2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^		 Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,865 3,788 75.0 73.3-76.6 451 10.1 9.0-11.3 310 7.4 6.5- 8.5 287 6.6 5.7- 7.7 29 0.9 0.5- 1.3
-Western 943 739 75.2 71.0-79.0 82 8.7 6.6-11.4 53 7.8 5.4-11.1 64 7.6 5.4-10.5 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 427 313 68.8 62.0-74.8 41 9.3 6.2-13.8 33 11.1 7.2-16.8 37 9.6 6.2-14.5 *** *** ***
Female 516 426 81.2 75.9-85.5 41 8.1 5.5-11.6 *** *** *** 27 5.7 3.3- 9.5 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 832 663 75.0 70.4-79.1 70 9.0 6.7-12.0 44 8.0 5.4-11.6 52 7.4 5.1-10.6 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 136 79 61.8 51.1-71.5 20 10.9 6.1-18.5 19 13.9 8.1-22.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 152 103 69.7 59.0-78.6 21 13.6 8.0-22.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 175 141 83.3 74.6-89.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 212 196 93.5 88.5-96.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 163 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 238 186 76.2 67.9-82.9 23 8.1 4.9-13.3 *** *** *** 18 9.3 5.1-16.3 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 270 200 72.1 64.3-78.7 22 10.0 5.9-16.4 20 8.4 4.9-13.9 26 8.4 4.9-13.9 *** *** ***
College Graduate 336 283 81.0 74.6-86.1 26 8.6 5.4-13.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 160 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 15.5 8.7-26.2 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 192 160 79.7 70.5-86.6 16 9.0 5.2-15.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 344 281 79.9 72.7-85.6 25 6.7 4.0-10.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 571 438 73.2 67.7-78.1 55 9.6 6.8-13.3 33 8.4 5.5-12.8 42 7.8 5.2-11.6 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 138 118 81.4 69.7-89.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 804 621 74.5 69.9-78.6 71 8.5 6.3-11.3 49 8.4 5.7-12.0 59 8.1 5.7-11.4 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 221 170 71.9 63.8-78.8 18 8.1 4.8-13.5 17 10.0 6.0-16.3 14 8.7 4.8-15.3 *** *** ***
Rural 722 569 76.6 71.5-81.0 64 8.9 6.4-12.2 36 6.9 4.2-11.0 50 7.1 4.7-10.5 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 415 288 67.2 60.6-73.2 44 10.4 7.2-14.9 35 10.5 6.7-16.0 44 10.4 6.9-15.2 *** *** ***
Unemployed 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 334 305 91.2 86.2-94.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 431 355 78.2 72.1-83.3 32 8.5 5.5-12.8 24 8.0 4.9-12.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 312 246 82.2 75.0-87.7 29 6.6 4.0-10.5 *** *** *** 27 9.1 5.0-16.0 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 265 212 76.1 68.0-82.6 21 8.0 4.9-13.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 366 281 69.5 62.4-75.7 32 10.7 7.0-16.1 31 11.8 7.8-17.6 20 7.0 4.0-12.0 *** *** ***

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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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