2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Demographics

Functional Disability Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,741 1,517 28.3 26.7-30.0 3,224 71.7 70.0-73.3
-Western 922 346 36.3 32.0-40.8 576 63.7 59.2-68.0
GENDER
Male 421 149 34.8 28.5-41.6 272 65.2 58.4-71.5
Female 501 197 37.7 32.1-43.8 304 62.3 56.2-67.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 817 318 37.4 32.9-42.2 499 62.6 57.8-67.1
Non-Hispanic Black 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 135 32 23.2 15.4-33.5 103 76.8 66.5-84.6
35-44 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 171 66 38.9 29.3-49.4 105 61.1 50.6-70.7
65-74 209 78 43.0 34.1-52.4 131 57.0 47.6-65.9
75+ 160 91 61.6 51.4-70.8 69 38.4 29.2-48.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 236 109 41.7 33.7-50.1 127 58.3 49.9-66.3
Some Post-H.S. 263 107 32.9 26.1-40.5 156 67.1 59.5-73.9
College Graduate 327 75 16.7 12.1-22.7 252 83.3 77.3-87.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 126 33 24.2 15.6-35.5 93 75.8 64.5-84.4
$75,000+ 191 41 22.7 14.4-33.8 150 77.3 66.2-85.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 346 346 100 . - . *** *** ***
No 576 *** *** *** 576 100 . - .
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 218 63 25.9 19.6-33.5 155 74.1 66.5-80.4
Rural 704 283 40.7 35.4-46.2 421 59.3 53.8-64.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 405 76 21.2 15.8-27.9 329 78.8 72.1-84.2
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 326 140 46.6 39.3-54.0 186 53.4 46.0-60.7
Unable to Work 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 429 112 25.9 20.2-32.5 317 74.1 67.5-79.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 304 128 49.6 40.9-58.3 176 50.4 41.7-59.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 257 90 33.7 26.5-41.7 167 66.3 58.3-73.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 361 128 29.2 23.4-35.7 233 70.8 64.3-76.6

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*Functional disability status (Yes) is defined by an affirmative response to at least one of the six functional disability items in the Demographics section. See the 2017 BRFSS Technical Notes for details.

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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