2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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Respond.^
Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,277 1,363 47.1 44.8-49.4 404 13.5 11.9-15.2 1,090 26.7 24.8-28.7 198 6.4 5.2- 7.8 187 5.2 4.3- 6.2 35 1.2 0.8- 1.8
-Western 694 235 39.0 34.0-44.2 98 17.4 13.1-22.8 281 31.9 27.3-36.9 38 6.6 4.4- 9.9 35 4.3 2.7- 6.7 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 303 115 42.3 34.6-50.3 30 16.1 9.8-25.2 110 28.8 22.2-36.5 *** *** *** 29 6.5 3.9-10.7 *** *** ***
Female 391 120 35.9 29.5-42.9 68 18.7 13.5-25.4 171 34.7 28.6-41.4 23 8.2 5.1-13.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 639 217 39.7 34.5-45.2 89 17.9 13.3-23.7 267 32.2 27.6-37.3 28 4.7 2.9- 7.5 33 4.6 2.9- 7.2 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 15.3 9.0-24.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 180 20 9.0 5.2-15.2 *** *** *** 127 70.1 60.2-78.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** 116 78.8 67.5-86.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 167 45 31.8 23.0-42.1 21 17.9 10.4-29.1 74 33.0 24.5-42.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 200 68 43.8 34.8-53.2 30 15.7 9.9-24.0 76 29.7 22.4-38.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 273 112 53.8 46.2-61.2 41 15.0 10.5-20.9 101 24.2 19.1-30.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 20.9 13.8-30.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 158 *** *** *** *** *** *** 45 16.2 10.7-23.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 262 38 21.2 14.4-30.0 27 12.5 6.9-21.5 149 48.5 39.4-57.7 27 11.6 7.2-18.1 20 6.2 3.4-10.9 *** *** ***
No 427 195 49.5 43.0-56.1 71 20.6 14.9-27.7 130 22.0 17.6-27.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 22.8 14.3-34.5 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 579 213 41.8 36.2-47.6 93 19.3 14.4-25.4 225 29.5 24.6-34.9 36 7.7 5.1-11.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 153 54 40.5 30.9-50.9 31 22.8 14.4-34.2 53 25.7 18.6-34.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 541 181 38.3 32.6-44.4 67 15.3 10.6-21.4 228 34.4 28.8-40.5 30 6.5 4.1-10.1 28 4.4 2.6- 7.4 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 281 175 61.3 52.4-69.5 55 23.9 16.5-33.4 31 8.5 5.1-13.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 288 37 15.3 10.3-22.1 29 11.9 7.4-18.7 198 62.8 54.7-70.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 365 166 54.6 47.1-61.9 46 16.6 10.7-24.9 129 22.4 17.8-27.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 235 72 32.7 24.3-42.4 34 18.9 11.2-30.2 100 38.2 28.9-48.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 196 72 42.9 33.9-52.3 21 13.0 7.1-22.7 82 30.8 23.5-39.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 263 91 40.3 32.3-48.8 43 20.1 13.4-29.2 99 28.1 21.7-35.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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