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 4,765 261 4.5 3.8- 5.3 4,504 95.5 94.7-96.2
-Western 926 55 4.9 3.4- 7.0 871 95.1 93.0-96.6
GENDER
Male 419 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 507 33 6.2 3.9- 9.8 474 93.8 90.2-96.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 820 50 5.1 3.5- 7.5 770 94.9 92.5-96.5
Non-Hispanic Black 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 210 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 238 18 6.1 3.4-10.6 220 93.9 89.4-96.6
Some Post-H.S. 266 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 327 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 190 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 344 55 13.5 9.5-19.0 289 86.5 81.0-90.5
No 576 *** *** *** 576 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 789 50 5.3 3.6- 7.7 739 94.7 92.3-96.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 219 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 707 48 5.7 3.8- 8.6 659 94.3 91.4-96.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 406 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 328 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 428 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 307 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 258 17 5.6 3.1- 9.9 241 94.4 90.1-96.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 361 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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