2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Chronic Health Conditions

Do you still have asthma?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,706 431 9.4 8.3-10.6 4,275 90.6 89.4-91.7
-Western 887 99 11.6 9.0-14.8 788 88.4 85.2-91.0
GENDER
Male 419 25 6.8 4.1-11.0 394 93.2 89.0-95.9
Female 468 74 16.1 12.1-21.1 394 83.9 78.9-87.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 776 88 12.1 9.3-15.6 688 87.9 84.4-90.7
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 142 14 9.2 5.1-16.0 128 90.8 84.0-94.9
35-44 96 15 17.3 9.4-29.8 81 82.7 70.2-90.6
45-54 133 19 13.1 7.4-22.1 114 86.9 77.9-92.6
55-64 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 199 17 8.0 4.5-13.8 182 92.0 86.2-95.5
75+ 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 226 26 10.8 6.9-16.6 200 89.2 83.4-93.1
Some Post-H.S. 270 33 12.8 8.4-18.9 237 87.2 81.1-91.6
College Graduate 296 22 8.5 5.1-14.0 274 91.5 86.0-94.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 136 17 9.5 5.4-16.3 119 90.5 83.7-94.6
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 194 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 302 65 22.8 16.9-30.0 237 77.2 70.0-83.1
No 560 30 6.1 4.0- 9.2 530 93.9 90.8-96.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 771 95 12.2 9.5-15.6 676 87.8 84.4-90.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 229 22 11.3 6.8-18.3 207 88.7 81.7-93.2
Rural 660 77 11.7 8.8-15.3 583 88.3 84.7-91.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 401 37 9.5 6.4-13.9 364 90.5 86.1-93.6
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 306 23 8.0 5.0-12.6 283 92.0 87.4-95.0
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 130 19 12.9 7.1-22.2 111 87.1 77.8-92.9
151% to 200% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 415 35 9.6 6.3-14.4 380 90.4 85.6-93.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 254 28 8.9 5.6-13.7 226 91.1 86.3-94.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 285 37 13.2 9.1-18.9 248 86.8 81.1-90.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 350 34 11.2 7.3-16.7 316 88.8 83.3-92.7

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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