2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,908 2,087 47.3 45.5-49.2 1,269 25.8 24.2-27.4 1,552 26.9 25.3-28.5
-Western 950 356 41.4 37.1-45.9 240 25.3 21.5-29.6 354 33.2 29.2-37.6
GENDER
Male 431 186 47.5 40.9-54.2 108 25.0 19.6-31.3 137 27.5 22.0-33.8
Female 519 170 35.8 30.3-41.7 132 25.6 20.4-31.6 217 38.6 32.9-44.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 837 297 40.7 36.1-45.5 207 24.5 20.5-29.0 333 34.8 30.4-39.4
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 138 *** *** *** 36 28.4 19.7-38.9 *** *** ***
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 154 *** *** *** 33 20.5 12.0-32.8 *** *** ***
55-64 177 52 26.9 19.2-36.4 49 28.8 19.9-39.6 76 44.3 34.5-54.5
65-74 210 40 17.1 11.9-24.0 57 25.0 18.1-33.5 113 57.9 49.0-66.3
75+ 165 39 22.4 15.3-31.5 40 24.1 16.3-34.1 86 53.5 43.3-63.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 243 82 39.5 31.3-48.3 58 22.2 16.0-30.0 103 38.3 30.2-47.0
Some Post-H.S. 270 96 42.5 34.9-50.6 66 25.9 19.4-33.7 108 31.6 24.9-39.1
College Graduate 336 147 51.7 44.8-58.6 90 25.1 19.7-31.3 99 23.2 18.0-29.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** 19 19.6 11.5-31.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 162 *** *** *** 43 25.2 16.7-36.2 65 34.7 25.2-45.6
$25,000- 34,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 24.0 16.0-34.3
$75,000+ 192 95 56.3 46.0-66.0 45 20.5 13.0-30.7 52 23.3 16.0-32.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 345 46 13.2 8.9-19.1 87 27.6 20.8-35.5 212 59.2 51.2-66.8
No 576 297 57.7 52.0-63.1 146 23.9 19.4-29.1 133 18.4 14.7-22.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 139 *** *** *** 33 24.8 16.3-35.8 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 810 315 42.7 37.9-47.5 207 25.5 21.3-30.1 288 31.9 27.5-36.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 225 99 47.4 39.3-55.6 56 27.7 20.5-36.4 70 24.9 19.1-31.7
Rural 725 257 38.9 33.9-44.3 184 24.3 20.0-29.2 284 36.8 31.6-42.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 420 233 56.1 49.4-62.6 114 25.9 20.4-32.3 73 18.0 13.3-23.8
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 333 77 22.4 17.1-28.7 89 27.4 21.3-34.4 167 50.2 43.0-57.4
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 150 *** *** *** 41 24.5 16.3-35.0 64 35.9 26.4-46.7
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 431 182 48.5 41.8-55.3 105 23.9 18.3-30.6 144 27.6 22.2-33.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 315 119 37.2 29.5-45.6 83 26.8 19.6-35.4 113 36.1 28.1-44.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 264 95 40.3 32.5-48.6 59 21.9 16.0-29.3 110 37.8 30.5-45.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 371 142 45.5 38.7-52.5 98 27.2 21.2-34.2 131 27.3 22.0-33.5

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer,
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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