2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,893 3,300 66.8 65.0-68.5 699 12.1 10.9-13.3 894 21.1 19.6-22.8
-Western 950 635 65.2 60.6-69.5 158 15.5 12.3-19.3 157 19.3 15.9-23.3
GENDER
Male 432 260 54.7 47.8-61.4 64 16.4 11.5-22.7 108 28.9 23.1-35.6
Female 518 375 75.0 69.5-79.8 94 14.7 11.0-19.4 49 10.3 7.2-14.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 837 577 66.3 61.4-70.9 146 16.3 12.9-20.5 114 17.4 13.8-21.7
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** 54 36.2 26.9-46.6
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 154 *** *** *** *** *** *** 39 21.5 14.2-31.2
55-64 177 124 70.1 59.8-78.7 36 20.5 13.4-30.1 *** *** ***
65-74 212 158 78.6 71.1-84.5 41 16.7 11.4-23.8 *** *** ***
75+ 164 122 73.1 62.7-81.4 39 25.5 17.3-35.9 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 242 148 55.0 46.3-63.4 41 19.3 12.8-28.2 53 25.7 18.8-34.1
Some Post-H.S. 270 188 73.0 65.5-79.4 42 12.1 8.0-18.0 40 14.9 10.1-21.4
College Graduate 337 238 68.0 60.9-74.4 64 18.0 13.2-24.0 35 14.0 9.4-20.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** 21 17.7 10.2-28.9 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 18.0 10.3-29.4
$50,000- 74,999 126 *** *** *** 22 14.3 8.4-23.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 192 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 345 228 65.7 57.6-73.0 75 18.8 13.2-26.2 42 15.5 10.2-22.8
No 575 392 66.1 60.4-71.4 76 12.9 9.4-17.6 107 20.9 16.6-26.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 139 99 69.5 58.4-78.7 19 14.1 8.3-23.0 21 16.4 9.4-26.9
Non-Veteran 810 536 64.7 59.7-69.4 139 15.8 12.3-20.0 135 19.5 15.8-23.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 224 145 64.7 56.7-72.0 36 12.7 8.6-18.4 43 22.6 16.4-30.2
Rural 726 490 65.3 59.8-70.5 122 16.7 12.7-21.6 114 18.0 14.0-22.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 420 263 59.3 52.4-65.8 52 13.9 9.3-20.3 105 26.8 21.2-33.2
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 334 242 73.2 66.5-79.0 78 23.0 17.6-29.5 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** 24 18.1 10.2-30.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 149 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 430 298 64.3 57.1-71.0 78 20.6 14.8-27.9 54 15.1 10.9-20.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 315 210 64.2 55.0-72.5 51 18.4 11.7-27.9 54 17.3 11.8-24.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 264 187 67.1 58.7-74.5 40 14.9 9.8-22.0 37 18.0 12.2-25.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 371 238 64.1 57.3-70.4 67 14.0 10.2-18.8 66 21.9 16.6-28.4

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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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