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 4,754 560 11.3 10.1-12.5 4,194 88.7 87.5-89.9
-Western 920 126 13.3 10.3-17.0 794 86.7 83.0-89.7
GENDER
Male 418 45 9.1 5.6-14.5 373 90.9 85.5-94.4
Female 502 81 17.1 12.8-22.6 421 82.9 77.4-87.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 815 111 12.9 9.9-16.6 704 87.1 83.4-90.1
Non-Hispanic Black 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 134 17 12.9 7.1-22.4 117 87.1 77.6-92.9
35-44 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 147 25 15.6 8.9-26.1 122 84.4 73.9-91.1
55-64 172 35 16.8 11.0-24.7 137 83.2 75.3-89.0
65-74 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 234 36 12.8 8.2-19.3 198 87.2 80.7-91.8
Some Post-H.S. 263 48 15.0 10.3-21.4 215 85.0 78.6-89.7
College Graduate 327 22 3.6 2.1- 6.0 305 96.4 94.0-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 157 26 15.2 8.6-25.5 131 84.8 74.5-91.4
$25,000- 34,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 191 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 341 126 37.2 29.8-45.2 215 62.8 54.8-70.2
No 576 *** *** *** 576 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 782 112 14.2 10.9-18.4 670 85.8 81.6-89.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 219 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 701 111 16.1 12.2-20.9 590 83.9 79.1-87.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 405 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 328 37 11.6 7.3-17.8 291 88.4 82.2-92.7
Unable to Work 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 430 32 5.3 3.3- 8.5 398 94.7 91.5-96.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 305 51 19.7 12.7-29.2 254 80.3 70.8-87.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 255 39 13.4 9.0-19.5 216 86.6 80.5-91.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 360 36 8.6 5.5-13.4 324 91.4 86.6-94.5

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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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