2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 450 233 50.3 44.7-56.0 217 49.7 44.0-55.3
GENDER
Male 234 120 50.4 42.7-58.0 114 49.6 42.0-57.3
Female 216 113 50.2 42.1-58.4 103 49.8 41.6-57.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 369 187 50.2 44.0-56.4 182 49.8 43.6-56.0
Non-Hispanic Black 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 138 66 45.4 35.7-55.4 72 54.6 44.6-64.3
College Graduate 162 90 55.2 46.3-63.6 72 44.8 36.4-53.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 166 95 53.5 43.9-62.9 71 46.5 37.1-56.1
No 283 137 48.2 41.2-55.2 146 51.8 44.8-58.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 387 194 48.2 42.2-54.2 193 51.8 45.8-57.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 230 110 45.6 38.2-53.3 120 54.4 46.7-61.8
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 147 88 62.3 52.5-71.3 59 37.7 28.7-47.5
Unable to Work 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 191 90 45.7 37.7-54.0 101 54.3 46.0-62.3
HOUSING
Own 331 181 53.2 46.7-59.6 150 46.8 40.4-53.3
Rent 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 122 59 44.3 35.0-54.1 63 55.7 45.9-65.0
Rural 328 174 52.2 45.4-58.9 154 47.8 41.1-54.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 193 108 55.9 47.0-64.4 85 44.1 35.6-53.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 173 86 46.1 37.7-54.8 87 53.9 45.2-62.3

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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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