2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,536 903 24.8 23.1-26.6 2,633 75.2 73.4-76.9
-Western 729 206 27.4 23.3-31.8 523 72.6 68.2-76.7
GENDER
Male 341 79 21.5 16.2-27.9 262 78.5 72.1-83.8
Female 388 127 32.7 27.0-39.1 261 67.3 60.9-73.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 638 189 29.4 24.9-34.3 449 70.6 65.7-75.1
Non-Hispanic Black 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 154 54 32.7 24.3-42.2 100 67.3 57.8-75.7
65-74 166 39 25.6 17.8-35.4 127 74.4 64.6-82.2
75+ 99 19 18.7 10.8-30.5 80 81.3 69.5-89.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 180 42 24.9 17.8-33.7 138 75.1 66.3-82.2
Some Post-H.S. 229 61 25.0 18.5-32.9 168 75.0 67.1-81.5
College Graduate 248 91 42.3 34.6-50.4 157 57.7 49.6-65.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 103 22 13.8 8.3-22.0 81 86.2 78.0-91.7
$25,000- 34,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 92 *** *** *** 67 75.7 64.0-84.6
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 168 52 29.6 21.5-39.2 116 70.4 60.8-78.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 258 60 21.3 15.6-28.4 198 78.7 71.6-84.4
No 468 146 30.8 25.5-36.6 322 69.2 63.4-74.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 632 183 27.6 23.3-32.4 449 72.4 67.6-76.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 187 70 35.4 27.5-44.2 117 64.6 55.8-72.5
Rural 543 137 24.0 19.6-29.1 406 76.0 70.9-80.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 333 105 28.8 22.8-35.6 228 71.2 64.4-77.2
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 254 55 25.6 19.0-33.6 199 74.4 66.4-81.0
Unable to Work 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 105 32 24.3 15.6-35.9 73 75.7 64.1-84.4
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 360 111 30.5 24.7-37.0 249 69.5 63.0-75.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 210 52 20.6 14.7-28.1 158 79.4 71.9-85.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 232 63 26.2 19.9-33.8 169 73.8 66.2-80.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 288 92 32.0 25.4-39.4 196 68.0 60.6-74.6

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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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