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 3,801 139 4.8 3.9- 6.0 3,662 95.2 94.0-96.1
-Western 799 *** *** *** *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 357 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 442 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 713 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 142 *** *** *** 142 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 201 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 236 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 284 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 310 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 484 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 682 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 624 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 342 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 289 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 388 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 269 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 229 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 301 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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