2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,900 670 13.6 12.4-15.0 4,230 86.4 85.0-87.6
-Western 949 123 13.3 10.4-16.8 826 86.7 83.2-89.6
GENDER
Male 430 44 10.3 6.7-15.7 386 89.7 84.3-93.3
Female 519 79 15.9 11.8-21.1 440 84.1 78.9-88.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 836 107 12.3 9.5-15.8 729 87.7 84.2-90.5
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 177 27 15.6 9.5-24.4 150 84.4 75.6-90.5
65-74 210 27 12.8 8.0-19.8 183 87.2 80.2-92.0
75+ 165 23 11.2 6.4-18.7 142 88.8 81.3-93.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 243 33 12.1 7.7-18.6 210 87.9 81.4-92.3
Some Post-H.S. 269 35 13.4 8.7-20.2 234 86.6 79.8-91.3
College Graduate 336 39 11.3 7.2-17.2 297 88.7 82.8-92.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 162 30 19.0 11.6-29.4 132 81.0 70.6-88.4
$25,000- 34,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 192 20 10.3 5.8-17.8 172 89.7 82.2-94.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 345 74 20.2 14.4-27.7 271 79.8 72.3-85.6
No 575 46 9.0 6.2-12.9 529 91.0 87.1-93.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 810 108 14.2 11.0-18.2 702 85.8 81.8-89.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 225 21 9.2 5.6-14.6 204 90.8 85.4-94.4
Rural 724 102 15.0 11.3-19.6 622 85.0 80.4-88.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 419 40 11.5 7.8-16.7 379 88.5 83.3-92.2
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 333 45 12.1 8.3-17.3 288 87.9 82.7-91.7
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 431 41 8.0 5.3-12.0 390 92.0 88.0-94.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 315 43 15.1 9.3-23.5 272 84.9 76.5-90.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 263 39 15.6 10.6-22.3 224 84.4 77.7-89.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 371 41 10.0 6.6-14.9 330 90.0 85.1-93.4

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 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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