2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,889 857 18.0 16.7-19.5 1,486 31.0 29.3-32.7 1,549 31.9 30.2-33.7 686 13.7 12.4-15.1 311 5.3 4.6- 6.2
-Western 946 163 15.8 12.8-19.3 303 31.9 27.9-36.2 280 31.6 27.5-35.9 128 13.9 10.9-17.6 72 6.8 5.0- 9.2
GENDER
Male 430 67 15.3 11.0-21.0 148 33.4 27.5-39.8 130 31.9 26.1-38.3 57 14.1 9.6-20.3 28 5.3 3.3- 8.3
Female 516 96 16.2 12.4-20.9 155 30.5 25.1-36.6 150 31.3 25.8-37.3 71 13.7 10.0-18.3 44 8.3 5.6-12.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 834 148 16.3 13.1-20.1 279 33.5 29.1-38.2 237 30.3 26.1-34.9 104 12.7 9.7-16.5 66 7.1 5.2- 9.7
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 137 33 20.3 13.4-29.5 48 32.6 23.6-43.0 *** *** *** 16 13.0 7.4-21.8 *** *** ***
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 153 22 10.6 6.3-17.4 43 26.6 18.6-36.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 177 29 12.3 7.7-19.1 *** *** *** 41 25.3 17.7-34.7 29 12.5 7.9-19.4 22 10.4 5.8-17.9
65-74 211 28 9.5 5.8-15.3 72 26.7 20.2-34.5 63 36.1 27.8-45.3 32 15.5 9.7-23.8 16 12.1 6.9-20.4
75+ 162 24 11.6 6.7-19.2 44 27.2 19.1-37.0 61 36.2 26.9-46.7 21 15.0 8.6-24.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 10.9 6.0-19.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 240 32 12.4 8.1-18.4 64 29.4 22.0-38.1 78 32.2 24.5-40.9 44 18.1 12.5-25.5 22 7.9 4.5-13.5
Some Post-H.S. 270 40 17.9 12.3-25.3 79 30.5 23.7-38.4 95 35.3 28.2-43.0 32 9.5 6.3-14.2 24 6.7 3.8-11.7
College Graduate 336 84 21.4 16.6-27.1 150 51.4 44.5-58.4 67 20.5 15.3-27.1 24 4.0 2.4- 6.8 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 16.4 9.7-26.4
$15,000- 24,999 160 *** *** *** *** *** *** 54 31.1 22.2-41.6 37 17.5 11.3-26.1 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 17.9 10.4-29.0 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 191 52 27.1 19.4-36.4 87 39.8 30.5-49.9 43 26.4 17.7-37.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 342 31 6.9 4.2-11.0 50 14.7 9.8-21.4 110 33.7 26.9-41.2 90 28.2 21.3-36.4 61 16.5 11.8-22.5
No 574 129 21.5 17.1-26.6 249 42.6 37.0-48.3 154 29.2 24.1-34.9 32 5.5 3.6- 8.4 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 16.1 9.4-26.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 807 143 16.2 12.9-20.0 255 32.0 27.6-36.7 235 31.1 26.7-35.9 108 13.6 10.4-17.7 66 7.2 5.2- 9.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 224 46 21.4 15.4-28.9 82 38.8 30.8-47.5 60 26.1 19.7-33.7 28 10.7 7.0-15.9 *** *** ***
Rural 722 117 13.5 10.3-17.5 221 29.0 24.7-33.9 220 33.8 28.9-39.1 100 15.2 11.4-20.1 64 8.4 6.0-11.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 420 94 17.7 13.3-23.1 170 41.1 34.8-47.7 119 31.2 25.3-37.8 33 9.1 5.5-14.6 *** *** ***
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 332 46 12.4 8.5-17.7 108 28.0 22.2-34.6 112 37.2 30.3-44.6 44 14.6 10.0-20.9 22 7.9 4.8-12.6
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 149 *** *** *** *** *** *** 54 32.6 23.5-43.3 29 15.1 9.2-23.8 21 11.7 6.4-20.4
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 429 94 22.2 17.1-28.2 185 40.0 33.7-46.6 112 28.8 22.7-35.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 314 55 13.1 8.8-19.2 90 27.6 21.0-35.3 92 29.5 22.5-37.6 48 20.4 13.4-29.7 29 9.5 5.5-15.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 263 33 11.8 7.2-18.7 85 29.7 23.2-37.1 84 38.9 31.2-47.3 36 11.9 7.7-17.8 25 7.7 4.8-12.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 369 75 21.2 16.1-27.4 128 37.0 30.3-44.2 104 26.7 21.1-33.1 44 11.0 7.5-15.9 18 4.2 2.4- 7.2

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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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