2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Respiratory Health

During the past 3 months, did you have a cough on most days?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,772 719 18.4 16.9-20.1 3,053 81.6 79.9-83.1
-Western 767 154 19.9 16.3-24.1 613 80.1 75.9-83.7
GENDER
Male 362 59 18.3 13.1-25.0 303 81.7 75.0-86.9
Female 405 95 21.4 16.7-27.0 310 78.6 73.0-83.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 671 140 20.8 16.8-25.3 531 79.2 74.7-83.2
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 117 18 12.2 7.0-20.4 99 87.8 79.6-93.0
55-64 158 39 22.4 15.2-31.8 119 77.6 68.2-84.8
65-74 177 43 31.4 22.0-42.5 *** *** ***
75+ 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 194 38 19.4 13.4-27.3 156 80.6 72.7-86.6
Some Post-H.S. 237 62 24.1 17.4-32.3 175 75.9 67.7-82.6
College Graduate 256 36 12.0 8.3-17.2 220 88.0 82.8-91.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 173 23 17.4 10.0-28.8 150 82.6 71.2-90.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 270 82 28.4 22.0-35.9 188 71.6 64.1-78.0
No 494 72 15.5 11.4-20.9 422 84.5 79.1-88.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 666 134 20.0 16.2-24.5 532 80.0 75.5-83.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 193 38 18.1 12.6-25.3 155 81.9 74.7-87.4
Rural 575 116 20.6 16.2-25.9 459 79.4 74.1-83.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 348 52 15.1 10.5-21.3 296 84.9 78.7-89.5
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 272 58 24.7 17.9-33.0 214 75.3 67.0-82.1
Unable to Work 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 113 27 19.2 11.7-29.9 86 80.8 70.1-88.3
151% to 200% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 372 61 18.7 13.4-25.5 311 81.3 74.5-86.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 224 41 17.0 11.0-25.4 183 83.0 74.6-89.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 247 59 24.2 17.7-32.2 188 75.8 67.8-82.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 297 54 16.6 12.1-22.4 243 83.4 77.6-87.9

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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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