BRFSS 2015 - Western North Carolina**: (Would you say that in general your health is?)

2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Health Status

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	Total Respond.^	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
North Carolina	6,677	1,188	18.8	17.6-20.0	2,035	31.2	29.8-32.6	2,066	30.8	29.5-32.2	975	13.4	12.4-14.4	413	5.8	5.2- 6.6
-Western	1,132	198	17.8	15.1-20.9	316	28.4	25.1-32.1	333	29.8	26.3-33.5	196	16.2	13.6-19.1	89	7.8	6.0-10.1
GENDER
Male	502	85	18.6	14.6-23.5	155	31.5	26.5-37.1	135	27.1	22.3-32.4	88	14.8	11.6-18.7	39	7.9	5.3-11.7
Female	630	113	17.0	13.6-21.1	161	25.6	21.2-30.5	198	32.3	27.3-37.7	108	17.4	13.7-21.9	50	7.7	5.3-10.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	971	177	18.2	15.3-21.6	279	29.1	25.4-33.1	277	29.0	25.3-33.0	162	15.7	13.0-18.8	76	8.0	6.0-10.6
Non-Hispanic Black	41	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	113	17	14.4	8.3-24.0	21	20.4	12.0-32.5	***	***	***	23	18.0	11.1-27.9	***	***	***
AGE
18-34	175	44	22.9	16.5-31.0	57	35.8	27.7-45.0	57	32.9	24.9-42.0	***	***	***	***	***	***
35-44	122	24	17.5	11.1-26.6	***	***	***	***	***	***	16	12.2	7.1-20.3	***	***	***
45-54	167	32	18.2	12.1-26.6	49	29.3	21.1-39.2	42	22.6	15.8-31.2	27	19.0	12.0-28.9	***	***	***
55-64	243	33	13.5	8.9-19.9	69	24.7	18.9-31.6	66	29.2	22.7-36.7	46	19.8	14.2-27.0	29	12.8	8.0-19.9
65-74	255	43	17.2	12.0-24.0	65	23.1	17.3-30.3	77	29.5	22.6-37.5	50	18.2	13.3-24.3	20	12.1	7.3-19.4
75+	159	19	12.1	6.9-20.5	33	14.4	9.6-21.0	55	36.0	27.5-45.4	39	27.3	19.5-36.7	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	121	***	***	***	15	12.4	6.8-21.4	***	***	***	32	23.4	15.3-34.0	23	18.8	11.5-29.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	318	41	15.1	10.6-21.1	73	22.8	17.4-29.3	98	31.7	25.5-38.6	74	22.2	16.9-28.6	32	8.1	5.1-12.7
Some Post-H.S.	314	39	16.1	11.5-22.1	110	39.0	32.3-46.1	93	27.5	22.0-33.8	49	11.8	8.5-16.1	23	5.7	3.5- 9.0
College Graduate	376	109	31.3	25.7-37.4	118	31.7	26.2-37.8	98	25.4	20.4-31.1	41	9.7	6.8-13.7	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	120	***	***	***	20	12.3	7.0-20.6	***	***	***	***	***	***	26	21.5	13.3-32.8
$15,000- 24,999	200	22	11.8	6.9-19.4	36	20.4	14.1-28.6	60	28.7	21.0-37.8	58	27.6	20.3-36.4	24	11.5	6.9-18.5
$25,000- 34,999	115	***	***	***	26	19.9	12.3-30.7	***	***	***	24	20.2	13.0-30.0	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	149	20	13.2	7.6-22.0	***	***	***	49	30.2	21.9-40.0	18	11.9	6.7-20.4	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	150	38	24.8	16.8-35.1	54	37.9	28.1-48.7	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	191	60	28.4	21.3-36.7	74	45.5	36.6-54.8	38	17.8	12.3-25.1	17	7.3	4.2-12.3	***	***	***
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	356	***	***	***	42	10.4	7.1-15.1	98	28.7	22.9-35.3	126	35.0	28.7-41.8	74	21.2	16.0-27.4
No	756	178	23.1	19.4-27.1	269	36.5	32.0-41.2	227	30.1	25.8-34.7	69	8.4	6.3-11.1	***	***	***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	160	29	21.2	14.0-30.7	47	28.0	20.0-37.5	42	27.8	19.8-37.5	32	15.8	10.6-22.8	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	970	169	17.3	14.5-20.6	269	28.6	24.9-32.6	290	30.1	26.3-34.2	163	16.1	13.4-19.4	79	7.9	5.9-10.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY
Regional City or Suburban	262	69	27.8	21.9-34.7	70	26.9	20.9-33.8	75	27.2	21.3-34.0	31	11.5	7.7-16.8	17	6.5	3.7-11.3
Rural	870	129	14.2	11.3-17.6	246	29.0	25.0-33.4	258	30.7	26.5-35.2	165	17.9	14.8-21.4	72	8.2	6.1-11.1

