BRFSS 2015 - Western North Carolina**: (General Health Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020)

2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Health Status

General Health Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020

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	Total Respond.^	Excellent/Vg/Good	Fair/Poor
North Carolina	6,677	5,289	80.8	79.6-81.9	1,388	19.2	18.1-20.4
-Western	1,132	847	76.0	72.7-79.1	285	24.0	20.9-27.3
GENDER
Male	502	375	77.2	72.5-81.4	127	22.8	18.6-27.5
Female	630	472	74.9	70.0-79.2	158	25.1	20.8-30.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	971	733	76.3	72.7-79.6	238	23.7	20.4-27.3
Non-Hispanic Black	41	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	113	80	74.7	63.9-83.0	33	25.3	17.0-36.1
AGE
18-34	175	***	***	***	***	***	***
35-44	122	96	81.6	72.6-88.2	26	18.4	11.8-27.4
45-54	167	123	70.2	59.8-78.8	44	29.8	21.2-40.2
55-64	243	168	67.4	59.4-74.5	75	32.6	25.5-40.6
65-74	255	185	69.8	62.0-76.6	70	30.2	23.4-38.0
75+	159	107	62.5	52.5-71.6	52	37.5	28.4-47.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	121	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	318	212	69.7	62.9-75.7	106	30.3	24.3-37.1
Some Post-H.S.	314	242	82.5	77.6-86.6	72	17.5	13.4-22.4
College Graduate	376	325	88.3	84.1-91.5	51	11.7	8.5-15.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	120	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	200	118	60.9	51.7-69.3	82	39.1	30.7-48.3
$25,000- 34,999	115	82	72.1	61.7-80.6	33	27.9	19.4-38.3
$35,000- 49,999	149	123	82.1	72.3-88.9	26	17.9	11.1-27.7
$50,000- 74,999	150	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	191	172	91.7	86.4-95.0	19	8.3	5.0-13.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	356	156	43.8	37.2-50.7	200	56.2	49.3-62.8
No	756	674	89.6	86.6-92.0	82	10.4	8.0-13.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	160	118	76.9	68.1-83.8	42	23.1	16.2-31.9
Non-Veteran	970	728	76.0	72.3-79.3	242	24.0	20.7-27.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY
Regional City or Suburban	262	214	81.9	75.8-86.8	48	18.1	13.2-24.2
Rural	870	633	73.9	69.8-77.6	237	26.1	22.4-30.2

Total
Respond.^

Excellent/Vg/Good

Fair/Poor

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,677

5,289

80.8

79.6-81.9

1,388

19.2

18.1-20.4

-Western

1,132

847

76.0

72.7-79.1

285

24.0

20.9-27.3

GENDER

Male

502

375

77.2

72.5-81.4

127

22.8

18.6-27.5

Female

630

472

74.9

70.0-79.2

158

25.1

20.8-30.0

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

971

733

76.3

72.7-79.6

238

23.7

20.4-27.3

Non-Hispanic Black

***

Other

113

74.7

63.9-83.0

25.3

17.0-36.1

AGE

18-34

175

***

35-44

122

81.6

72.6-88.2

18.4

11.8-27.4

45-54

167

123

70.2

59.8-78.8

29.8

21.2-40.2

55-64

243

168

67.4

59.4-74.5

32.6

25.5-40.6

65-74

255

185

69.8

62.0-76.6

30.2

23.4-38.0

75+

159

107

62.5

52.5-71.6

37.5

28.4-47.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

121

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

318

212

69.7

62.9-75.7

106

30.3

24.3-37.1

Some Post-H.S.

314

242

82.5

77.6-86.6

17.5

13.4-22.4

College Graduate

376

325

88.3

84.1-91.5

11.7

8.5-15.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

120

***

$15,000- 24,999

200

118

60.9

51.7-69.3

39.1

30.7-48.3

$25,000- 34,999

115

72.1

61.7-80.6

27.9

19.4-38.3

$35,000- 49,999

149

123

82.1

72.3-88.9

17.9

11.1-27.7

$50,000- 74,999

150

***

$75,000+

191

172

91.7

86.4-95.0

8.3

5.0-13.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

356

156

43.8

37.2-50.7

200

56.2

49.3-62.8

756

674

89.6

86.6-92.0

10.4

8.0-13.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

160

118

76.9

68.1-83.8

23.1

16.2-31.9

Non-Veteran

970

728

76.0

72.3-79.3

242

24.0

20.7-27.7

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY

Regional City or Suburban

262

214

81.9

75.8-86.8

18.1

13.2-24.2

Rural

870

633

73.9

69.8-77.6

237

26.1

22.4-30.2

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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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