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 4,610 829 14.9 13.7-16.2 3,781 85.1 83.8-86.3
-Western 868 176 18.2 15.2-21.7 692 81.8 78.3-84.8
GENDER
Male 411 61 13.6 9.8-18.5 350 86.4 81.5-90.2
Female 457 115 22.7 18.1-27.9 342 77.3 72.1-81.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 762 160 19.0 15.7-22.9 602 81.0 77.1-84.3
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 130 27 18.5 11.6-28.0 103 81.5 72.0-88.4
55-64 169 36 23.8 16.0-33.8 133 76.2 66.2-84.0
65-74 194 52 24.0 17.3-32.2 142 76.0 67.8-82.7
75+ 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 219 54 17.8 12.9-23.9 165 82.2 76.1-87.1
Some Post-H.S. 262 53 19.8 14.2-27.0 209 80.2 73.0-85.8
College Graduate 295 39 12.7 8.5-18.5 256 87.3 81.5-91.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 133 29 19.4 12.3-29.0 104 80.6 71.0-87.7
$25,000- 34,999 80 22 19.0 11.2-30.4 58 81.0 69.6-88.8
$35,000- 49,999 102 22 22.1 13.7-33.6 80 77.9 66.4-86.3
$50,000- 74,999 105 19 15.6 8.7-26.6 86 84.4 73.4-91.3
$75,000+ 194 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 303 176 54.8 46.8-62.5 127 45.2 37.5-53.2
No 562 *** *** *** 562 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 20 14.6 8.5-23.8 98 85.4 76.2-91.5
Non-Veteran 752 156 18.6 15.3-22.4 596 81.4 77.6-84.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 225 41 16.6 11.7-23.0 184 83.4 77.0-88.3
Rural 645 135 18.9 15.1-23.2 510 81.1 76.8-84.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 393 24 6.2 3.9-10.0 369 93.8 90.0-96.1
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 304 81 28.8 22.2-36.4 223 71.2 63.6-77.8
Unable to Work 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 129 33 19.8 12.8-29.4 96 80.2 70.6-87.2
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 414 60 14.6 10.7-19.6 354 85.4 80.4-89.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 246 50 16.5 11.5-22.9 196 83.5 77.1-88.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 279 67 21.4 16.0-28.1 212 78.6 71.9-84.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 345 59 15.6 11.5-20.8 286 84.4 79.2-88.5

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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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