2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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Respond.^
Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,686 3,824 79.9 78.4-81.4 384 8.6 7.6- 9.6 246 5.9 5.1- 6.8 206 5.0 4.2- 5.9 26 0.6 0.4- 1.0
-Western 885 716 80.0 76.2-83.3 75 8.1 6.1-10.7 41 5.0 3.5- 7.3 48 6.1 4.1- 9.0 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 414 317 74.3 68.0-79.8 35 7.6 5.1-11.1 24 7.4 4.6-11.7 33 9.0 5.5-14.5 *** *** ***
Female 471 399 85.1 80.6-88.8 40 8.6 5.8-12.7 17 2.8 1.6- 5.0 15 3.4 1.9- 6.0 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 776 635 80.2 76.1-83.8 67 8.5 6.3-11.3 33 4.7 3.1- 7.1 39 6.1 4.0- 9.3 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 139 91 67.3 57.3-75.9 17 11.6 6.7-19.3 15 9.1 5.0-15.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 96 *** *** *** 18 10.6 5.9-18.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 133 108 84.0 75.5-89.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 172 138 81.7 73.8-87.6 16 9.3 5.2-16.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 198 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 227 180 80.3 73.2-85.9 23 9.1 5.4-14.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 267 219 81.8 74.9-87.2 19 6.9 3.9-12.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 297 247 80.1 73.5-85.3 26 11.1 7.0-17.1 13 5.8 3.2-10.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 136 113 84.9 76.1-90.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 102 79 77.0 65.4-85.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 195 167 84.5 76.7-90.1 20 9.1 5.4-14.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 303 259 83.5 76.9-88.4 17 6.0 3.4-10.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 557 435 77.5 72.5-81.7 55 9.4 6.8-12.9 28 5.6 3.6- 8.6 36 6.8 4.2-10.8 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 103 86.9 77.4-92.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 769 615 79.3 75.2-82.8 67 7.9 5.9-10.7 38 5.5 3.7- 7.9 44 6.5 4.3- 9.6 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 227 187 78.2 70.3-84.5 23 11.5 7.3-17.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 660 531 80.7 76.4-84.5 52 6.7 4.7- 9.5 33 5.6 3.6- 8.5 41 6.2 4.1- 9.3 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 400 290 73.3 67.3-78.5 46 10.1 7.2-14.1 23 6.4 3.9-10.2 37 8.9 5.6-13.8 *** *** ***
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 305 282 92.3 87.0-95.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 130 104 79.5 68.6-87.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 416 341 81.4 76.2-85.7 39 9.1 6.3-13.0 16 4.4 2.5- 7.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 254 210 82.7 75.2-88.3 19 6.4 3.7-10.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 284 231 81.3 75.1-86.3 19 5.8 3.5- 9.4 *** *** *** 18 6.8 3.9-11.7 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 349 277 77.2 70.6-82.7 37 11.5 7.6-16.8 16 4.8 2.7- 8.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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.

Sub-group estimates have been suppressed because they do not meet statistical reliability standards.

^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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