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 4,752 411 7.4 6.5- 8.4 4,341 92.6 91.6-93.5
-Western 923 95 11.1 8.6-14.2 828 88.9 85.8-91.4
GENDER
Male 419 23 5.3 3.1- 8.7 396 94.7 91.3-96.9
Female 504 72 16.5 12.4-21.6 432 83.5 78.4-87.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 818 85 11.1 8.5-14.4 733 88.9 85.6-91.5
Non-Hispanic Black 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 172 27 13.2 7.9-21.2 145 86.8 78.8-92.1
65-74 210 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 93 17 17.0 9.3-29.0 76 83.0 71.0-90.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 236 28 12.8 8.6-18.6 208 87.2 81.4-91.4
Some Post-H.S. 265 34 11.1 7.1-17.1 231 88.9 82.9-92.9
College Graduate 327 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 159 28 13.9 7.9-23.4 131 86.1 76.6-92.1
$25,000- 34,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 190 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 342 95 30.7 24.3-38.1 247 69.3 61.9-75.7
No 576 *** *** *** 576 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 786 89 11.9 9.2-15.4 697 88.1 84.6-90.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 218 14 7.3 4.1-12.7 204 92.7 87.3-95.9
Rural 705 81 12.7 9.6-16.6 624 87.3 83.4-90.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 406 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 326 22 9.8 5.7-16.3 304 90.2 83.7-94.3
Unable to Work 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 148 28 16.2 9.7-25.8 120 83.8 74.2-90.3
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 427 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 306 43 16.9 11.0-24.9 263 83.1 75.1-89.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 257 26 11.4 7.2-17.7 231 88.6 82.3-92.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 360 26 6.7 4.1-10.8 334 93.3 89.2-95.9

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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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