2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,905 725 16.1 14.7-17.5 4,180 83.9 82.5-85.3
-Western 952 123 14.9 11.8-18.6 829 85.1 81.4-88.2
GENDER
Male 432 55 14.3 10.1-19.7 377 85.7 80.3-89.9
Female 520 68 15.5 11.3-20.9 452 84.5 79.1-88.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 839 106 15.2 11.9-19.3 733 84.8 80.7-88.1
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 138 22 15.2 8.8-24.9 116 84.8 75.1-91.2
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 154 33 19.6 12.2-30.0 121 80.4 70.0-87.8
55-64 177 23 11.3 6.8-18.2 154 88.7 81.8-93.2
65-74 212 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 243 33 13.2 8.3-20.3 210 86.8 79.7-91.7
Some Post-H.S. 270 46 15.4 10.5-22.1 224 84.6 77.9-89.5
College Graduate 338 24 10.9 6.5-17.6 314 89.1 82.4-93.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 162 31 22.9 14.7-34.0 131 77.1 66.0-85.3
$25,000- 34,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 192 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 346 67 23.8 17.3-31.7 279 76.2 68.3-82.7
No 576 51 9.7 6.9-13.4 525 90.3 86.6-93.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 812 110 15.5 12.1-19.6 702 84.5 80.4-87.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 225 24 13.2 8.3-20.3 201 86.8 79.7-91.7
Rural 727 99 15.6 11.9-20.2 628 84.4 79.8-88.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 420 62 16.9 12.3-22.8 358 83.1 77.2-87.7
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 335 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 431 31 8.3 5.2-12.9 400 91.7 87.1-94.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 315 33 11.1 6.3-18.7 282 88.9 81.3-93.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 265 36 17.3 11.9-24.4 229 82.7 75.6-88.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 372 54 15.6 11.0-21.6 318 84.4 78.4-89.0

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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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