2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,633 433 7.9 7.0- 8.9 4,200 92.1 91.1-93.0
-Western 874 77 7.7 5.6-10.5 797 92.3 89.5-94.4
GENDER
Male 413 43 8.6 5.7-12.8 370 91.4 87.2-94.3
Female 461 34 6.8 4.1-11.2 427 93.2 88.8-95.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 767 70 8.2 5.9-11.4 697 91.8 88.6-94.1
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 194 21 9.5 5.7-15.4 173 90.5 84.6-94.3
75+ 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 223 19 6.3 3.5-11.0 204 93.7 89.0-96.5
Some Post-H.S. 263 28 8.3 5.0-13.4 235 91.7 86.6-95.0
College Graduate 295 17 3.0 1.6- 5.3 278 97.0 94.7-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 195 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 305 78 23.2 17.2-30.4 227 76.8 69.6-82.8
No 562 *** *** *** 562 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 19 15.4 9.1-24.9 99 84.6 75.1-90.9
Non-Veteran 758 59 7.0 4.8-10.0 699 93.0 90.0-95.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 227 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 649 65 8.3 5.9-11.6 584 91.7 88.4-94.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 396 24 5.3 3.2- 8.6 372 94.7 91.4-96.8
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 304 32 8.1 4.7-13.4 272 91.9 86.6-95.3
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 417 26 6.6 3.8-11.3 391 93.4 88.7-96.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 247 32 10.3 6.5-15.8 215 89.7 84.2-93.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 282 23 7.9 4.6-13.0 259 92.1 87.0-95.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 347 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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