2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,623 3,079 68.0 66.3-69.7 374 9.0 7.9-10.1 429 8.7 7.8- 9.7 342 6.9 6.0- 7.8 399 7.5 6.6- 8.5
-Western 871 562 64.7 60.3-68.9 68 9.2 6.9-12.0 69 7.8 5.5-10.7 69 8.4 6.3-11.3 103 9.9 7.6-12.7
GENDER
Male 412 288 71.5 65.1-77.1 34 9.2 6.1-13.6 *** *** *** 21 4.7 2.7- 8.2 44 8.3 5.6-12.1
Female 459 274 58.4 52.3-64.3 34 9.2 6.3-13.2 44 9.1 6.2-13.2 48 11.9 8.5-16.6 59 11.4 8.0-15.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 762 480 63.5 58.7-67.9 63 9.9 7.4-13.1 65 8.0 5.6-11.3 61 8.6 6.3-11.7 93 10.0 7.7-12.8
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 141 100 73.3 64.5-80.5 18 12.3 7.5-19.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 9.7 5.4-16.8
55-64 170 103 61.9 52.0-70.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 16.6 10.6-25.0
65-74 193 123 62.8 53.1-71.7 16 8.3 4.6-14.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 12.6 8.0-19.3
75+ 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 13.9 7.7-23.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 220 137 67.2 59.4-74.1 *** *** *** 19 7.0 4.0-11.9 18 9.1 5.5-14.7 33 10.6 7.0-15.8
Some Post-H.S. 268 166 63.7 55.6-71.0 27 10.2 6.7-15.1 *** *** *** 22 7.5 4.3-12.6 29 8.8 5.6-13.7
College Graduate 292 206 67.9 60.4-74.5 24 11.5 7.2-17.8 22 7.6 4.6-12.3 21 8.7 5.0-14.8 19 4.3 2.5- 7.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 102 *** *** *** 15 15.1 8.5-25.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 194 151 73.8 63.8-81.8 14 9.2 5.0-16.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 292 125 44.0 36.2-52.1 19 9.1 5.2-15.5 27 10.7 6.5-17.0 40 13.4 9.2-19.1 81 22.8 17.3-29.4
No 556 426 75.0 69.7-79.7 47 9.1 6.6-12.5 36 5.8 3.4- 9.5 29 6.4 4.0-10.0 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 117 80 72.5 61.0-81.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 756 484 64.0 59.3-68.4 57 8.8 6.5-11.9 61 8.3 5.9-11.6 62 8.9 6.6-12.0 92 10.0 7.6-13.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 223 144 66.8 59.2-73.6 19 9.2 5.7-14.5 18 7.8 4.5-13.2 17 8.4 4.9-14.0 25 7.8 4.9-12.0
Rural 650 420 64.0 58.6-69.0 49 9.1 6.5-12.7 51 7.7 5.1-11.5 52 8.4 5.9-11.9 78 10.7 7.9-14.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 401 297 73.0 66.9-78.4 32 9.1 6.2-13.2 35 10.0 6.4-15.2 21 5.2 3.0- 8.8 *** *** ***
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 296 197 67.5 60.0-74.2 23 9.5 5.5-16.1 22 4.1 2.6- 6.5 21 6.8 4.0-11.3 33 12.0 8.0-17.6
Unable to Work 88 15 15.4 8.8-25.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 16.6 10.3-25.7
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 410 283 65.5 58.8-71.5 36 10.4 7.1-15.0 35 10.0 6.2-15.8 33 9.3 6.1-13.9 23 4.9 3.0- 7.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 252 158 62.8 53.8-71.0 18 9.1 5.2-15.6 24 7.5 4.3-12.6 20 9.0 5.0-15.8 32 11.6 6.5-20.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 276 178 63.4 55.7-70.5 20 8.4 5.0-13.8 *** *** *** 26 9.1 5.7-14.3 36 11.8 8.0-17.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 345 228 67.3 60.8-73.1 30 10.0 6.7-14.6 29 8.4 5.4-13.0 23 7.4 4.6-11.8 35 6.9 4.6-10.1

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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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