2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,626 288 5.4 4.7- 6.3 4,338 94.6 93.7-95.3
-Western 871 70 7.9 5.6-11.0 801 92.1 89.0-94.4
GENDER
Male 412 34 8.1 4.7-13.8 378 91.9 86.2-95.3
Female 459 36 7.7 5.1-11.3 423 92.3 88.7-94.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 764 60 8.2 5.7-11.7 704 91.8 88.3-94.3
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 193 19 11.1 6.0-19.4 174 88.9 80.6-94.0
75+ 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 223 24 8.0 4.8-13.0 199 92.0 87.0-95.2
Some Post-H.S. 261 20 7.8 4.5-13.1 241 92.2 86.9-95.5
College Graduate 294 16 3.3 1.8- 5.7 278 96.7 94.3-98.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 194 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 303 70 23.5 17.1-31.3 233 76.5 68.7-82.9
No 562 *** *** *** 562 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 755 56 7.7 5.3-11.1 699 92.3 88.9-94.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 227 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 646 56 8.6 5.7-12.8 590 91.4 87.2-94.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 395 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 303 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 415 17 2.7 1.5- 4.7 398 97.3 95.3-98.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 246 26 8.1 4.9-13.3 220 91.9 86.7-95.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 280 22 9.4 5.3-16.1 258 90.6 83.9-94.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 347 22 6.1 3.6-10.2 325 93.9 89.8-96.4

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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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