.7 13.6-32.9 63 78.3 67.1-86.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 194 49 25.1 18.1-33.8 145 74.9 66.2-81.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 173 27 16.4 10.5-24.8 146 83.6 75.2-89.5

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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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