2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,882 444 7.8 6.9- 8.8 4,438 92.2 91.2-93.1
-Western 944 112 10.5 8.1-13.4 832 89.5 86.6-91.9
GENDER
Male 428 40 7.7 5.1-11.5 388 92.3 88.5-94.9
Female 516 72 13.0 9.5-17.7 444 87.0 82.3-90.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 833 105 11.3 8.7-14.6 728 88.7 85.4-91.3
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 177 28 15.6 9.8-24.0 149 84.4 76.0-90.2
65-74 208 38 24.3 16.5-34.2 170 75.7 65.8-83.5
75+ 164 22 17.7 10.1-29.2 142 82.3 70.8-89.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 20 18.0 10.3-29.5 77 82.0 70.5-89.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 243 42 14.2 9.3-21.1 201 85.8 78.9-90.7
Some Post-H.S. 267 36 8.7 5.8-12.8 231 91.3 87.2-94.2
College Graduate 335 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 96 26 20.5 12.3-32.1 70 79.5 67.9-87.7
$15,000- 24,999 162 26 10.2 5.9-17.1 136 89.8 82.9-94.1
$25,000- 34,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 192 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 342 81 21.1 15.6-28.0 261 78.9 72.0-84.4
No 574 28 4.6 2.9- 7.2 546 95.4 92.8-97.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 805 94 10.3 7.8-13.5 711 89.7 86.5-92.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 223 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 721 98 12.3 9.3-16.1 623 87.7 83.9-90.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 418 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 332 45 16.2 10.9-23.4 287 83.8 76.6-89.1
Unable to Work 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 150 32 16.2 9.9-25.4 118 83.8 74.6-90.1
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 430 24 4.8 2.8- 7.9 406 95.2 92.1-97.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 314 43 11.9 7.7-17.9 271 88.1 82.1-92.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 262 37 14.2 9.5-20.6 225 85.8 79.4-90.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 368 32 6.2 3.8- 9.9 336 93.8 90.1-96.2

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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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