2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Health Status

General Health Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,889 3,892 81.0 79.5-82.4 997 19.0 17.6-20.5
-Western 946 746 79.3 75.3-82.8 200 20.7 17.2-24.7
GENDER
Male 430 345 80.6 74.4-85.6 85 19.4 14.4-25.6
Female 516 401 78.0 72.6-82.6 115 22.0 17.4-27.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 834 664 80.2 76.0-83.8 170 19.8 16.2-24.0
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 137 119 85.0 76.0-91.1 18 15.0 8.9-24.0
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 177 126 77.1 68.4-84.0 51 22.9 16.0-31.6
65-74 211 163 72.4 63.1-80.1 48 27.6 19.9-36.9
75+ 162 129 74.9 64.5-83.1 33 25.1 16.9-35.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 240 174 74.0 65.8-80.8 66 26.0 19.2-34.2
Some Post-H.S. 270 214 83.7 77.8-88.3 56 16.3 11.7-22.2
College Graduate 336 301 93.4 90.0-95.7 35 6.6 4.3-10.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 160 109 75.1 65.4-82.7 51 24.9 17.3-34.6
$25,000- 34,999 108 78 76.8 65.2-85.4 30 23.2 14.6-34.8
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 191 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 342 191 55.3 47.2-63.1 151 44.7 36.9-52.8
No 574 532 93.3 90.3-95.4 42 6.7 4.6- 9.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 138 112 79.4 69.0-86.9 26 20.6 13.1-31.0
Non-Veteran 807 633 79.2 74.8-83.0 174 20.8 17.0-25.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 224 188 86.3 80.7-90.5 36 13.7 9.5-19.3
Rural 722 558 76.4 71.2-80.9 164 23.6 19.1-28.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 420 383 90.0 84.5-93.7 37 10.0 6.3-15.5
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 332 266 77.5 70.7-83.1 66 22.5 16.9-29.3
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 149 99 73.2 62.9-81.5 50 26.8 18.5-37.1
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 429 391 91.0 85.3-94.7 38 9.0 5.3-14.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 314 237 70.2 60.9-78.0 77 29.8 22.0-39.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 263 202 80.4 73.8-85.7 61 19.6 14.3-26.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 369 307 84.8 79.5-88.9 62 15.2 11.1-20.5

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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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