2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Demographics

Functional Disability Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,590 1,461 28.8 27.2-30.5 3,129 71.2 69.5-72.8
-Western 865 304 34.0 29.8-38.4 561 66.0 61.6-70.2
GENDER
Male 408 125 29.2 23.4-35.8 283 70.8 64.2-76.6
Female 457 179 38.5 32.7-44.6 278 61.5 55.4-67.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 759 274 34.9 30.4-39.7 485 65.1 60.3-69.6
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 133 31 21.7 14.7-30.8 102 78.3 69.2-85.3
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 194 74 37.6 28.9-47.3 120 62.4 52.7-71.1
75+ 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 217 89 37.8 30.2-46.0 128 62.2 54.0-69.8
Some Post-H.S. 261 93 32.1 25.1-39.9 168 67.9 60.1-74.9
College Graduate 294 76 21.6 16.2-28.1 218 78.4 71.9-83.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 192 31 17.1 11.1-25.5 161 82.9 74.5-88.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 305 305 100 . - . *** *** ***
No 562 *** *** *** 562 100 . - .
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 225 75 34.6 27.2-42.8 150 65.4 57.2-72.8
Rural 642 230 33.8 28.9-39.1 412 66.2 60.9-71.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 389 77 20.6 15.6-26.7 312 79.4 73.3-84.4
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 304 123 41.2 33.8-49.1 181 58.8 50.9-66.2
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 414 108 26.1 20.7-32.3 306 73.9 67.7-79.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 246 90 31.0 23.8-39.2 156 69.0 60.8-76.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 276 104 36.7 29.6-44.3 172 63.3 55.7-70.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 345 111 32.8 26.6-39.6 234 67.2 60.4-73.4

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*Functional disability status (Yes) is defined by an affirmative response to at least one of the six functional disability items in the Demographics section. See the 2018 BRFSS Technical Notes for details.

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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