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 4,608 560 12.3 11.2-13.6 4,048 87.7 86.4-88.8
-Western 868 111 13.9 10.9-17.6 757 86.1 82.4-89.1
GENDER
Male 411 48 13.1 8.9-19.0 363 86.9 81.0-91.1
Female 457 63 14.7 10.8-19.7 394 85.3 80.3-89.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 761 93 13.2 10.1-17.1 668 86.8 82.9-89.9
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 134 21 14.0 8.5-22.2 113 86.0 77.8-91.5
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 171 25 16.8 9.8-27.2 146 83.2 72.8-90.2
65-74 193 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 127 18 13.2 7.4-22.6 109 86.8 77.4-92.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 220 33 15.8 10.5-23.0 187 84.2 77.0-89.5
Some Post-H.S. 262 36 13.3 8.6-20.0 226 86.7 80.0-91.4
College Graduate 295 24 7.8 4.5-13.1 271 92.2 86.9-95.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 195 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 303 111 41.6 34.1-49.6 192 58.4 50.4-65.9
No 562 *** *** *** 562 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 752 95 14.1 10.8-18.1 657 85.9 81.9-89.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 226 28 15.5 10.3-22.7 198 84.5 77.3-89.7
Rural 644 83 13.2 9.7-17.7 561 86.8 82.3-90.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 394 32 10.0 6.2-15.6 362 90.0 84.4-93.8
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 303 28 10.8 6.8-16.9 275 89.2 83.1-93.2
Unable to Work 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 416 29 9.5 6.2-14.4 387 90.5 85.6-93.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 245 36 12.9 8.3-19.6 209 87.1 80.4-91.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 279 38 14.5 9.6-21.5 241 85.5 78.5-90.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 346 37 13.7 9.4-19.5 309 86.3 80.5-90.6

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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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