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?

Not including kidney stones, bladder infection or incontinence, were you (Ever told) you have kidney disease?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,714 184 3.2 2.6- 3.9 4,530 96.8 96.1-97.4
-Western 887 32 3.0 1.9- 4.6 855 97.0 95.4-98.1
GENDER
Male 419 17 2.5 1.4- 4.5 402 97.5 95.5-98.6
Female 468 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 776 28 3.1 1.9- 4.9 748 96.9 95.1-98.1
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 197 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 227 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 270 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 295 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** 105 100 . - .
$75,000+ 195 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 302 24 7.3 4.4-11.9 278 92.7 88.1-95.6
No 560 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 772 25 2.6 1.6- 4.2 747 97.4 95.8-98.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 227 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 662 29 3.4 2.1- 5.2 633 96.6 94.8-97.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 405 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 302 18 6.3 3.5-11.2 284 93.7 88.8-96.5
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** 59 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 417 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 257 15 4.6 2.6- 7.9 242 95.4 92.1-97.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 284 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 348 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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