2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Respiratory Health

During the past 3 months, did you cough up phlegm [FLEM] or mucus on most days?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,763 633 16.1 14.6-17.7 3,130 83.9 82.3-85.4
-Western 767 148 19.4 15.7-23.6 619 80.6 76.4-84.3
GENDER
Male 363 60 17.8 12.7-24.3 303 82.2 75.7-87.3
Female 404 88 20.9 16.1-26.8 316 79.1 73.2-83.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 671 130 19.4 15.5-23.9 541 80.6 76.1-84.5
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 109 15 12.6 7.1-21.5 94 87.4 78.5-92.9
35-44 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 117 22 15.2 9.2-24.0 95 84.8 76.0-90.8
55-64 158 36 21.1 14.3-30.0 122 78.9 70.0-85.7
65-74 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 194 43 19.8 13.9-27.3 151 80.2 72.7-86.1
Some Post-H.S. 237 53 22.8 16.0-31.5 184 77.2 68.5-84.0
College Graduate 257 33 12.0 7.9-17.9 224 88.0 82.1-92.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 269 82 26.6 20.4-33.9 187 73.4 66.1-79.6
No 495 65 15.6 11.3-21.0 430 84.4 79.0-88.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 665 121 18.6 14.8-23.1 544 81.4 76.9-85.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 193 39 20.9 14.7-28.8 154 79.1 71.2-85.3
Rural 575 109 18.7 14.4-23.9 466 81.3 76.1-85.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 348 46 15.5 10.7-22.1 302 84.5 77.9-89.3
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 272 57 23.3 16.8-31.4 215 76.7 68.6-83.2
Unable to Work 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 113 29 22.7 14.0-34.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 372 50 16.1 11.1-22.7 322 83.9 77.3-88.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 225 36 11.6 7.6-17.3 189 88.4 82.7-92.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 246 58 23.9 17.4-31.9 188 76.1 68.1-82.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 297 54 18.4 13.4-24.7 243 81.6 75.3-86.6

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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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