2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,715 781 19.8 18.3-21.4 3,934 80.2 78.6-81.7
-Western 922 170 23.7 19.8-28.1 752 76.3 71.9-80.2
GENDER
Male 418 82 26.6 20.6-33.7 336 73.4 66.3-79.4
Female 504 88 21.0 16.3-26.6 416 79.0 73.4-83.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 818 147 23.5 19.3-28.2 671 76.5 71.8-80.7
Non-Hispanic Black 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 147 37 24.5 16.2-35.3 110 75.5 64.7-83.8
55-64 173 35 18.6 12.2-27.2 138 81.4 72.8-87.8
65-74 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 236 52 28.0 20.6-36.8 184 72.0 63.2-79.4
Some Post-H.S. 265 71 28.1 21.3-36.1 194 71.9 63.9-78.7
College Graduate 327 28 11.5 7.3-17.7 299 88.5 82.3-92.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 21 16.2 9.2-27.1 65 83.8 72.9-90.8
$15,000- 24,999 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 191 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 344 84 26.1 20.0-33.3 260 73.9 66.7-80.0
No 572 85 22.4 17.6-28.1 487 77.6 71.9-82.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 136 21 17.3 10.1-27.9 115 82.7 72.1-89.9
Non-Veteran 785 148 24.5 20.2-29.3 637 75.5 70.7-79.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 218 37 23.0 16.4-31.2 181 77.0 68.8-83.6
Rural 704 133 24.0 19.4-29.4 571 76.0 70.6-80.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 403 84 27.9 21.9-34.9 319 72.1 65.1-78.1
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 326 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 428 48 16.6 11.7-23.1 380 83.4 76.9-88.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 306 53 19.2 13.1-27.2 253 80.8 72.8-86.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 256 52 27.1 20.0-35.7 204 72.9 64.3-80.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 360 65 24.0 18.2-30.9 295 76.0 69.1-81.8

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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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