2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Healthy Days

Frequent Mental Distress (within the past 30 days)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,662 581 12.3 11.2-13.6 4,081 87.7 86.4-88.8
-Western 875 120 15.0 11.7-19.0 755 85.0 81.0-88.3
GENDER
Male 418 44 12.4 8.0-18.6 374 87.6 81.4-92.0
Female 457 76 17.5 13.0-23.1 381 82.5 76.9-87.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 766 108 15.1 11.6-19.4 658 84.9 80.6-88.4
Non-Hispanic Black 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 141 25 17.0 10.8-25.8 116 83.0 74.2-89.2
35-44 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 195 19 9.3 5.4-15.6 176 90.7 84.4-94.6
75+ 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 221 31 11.6 7.2-18.2 190 88.4 81.8-92.8
Some Post-H.S. 267 43 17.2 11.4-25.3 224 82.8 74.7-88.6
College Graduate 295 32 12.1 7.8-18.2 263 87.9 81.8-92.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 102 14 12.8 7.0-22.3 88 87.2 77.7-93.0
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 194 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 295 65 23.0 16.5-31.0 230 77.0 69.0-83.5
No 555 51 10.3 7.0-15.0 504 89.7 85.0-93.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 760 108 15.5 12.0-19.9 652 84.5 80.1-88.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 226 27 13.3 8.8-19.6 199 86.7 80.4-91.2
Rural 651 94 15.7 11.6-20.9 557 84.3 79.1-88.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 403 44 12.7 8.4-18.8 359 87.3 81.2-91.6
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 299 26 6.9 4.3-10.9 273 93.1 89.1-95.7
Unable to Work 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 413 37 10.2 6.4-15.7 376 89.8 84.3-93.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 251 42 18.5 11.9-27.5 209 81.5 72.5-88.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 279 38 15.2 9.8-22.9 241 84.8 77.1-90.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 347 41 13.0 8.9-18.5 306 87.0 81.5-91.1

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*Frequent Mental Distress (FMD) was defined as having 14 or more days of poor mental health (including stress, depression, and problems with emotions) in the past 30 days.

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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