2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Hepatitis C

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,069 1,202 38.5 36.4-40.7 1,867 61.5 59.3-63.6
-Western 654 273 40.7 35.7-45.9 381 59.3 54.1-64.3
GENDER
Male 300 136 45.2 37.5-53.1 164 54.8 46.9-62.5
Female 354 137 36.8 30.3-43.7 217 63.2 56.3-69.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 564 238 40.6 35.2-46.2 326 59.4 53.8-64.8
Non-Hispanic Black 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 167 69 38.6 30.0-48.0 98 61.4 52.0-70.0
Some Post-H.S. 204 92 39.6 31.1-48.6 112 60.4 51.4-68.9
College Graduate 214 86 39.8 31.8-48.3 128 60.2 51.7-68.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 227 102 44.1 35.4-53.2 125 55.9 46.8-64.6
No 425 169 38.8 32.8-45.3 256 61.2 54.7-67.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 572 229 39.3 33.9-44.9 343 60.7 55.1-66.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 166 67 41.2 32.2-50.7 99 58.8 49.3-67.8
Rural 489 206 40.5 34.5-46.8 283 59.5 53.2-65.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 297 128 42.3 34.9-50.1 169 57.7 49.9-65.1
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 224 76 33.4 25.6-42.3 148 66.6 57.7-74.4
Unable to Work 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 316 131 42.0 34.8-49.5 185 58.0 50.5-65.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 189 85 42.4 32.7-52.7 104 57.6 47.3-67.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 212 88 39.3 31.2-48.2 124 60.7 51.8-68.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 254 100 41.3 33.6-49.4 154 58.7 50.6-66.4

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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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