2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,792 421 7.5 6.6- 8.5 4,371 92.5 91.5-93.4
-Western 928 110 11.0 8.4-14.3 818 89.0 85.7-91.6
GENDER
Male 422 59 14.4 10.0-20.4 363 85.6 79.6-90.0
Female 506 51 7.7 5.3-11.1 455 92.3 88.9-94.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 822 105 11.9 9.0-15.6 717 88.1 84.4-91.0
Non-Hispanic Black 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 211 30 20.1 12.8-30.1 181 79.9 69.9-87.2
75+ 161 46 29.8 21.2-40.2 115 70.2 59.8-78.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 239 35 13.7 8.8-20.7 204 86.3 79.3-91.2
Some Post-H.S. 264 20 5.4 3.2- 9.1 244 94.6 90.9-96.8
College Graduate 329 34 6.8 4.3-10.7 295 93.2 89.3-95.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 191 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 344 110 30.6 23.8-38.3 234 69.4 61.7-76.2
No 576 *** *** *** 576 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 137 24 16.4 9.7-26.2 113 83.6 73.8-90.3
Non-Veteran 790 86 10.2 7.5-13.8 704 89.8 86.2-92.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 218 22 9.7 5.9-15.6 196 90.3 84.4-94.1
Rural 710 88 11.5 8.3-15.7 622 88.5 84.3-91.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 406 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 331 68 23.2 17.4-30.3 263 76.8 69.7-82.6
Unable to Work 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** 57 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 148 18 11.6 6.5-19.9 130 88.4 80.1-93.5
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 430 49 11.9 7.5-18.2 381 88.1 81.8-92.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 307 36 13.7 7.9-22.7 271 86.3 77.3-92.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 260 30 10.4 6.7-16.0 230 89.6 84.0-93.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 361 44 9.5 6.4-14.1 317 90.5 85.9-93.6

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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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