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 4,760 906 15.4 14.2-16.7 3,854 84.6 83.3-85.8
-Western 924 202 20.5 17.1-24.4 722 79.5 75.6-82.9
GENDER
Male 419 69 15.0 10.7-20.7 350 85.0 79.3-89.3
Female 505 133 25.6 20.7-31.3 372 74.4 68.7-79.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 818 187 21.1 17.5-25.1 631 78.9 74.9-82.5
Non-Hispanic Black 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 148 35 21.3 13.7-31.6 113 78.7 68.4-86.3
55-64 171 46 23.2 16.1-32.3 125 76.8 67.7-83.9
65-74 210 47 25.9 18.5-35.0 163 74.1 65.0-81.5
75+ 160 51 36.0 26.4-46.8 109 64.0 53.2-73.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 237 59 22.4 16.0-30.4 178 77.6 69.6-84.0
Some Post-H.S. 265 66 19.1 14.1-25.3 199 80.9 74.7-85.9
College Graduate 327 41 10.1 6.3-15.7 286 89.9 84.3-93.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 159 45 21.2 13.9-30.9 114 78.8 69.1-86.1
$25,000- 34,999 106 20 14.3 8.0-24.2 86 85.7 75.8-92.0
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 190 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 344 202 56.7 48.6-64.4 142 43.3 35.6-51.4
No 576 *** *** *** 576 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 136 27 15.4 9.7-23.7 109 84.6 76.3-90.3
Non-Veteran 787 175 21.3 17.5-25.7 612 78.7 74.3-82.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 219 32 11.4 7.7-16.7 187 88.6 83.3-92.3
Rural 705 170 24.3 19.9-29.4 535 75.7 70.6-80.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 406 25 8.1 4.9-13.1 381 91.9 86.9-95.1
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 327 78 25.3 19.4-32.3 249 74.7 67.7-80.6
Unable to Work 103 84 81.3 69.3-89.3 19 18.7 10.7-30.7
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 148 48 25.6 17.5-35.8 100 74.4 64.2-82.5
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 428 49 9.8 6.9-13.8 379 90.2 86.2-93.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 306 76 28.5 20.9-37.4 230 71.5 62.6-79.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 257 58 21.4 15.6-28.5 199 78.6 71.5-84.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 361 68 14.1 10.2-19.2 293 85.9 80.8-89.8

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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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