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 4,605 223 4.4 3.7- 5.3 4,382 95.6 94.7-96.3
-Western 867 44 5.0 3.3- 7.4 823 95.0 92.6-96.7
GENDER
Male 410 17 3.4 1.9- 6.0 393 96.6 94.0-98.1
Female 457 27 6.5 3.8-10.8 430 93.5 89.2-96.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 761 37 4.8 3.1- 7.5 724 95.2 92.5-96.9
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 194 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 218 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 262 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 295 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 193 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 303 44 14.8 10.0-21.5 259 85.2 78.5-90.0
No 562 *** *** *** 562 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 751 40 5.2 3.4- 7.9 711 94.8 92.1-96.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 225 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 644 32 4.6 2.7- 7.6 612 95.4 92.4-97.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 392 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 304 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 91 25 20.6 12.1-32.7 66 79.4 67.3-87.9
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 414 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 246 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 278 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 345 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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