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 4,714 445 7.3 6.5- 8.2 4,269 92.7 91.8-93.5
-Western 886 119 12.1 9.4-15.4 767 87.9 84.6-90.6
GENDER
Male 417 59 14.3 9.9-20.3 358 85.7 79.7-90.1
Female 469 60 10.0 7.1-13.8 409 90.0 86.2-92.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 777 115 13.4 10.3-17.1 662 86.6 82.9-89.7
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 198 38 16.8 11.3-24.4 160 83.2 75.6-88.7
75+ 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 227 29 11.0 7.0-16.8 198 89.0 83.2-93.0
Some Post-H.S. 269 32 10.1 6.3-15.8 237 89.9 84.2-93.7
College Graduate 296 47 12.2 8.5-17.1 249 87.8 82.9-91.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 195 35 15.3 9.7-23.3 160 84.7 76.7-90.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 301 49 16.7 11.2-24.2 252 83.3 75.8-88.8
No 560 68 10.0 7.2-13.7 492 90.0 86.3-92.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 770 95 11.0 8.2-14.5 675 89.0 85.5-91.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 228 27 8.5 5.4-13.1 201 91.5 86.9-94.6
Rural 660 92 13.6 10.0-18.1 568 86.4 81.9-90.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 403 25 7.3 4.2-12.6 378 92.7 87.4-95.8
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 305 75 27.0 20.2-35.1 230 73.0 64.9-79.8
Unable to Work 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 417 65 13.4 9.6-18.3 352 86.6 81.7-90.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 255 27 8.7 5.1-14.6 228 91.3 85.4-94.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 283 38 14.6 9.6-21.7 245 85.4 78.3-90.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 350 54 10.9 7.7-15.3 296 89.1 84.7-92.3

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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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