2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,727 1,954 46.0 44.2-47.7 1,217 26.3 24.7-27.9 1,556 27.8 26.3-29.3
-Western 892 330 39.3 35.2-43.7 203 25.1 21.3-29.3 359 35.6 31.5-39.9
GENDER
Male 420 177 44.4 38.2-50.9 101 28.2 22.3-34.8 142 27.4 22.1-33.4
Female 472 153 34.6 29.0-40.5 102 22.2 17.7-27.6 217 43.2 37.4-49.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 781 271 37.4 33.0-42.0 184 25.8 21.7-30.4 326 36.8 32.4-41.4
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 143 93 66.8 57.2-75.2 36 21.6 14.9-30.4 14 11.5 6.6-19.4
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 21.7 14.5-31.1
55-64 173 63 31.2 23.3-40.3 35 23.0 15.5-32.9 *** *** ***
65-74 199 43 17.6 12.1-25.0 49 28.9 20.8-38.6 107 53.5 44.0-62.7
75+ 128 *** *** *** 25 17.6 11.0-27.0 88 74.1 63.7-82.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 229 80 43.0 35.1-51.2 49 20.9 15.2-28.0 100 36.2 29.1-44.0
Some Post-H.S. 271 88 33.1 26.4-40.6 69 30.7 23.5-38.9 114 36.2 29.1-44.0
College Graduate 297 135 50.4 43.1-57.6 66 24.8 18.9-31.9 96 24.8 19.4-31.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 195 97 51.9 42.6-61.1 43 25.4 17.7-35.1 55 22.6 15.9-31.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 305 43 13.8 9.6-19.6 71 28.6 21.6-36.9 191 57.5 49.5-65.2
No 562 274 51.5 46.1-56.9 127 23.3 18.9-28.4 161 25.2 20.8-30.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 35 25.1 16.7-36.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 776 296 40.9 36.4-45.5 176 24.5 20.5-28.9 304 34.7 30.4-39.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 229 95 43.9 36.2-51.9 63 26.4 20.3-33.7 71 29.7 22.9-37.5
Rural 665 236 37.5 32.6-42.6 140 24.5 19.9-29.7 289 38.1 33.2-43.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 405 223 54.6 48.2-60.8 93 25.3 19.9-31.6 89 20.1 15.5-25.6
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 306 60 15.3 11.1-20.9 71 24.7 18.6-32.0 175 60.0 52.3-67.2
Unable to Work 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 80 83.3 71.6-90.7
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 132 35 26.9 18.0-38.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 417 178 44.4 38.1-50.8 95 26.5 20.9-32.8 144 29.2 23.6-35.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 257 96 42.3 33.8-51.4 55 25.1 18.0-33.8 106 32.6 25.5-40.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 286 95 33.8 27.3-40.9 61 24.8 18.5-32.3 130 41.5 34.4-48.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 351 140 43.9 37.4-50.7 87 25.4 20.0-31.6 124 30.7 24.9-37.3

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer,
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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