Total
Respond.^

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,677

1,188

18.8

17.6-20.0

2,035

31.2

29.8-32.6

2,066

30.8

29.5-32.2

975

13.4

12.4-14.4

413

5.8

5.2- 6.6

-Western

1,132

198

17.8

15.1-20.9

316

28.4

25.1-32.1

333

29.8

26.3-33.5

196

16.2

13.6-19.1

7.8

6.0-10.1

GENDER

Male

502

18.6

14.6-23.5

155

31.5

26.5-37.1

135

27.1

22.3-32.4

14.8

11.6-18.7

7.9

5.3-11.7

Female

630

113

17.0

13.6-21.1

161

25.6

21.2-30.5

198

32.3

27.3-37.7

108

17.4

13.7-21.9

7.7

5.3-10.9

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

971

177

18.2

15.3-21.6

279

29.1

25.4-33.1

277

29.0

25.3-33.0

162

15.7

13.0-18.8

8.0

6.0-10.6

Non-Hispanic Black

***

Other

113

14.4

8.3-24.0

20.4

12.0-32.5

***

18.0

11.1-27.9

***

AGE

18-34

175

22.9

16.5-31.0

35.8

27.7-45.0

32.9

24.9-42.0

***

35-44

122

17.5

11.1-26.6

***

12.2

7.1-20.3

***

45-54

167

18.2

12.1-26.6

29.3

21.1-39.2

22.6

15.8-31.2

19.0

12.0-28.9

***

55-64

243

13.5

8.9-19.9

24.7

18.9-31.6

29.2

22.7-36.7

19.8

14.2-27.0

12.8

8.0-19.9

65-74

255

17.2

12.0-24.0

23.1

17.3-30.3

29.5

22.6-37.5

18.2

13.3-24.3

12.1

7.3-19.4

75+

159

12.1

6.9-20.5

14.4

9.6-21.0

36.0

27.5-45.4

27.3

19.5-36.7

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

121

***

12.4

6.8-21.4

***

23.4

15.3-34.0

18.8

11.5-29.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

318

15.1

10.6-21.1

22.8

17.4-29.3

31.7

25.5-38.6

22.2

16.9-28.6

8.1

5.1-12.7

Some Post-H.S.

314

16.1

11.5-22.1

110

39.0

32.3-46.1

27.5

22.0-33.8

11.8

8.5-16.1

5.7

3.5- 9.0

College Graduate

376

109

31.3

25.7-37.4

118

31.7

26.2-37.8

25.4

20.4-31.1

9.7

6.8-13.7

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

120

***

12.3

7.0-20.6

***

21.5

13.3-32.8

$15,000- 24,999

200

11.8

6.9-19.4

20.4

14.1-28.6

28.7

21.0-37.8

27.6

20.3-36.4

11.5

6.9-18.5

$25,000- 34,999

115

***

19.9

12.3-30.7

***

20.2

13.0-30.0

***

$35,000- 49,999

149

13.2

7.6-22.0

***

30.2

21.9-40.0

11.9

6.7-20.4

***

$50,000- 74,999

150

24.8

16.8-35.1

37.9

28.1-48.7

***

$75,000+

191

28.4

21.3-36.7

45.5

36.6-54.8

17.8

12.3-25.1

7.3

4.2-12.3

***

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

356

***

10.4

7.1-15.1

28.7

22.9-35.3

126

35.0

28.7-41.8

21.2

16.0-27.4

756

178

23.1

19.4-27.1

269

36.5

32.0-41.2

227

30.1

25.8-34.7

8.4

6.3-11.1

***

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

160

21.2

14.0-30.7

28.0

20.0-37.5

27.8

19.8-37.5

15.8

10.6-22.8

***

Non-Veteran

970

169

17.3

14.5-20.6

269

28.6

24.9-32.6

290

30.1

26.3-34.2

163

16.1

13.4-19.4

7.9

5.9-10.4

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY

Regional City or Suburban

262

27.8

21.9-34.7

26.9

20.9-33.8

27.2

21.3-34.0

11.5

7.7-16.8

6.5

3.7-11.3

Rural

870

129

14.2

11.3-17.6

246

29.0

25.0-33.4

258

30.7

26.5-35.2

165

17.9

14.8-21.4

8.2

6.1-11.1

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2015 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2015 Annual Results Technical Notes for more 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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
**Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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