2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

HIV/AIDS

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,359 1,775 45.0 43.1-47.0 2,584 55.0 53.0-56.9
-Western 850 265 36.6 32.0-41.5 585 63.4 58.5-68.0
GENDER
Male 390 126 35.0 28.2-42.4 264 65.0 57.6-71.8
Female 460 139 38.2 32.0-44.8 321 61.8 55.2-68.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 754 220 34.4 29.6-39.6 534 65.6 60.4-70.4
Non-Hispanic Black 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 156 53 30.5 21.9-40.8 103 69.5 59.2-78.1
65-74 192 30 14.5 9.2-22.0 162 85.5 78.0-90.8
75+ 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 212 57 31.2 23.3-40.4 155 68.8 59.6-76.7
Some Post-H.S. 248 87 38.6 30.6-47.2 161 61.4 52.8-69.4
College Graduate 310 92 37.4 30.5-44.9 218 62.6 55.1-69.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 180 *** *** *** 131 67.2 56.0-76.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 311 102 40.0 31.8-48.9 209 60.0 51.1-68.2
No 533 161 34.8 29.3-40.7 372 65.2 59.3-70.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 726 218 35.7 30.8-41.0 508 64.3 59.0-69.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 203 79 43.7 35.2-52.6 124 56.3 47.4-64.8
Rural 647 186 33.6 28.1-39.5 461 66.4 60.5-71.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 372 140 38.7 32.0-45.8 232 61.3 54.2-68.0
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 299 38 15.7 10.6-22.6 261 84.3 77.4-89.4
Unable to Work 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 404 109 31.6 25.3-38.7 295 68.4 61.3-74.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 281 71 30.9 22.0-41.4 210 69.1 58.6-78.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 239 68 34.8 27.1-43.4 171 65.2 56.6-72.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 330 126 42.1 34.9-49.6 204 57.9 50.4-65.1

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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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