2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Perceived Nutrition Environment

To what degree would you agree with the statement, “It is easy to purchase healthy foods
in my neighborhood such as whole grain foods, low fat options, and fruits and vegetables.”

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  Total
Respond.^		 Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,764 1,617 41.2 39.2-43.3 1,645 43.7 41.6-45.8 204 6.2 5.2- 7.4 218 6.8 5.6- 8.1 80 2.1 1.5- 2.9
-Western 792 350 39.3 34.7-44.2 352 47.3 42.3-52.4 42 6.6 4.4- 9.8 33 5.0 2.9- 8.7 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 352 142 36.9 30.0-44.4 175 52.7 45.1-60.1 21 5.9 3.4-10.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 440 208 41.7 35.6-48.0 177 42.3 35.8-49.0 21 7.3 4.2-12.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 706 331 41.9 36.9-47.1 299 44.5 39.3-50.0 37 6.5 4.3- 9.9 29 5.3 2.9- 9.4 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 154 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 181 93 46.4 36.9-56.2 74 46.2 36.5-56.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 139 58 35.4 26.1-46.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 198 59 30.0 22.1-39.3 112 56.4 46.5-65.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 236 98 39.3 31.5-47.7 104 47.9 39.6-56.2 17 9.1 5.2-15.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 282 164 56.1 48.3-63.6 97 35.2 28.3-42.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 165 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 305 123 36.1 28.8-44.1 136 44.7 36.4-53.2 20 9.3 5.2-16.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 482 225 41.2 35.3-47.3 214 49.2 43.0-55.4 22 5.1 3.0- 8.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 678 305 39.4 34.4-44.6 293 46.7 41.2-52.2 34 6.6 4.3-10.0 32 5.5 3.1- 9.7 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 174 88 39.9 31.4-49.0 75 50.8 41.4-60.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 618 262 39.1 33.7-44.9 277 46.0 40.1-52.0 38 7.7 5.0-11.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 342 154 41.5 34.4-49.0 148 44.8 37.4-52.4 21 6.5 3.7-11.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 287 141 45.0 37.4-52.8 124 45.0 37.3-52.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 385 201 48.5 41.4-55.7 153 42.9 35.9-50.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 265 110 39.7 31.0-49.1 114 40.1 31.2-49.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 228 92 36.5 28.8-44.8 114 51.8 43.1-60.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 299 148 41.7 34.4-49.4 124 48.6 40.8-56.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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