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 kidney disease?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,893 200 4.2 3.5- 5.0 4,693 95.8 95.0-96.5
-Western 948 48 5.1 3.4- 7.4 900 94.9 92.6-96.6
GENDER
Male 431 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 517 27 5.2 3.2- 8.3 490 94.8 91.7-96.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 837 47 5.6 3.8- 8.2 790 94.4 91.8-96.2
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 210 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 242 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 270 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 336 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 192 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 344 34 10.7 6.8-16.5 310 89.3 83.5-93.2
No 575 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 808 40 4.9 3.2- 7.5 768 95.1 92.5-96.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 225 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 723 36 4.8 3.0- 7.8 687 95.2 92.2-97.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 420 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 333 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 106 16 18.4 10.3-30.5 90 81.6 69.5-89.7
Other not in Labor Force 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 431 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 315 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 262 16 5.9 3.2-10.5 246 94.1 89.5-96.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 371 18 5.0 2.9- 8.7 353 95.0 91.3-97.1

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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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