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 4,881 460 9.2 8.2-10.4 4,421 90.8 89.6-91.8
-Western 946 86 9.4 7.0-12.5 860 90.6 87.5-93.0
GENDER
Male 429 26 5.9 3.5- 9.7 403 94.1 90.3-96.5
Female 517 60 12.5 8.8-17.6 457 87.5 82.4-91.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 833 73 9.1 6.6-12.4 760 90.9 87.6-93.4
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 177 23 13.1 7.6-21.8 154 86.9 78.2-92.4
65-74 208 16 8.6 4.8-15.2 192 91.4 84.8-95.2
75+ 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 243 26 10.0 6.0-16.3 217 90.0 83.7-94.0
Some Post-H.S. 269 27 9.3 5.4-15.6 242 90.7 84.4-94.6
College Graduate 334 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 19 16.8 9.4-28.2 79 83.2 71.8-90.6
$15,000- 24,999 160 23 16.4 9.4-27.1 137 83.6 72.9-90.6
$25,000- 34,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 192 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 342 56 15.2 10.4-21.7 286 84.8 78.3-89.6
No 575 28 6.0 3.6- 9.6 547 94.0 90.4-96.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 808 76 9.9 7.2-13.3 732 90.1 86.7-92.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 222 16 7.8 4.5-13.3 206 92.2 86.7-95.5
Rural 724 70 10.0 7.1-13.9 654 90.0 86.1-92.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 418 27 8.0 4.9-13.0 391 92.0 87.0-95.1
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 331 29 8.4 5.3-13.1 302 91.6 86.9-94.7
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 430 23 4.5 2.5- 8.0 407 95.5 92.0-97.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 315 32 10.8 6.5-17.4 283 89.2 82.6-93.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 263 24 9.8 5.8-15.9 239 90.2 84.1-94.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 368 30 8.0 4.9-12.9 338 92.0 87.1-95.1

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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