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 3,616 146 4.3 3.5- 5.3 3,470 95.7 94.7-96.5
-Western 744 32 4.4 2.6- 7.3 712 95.6 92.7-97.4
GENDER
Male 349 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 395 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 650 30 4.7 2.8- 8.0 620 95.3 92.0-97.2
Non-Hispanic Black 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 105 *** *** *** 105 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 232 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 253 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 263 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 478 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 645 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 556 23 3.1 1.8- 5.1 533 96.9 94.9-98.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 336 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 266 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 367 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 215 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 237 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 293 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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