2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,721 660 14.5 13.2-15.9 4,061 85.5 84.1-86.8
-Western 892 142 17.4 14.3-21.0 750 82.6 79.0-85.7
GENDER
Male 420 49 14.9 10.6-20.4 371 85.1 79.6-89.4
Female 472 93 19.8 15.5-24.8 379 80.2 75.2-84.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 781 125 17.7 14.3-21.6 656 82.3 78.4-85.7
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 143 32 22.9 15.9-31.8 111 77.1 68.2-84.1
35-44 97 *** *** *** 80 81.4 69.0-89.6
45-54 133 23 19.1 11.5-29.8 110 80.9 70.2-88.5
55-64 173 27 16.4 9.7-26.2 146 83.6 73.8-90.3
65-74 199 24 9.3 5.5-15.1 175 90.7 84.9-94.5
75+ 128 15 13.9 7.9-23.4 113 86.1 76.6-92.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 20 17.1 9.5-28.8 77 82.9 71.2-90.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 229 40 18.5 12.9-25.7 189 81.5 74.3-87.1
Some Post-H.S. 271 47 19.6 14.1-26.5 224 80.4 73.5-85.9
College Graduate 297 35 13.0 8.5-19.5 262 87.0 80.5-91.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 25 16.0 9.9-25.0 112 84.0 75.0-90.1
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 195 18 9.0 5.0-15.7 177 91.0 84.3-95.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 305 77 26.1 19.9-33.4 228 73.9 66.6-80.1
No 562 58 12.8 9.5-17.2 504 87.2 82.8-90.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 776 136 18.3 15.0-22.1 640 81.7 77.9-85.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 229 33 17.4 11.8-24.9 196 82.6 75.1-88.2
Rural 665 109 17.4 13.8-21.7 556 82.6 78.3-86.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 405 61 17.3 12.9-22.8 344 82.7 77.2-87.1
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 306 33 10.9 7.3-16.1 273 89.1 83.9-92.7
Unable to Work 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 132 28 21.1 13.2-32.0 104 78.9 68.0-86.8
151% to 200% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 417 53 14.6 10.6-19.8 364 85.4 80.2-89.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 257 44 19.9 13.7-28.2 213 80.1 71.8-86.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 286 49 17.4 12.6-23.5 237 82.6 76.5-87.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 351 49 16.1 11.5-22.2 302 83.9 77.8-88.5

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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