2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,708 427 8.1 7.2- 9.1 4,281 91.9 90.9-92.8
-Western 889 101 10.6 8.1-13.7 788 89.4 86.3-91.9
GENDER
Male 418 26 4.6 2.7- 7.8 392 95.4 92.2-97.3
Female 471 75 16.1 12.0-21.4 396 83.9 78.6-88.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 779 92 10.9 8.2-14.3 687 89.1 85.7-91.8
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 173 30 23.0 14.8-34.1 143 77.0 65.9-85.2
65-74 197 28 15.9 9.4-25.6 169 84.1 74.4-90.6
75+ 127 19 15.5 8.6-26.2 108 84.5 73.8-91.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 229 34 11.7 7.8-17.1 195 88.3 82.9-92.2
Some Post-H.S. 270 29 7.8 4.7-12.6 241 92.2 87.4-95.3
College Graduate 297 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 28 19.3 11.8-29.9 109 80.7 70.1-88.2
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 195 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 302 69 21.9 16.0-29.1 233 78.1 70.9-84.0
No 562 30 5.2 3.2- 8.3 532 94.8 91.7-96.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 773 91 11.0 8.3-14.4 682 89.0 85.6-91.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 229 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 662 87 11.8 8.8-15.5 575 88.2 84.5-91.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 405 19 3.0 1.7- 5.1 386 97.0 94.9-98.3
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 304 35 11.6 7.6-17.3 269 88.4 82.7-92.4
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** 59 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 132 26 16.2 9.9-25.4 106 83.8 74.6-90.1
151% to 200% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 417 31 7.0 4.1-11.5 386 93.0 88.5-95.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 256 35 8.4 5.6-12.4 221 91.6 87.6-94.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 285 43 15.2 10.6-21.2 242 84.8 78.8-89.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 350 23 6.7 3.7-11.9 327 93.3 88.1-96.3

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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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