2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,824 3,129 66.9 65.2-68.6 409 8.1 7.2- 9.1 433 9.3 8.2-10.4 389 7.4 6.5- 8.4 464 8.3 7.4- 9.4
-Western 934 592 64.7 60.4-68.8 67 6.1 4.5- 8.2 75 9.1 6.8-12.1 83 9.1 6.4-12.7 117 11.0 8.7-13.9
GENDER
Male 428 294 68.8 62.1-74.8 22 4.2 2.4- 7.2 35 8.8 5.7-13.2 33 9.8 5.6-16.5 44 8.4 5.9-12.0
Female 506 298 60.8 54.8-66.5 45 7.8 5.5-11.2 40 9.4 6.3-13.8 50 8.5 5.7-12.3 73 13.5 9.9-18.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 825 516 64.6 60.0-69.0 60 6.1 4.4- 8.4 66 8.7 6.4-11.6 75 9.2 6.3-13.2 108 11.4 8.9-14.4
Non-Hispanic Black 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 137 97 71.5 60.8-80.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 150 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 174 103 64.5 54.7-73.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 16.8 10.8-25.2
65-74 206 131 62.3 53.3-70.6 17 8.5 4.9-14.4 *** *** *** 19 8.6 5.0-14.7 27 14.8 9.1-23.1
75+ 162 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 25.0 16.5-36.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 18.4 11.0-29.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 238 145 60.3 51.3-68.6 *** *** *** 24 14.2 8.9-21.8 *** *** *** 31 11.0 6.8-17.2
Some Post-H.S. 263 155 64.8 57.1-71.9 20 7.9 4.6-13.4 23 7.1 4.2-11.7 24 9.5 5.7-15.2 41 10.7 7.0-15.8
College Graduate 335 233 70.2 63.4-76.2 28 7.6 5.0-11.6 26 11.8 7.5-18.1 25 4.0 2.3- 6.8 23 6.4 3.7-10.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 22.9 14.3-34.7
$15,000- 24,999 161 94 66.0 55.3-75.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 13.1 8.0-20.8
$25,000- 34,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 125 90 76.0 65.1-84.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 190 *** *** *** 15 6.7 3.7-11.9 17 9.5 5.3-16.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 338 134 41.3 33.8-49.2 18 5.2 2.9- 9.2 28 8.7 5.1-14.3 61 18.9 12.9-26.9 97 26.0 20.0-33.0
No 567 438 77.7 72.6-82.0 46 6.4 4.4- 9.1 46 9.8 6.9-13.7 *** *** *** 17 2.3 1.3- 4.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 13.6 8.0-22.1
Non-Veteran 795 499 64.2 59.4-68.7 56 5.8 4.2- 8.1 70 10.2 7.6-13.6 72 9.1 6.2-13.1 98 10.7 8.2-13.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 222 143 65.8 57.8-73.0 18 6.6 3.8-11.2 28 14.4 9.3-21.5 *** *** *** 19 8.1 5.0-13.0
Rural 712 449 64.3 58.9-69.2 49 5.8 4.0- 8.3 47 6.9 4.7-10.1 69 10.8 7.3-15.7 98 12.2 9.3-15.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 418 318 74.9 68.5-80.3 37 6.3 4.1- 9.4 34 9.3 6.3-13.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 328 199 60.3 53.0-67.1 23 7.9 4.8-12.9 28 8.2 5.0-13.0 30 6.4 4.0-10.1 48 17.3 12.3-23.7
Unable to Work 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 15.7 8.6-27.1
101% to 150% 148 89 67.1 56.3-76.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 17.7 11.1-27.0
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 427 302 72.3 65.7-78.1 37 7.1 4.6-10.8 38 9.1 6.2-13.3 *** *** *** 20 3.7 2.1- 6.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 307 192 63.2 54.6-71.0 25 6.7 4.1-10.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 50 17.8 12.1-25.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 259 170 64.8 56.7-72.2 *** *** *** 19 8.7 5.0-14.7 29 13.2 8.0-21.0 29 8.6 5.5-13.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 368 230 65.7 59.0-71.9 30 6.8 4.3-10.6 43 12.6 8.6-18.1 27 6.5 3.8-11.0 38 8.3 5.7-12.1

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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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