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?

(Ever told) you had a stroke?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,717 227 3.8 3.2- 4.5 4,490 96.2 95.5-96.8
-Western 892 46 4.8 3.3- 7.0 846 95.2 93.0-96.7
GENDER
Male 420 25 6.4 3.8-10.5 395 93.6 89.5-96.2
Female 472 21 3.4 2.1- 5.5 451 96.6 94.5-97.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 781 43 5.2 3.6- 7.6 738 94.8 92.4-96.4
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 143 *** *** *** 143 100 . - .
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 199 14 7.4 4.1-12.8 185 92.6 87.2-95.9
75+ 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 229 15 6.5 3.8-11.1 214 93.5 88.9-96.2
Some Post-H.S. 271 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 297 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 195 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 305 32 9.5 5.9-15.0 273 90.5 85.0-94.1
No 562 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 776 41 4.8 3.2- 7.2 735 95.2 92.8-96.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 229 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 665 36 5.4 3.5- 8.4 629 94.6 91.6-96.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 405 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 306 29 13.1 8.1-20.4 277 86.9 79.6-91.9
Unable to Work 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 286 21 6.4 3.7-10.9 265 93.6 89.1-96.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 351 14 3.2 1.8- 5.6 337 96.8 94.4-98.2

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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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