2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Respiratory Health

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,704 1,207 31.0 29.1-32.9 2,497 69.0 67.1-70.9
-Western 754 283 38.2 33.6-43.0 471 61.8 57.0-66.4
GENDER
Male 354 139 40.0 33.2-47.3 215 60.0 52.7-66.8
Female 400 144 36.5 30.5-43.0 256 63.5 57.0-69.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 658 251 38.7 33.8-43.9 407 61.3 56.1-66.2
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 108 29 26.0 17.6-36.7 79 74.0 63.3-82.4
35-44 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 156 73 44.4 34.6-54.6 83 55.6 45.4-65.4
65-74 172 *** *** *** 105 57.7 47.0-67.6
75+ 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 189 74 36.3 28.3-45.1 115 63.7 54.9-71.7
Some Post-H.S. 234 102 45.0 36.5-53.8 132 55.0 46.2-63.5
College Graduate 254 75 29.0 22.2-37.0 179 71.0 63.0-77.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 172 47 27.3 18.6-38.0 125 72.7 62.0-81.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 262 134 53.2 45.1-61.1 128 46.8 38.9-54.9
No 489 149 30.9 25.6-36.7 340 69.1 63.3-74.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 654 241 37.4 32.6-42.5 413 62.6 57.5-67.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 189 64 34.9 27.2-43.6 125 65.1 56.4-72.8
Rural 566 219 39.6 34.0-45.4 347 60.4 54.6-66.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 344 98 30.0 23.8-36.9 246 70.0 63.1-76.2
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 265 112 45.1 37.0-53.5 153 54.9 46.5-63.0
Unable to Work 80 59 79.3 67.9-87.4 21 20.7 12.6-32.1
Other not in Labor Force 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 370 135 37.4 30.9-44.4 235 62.6 55.6-69.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 218 73 34.8 26.2-44.4 145 65.2 55.6-73.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 243 108 44.0 36.1-52.3 135 56.0 47.7-63.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 294 102 33.7 27.2-40.9 192 66.3 59.1-72.8

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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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