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 4,593 377 7.3 6.4- 8.2 4,216 92.7 91.8-93.6
-Western 866 80 9.0 6.8-11.9 786 91.0 88.1-93.2
GENDER
Male 410 21 4.3 2.5- 7.3 389 95.7 92.7-97.5
Female 456 59 13.5 9.7-18.5 397 86.5 81.5-90.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 760 70 9.2 6.8-12.4 690 90.8 87.6-93.2
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 130 18 9.5 5.3-16.5 112 90.5 83.5-94.7
55-64 170 19 14.4 7.9-24.7 151 85.6 75.3-92.1
65-74 193 16 9.5 5.4-16.3 177 90.5 83.7-94.6
75+ 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 94 21 17.7 10.3-28.6 73 82.3 71.4-89.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 218 26 9.9 6.1-15.7 192 90.1 84.3-93.9
Some Post-H.S. 261 24 8.3 4.7-14.2 237 91.7 85.8-95.3
College Graduate 295 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 133 20 15.8 9.1-26.0 113 84.2 74.0-90.9
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 193 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 303 80 26.9 20.6-34.3 223 73.1 65.7-79.4
No 562 *** *** *** 562 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 750 74 9.5 7.0-12.7 676 90.5 87.3-93.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 224 19 7.3 4.3-12.1 205 92.7 87.9-95.7
Rural 644 61 9.7 6.9-13.5 583 90.3 86.5-93.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 391 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 303 24 8.7 5.4-13.7 279 91.3 86.3-94.6
Unable to Work 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 129 19 13.0 7.4-21.9 110 87.0 78.1-92.6
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 414 19 4.9 2.9- 8.0 395 95.1 92.0-97.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 246 24 8.9 5.1-15.0 222 91.1 85.0-94.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 279 30 11.6 7.5-17.4 249 88.4 82.6-92.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 343 26 6.3 3.9-10.0 317 93.7 90.0-96.1

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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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