2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,712 778 17.3 16.0-18.6 1,473 31.4 29.8-33.1 1,471 32.2 30.6-34.0 685 13.7 12.5-15.0 305 5.4 4.6- 6.2
-Western 890 143 16.7 13.7-20.2 286 31.7 27.7-35.9 256 27.5 23.9-31.5 124 16.0 12.6-20.0 81 8.1 6.0-10.9
GENDER
Male 419 71 17.6 13.2-23.2 137 30.8 25.3-36.9 122 30.1 24.6-36.2 56 15.1 10.3-21.7 33 6.4 3.9-10.2
Female 471 72 15.8 12.0-20.6 149 32.5 27.1-38.5 134 25.1 20.4-30.5 68 16.8 12.5-22.1 48 9.8 6.7-14.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 779 125 17.0 13.7-20.8 267 32.9 28.7-37.4 218 27.2 23.3-31.4 97 14.5 11.1-18.7 72 8.5 6.2-11.5
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 143 40 29.2 21.1-39.0 55 36.5 27.8-46.2 32 22.2 15.4-31.1 16 12.1 7.2-19.6 *** *** ***
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 133 17 11.5 6.7-18.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 173 30 15.0 9.8-22.3 60 30.1 22.2-39.4 42 26.4 18.6-36.2 19 12.9 7.7-20.8 22 15.6 8.7-26.3
65-74 198 20 8.8 5.0-15.0 59 29.4 21.6-38.6 63 29.0 21.4-37.9 34 20.7 13.2-31.1 22 12.0 7.4-19.0
75+ 127 *** *** *** 36 22.1 14.7-31.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** 17 17.5 9.9-29.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 18.3 10.1-30.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 229 26 14.9 9.8-22.1 56 26.2 19.7-34.1 79 31.4 24.4-39.4 37 17.1 11.9-24.0 31 10.3 6.8-15.4
Some Post-H.S. 270 37 14.2 9.6-20.5 94 36.3 29.0-44.4 79 29.2 22.6-36.9 41 14.5 9.3-21.9 19 5.8 3.3-10.1
College Graduate 296 73 28.7 22.5-35.8 120 41.9 34.7-49.3 71 21.6 16.3-28.0 23 6.3 3.6-10.8 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 136 *** *** *** 36 25.4 17.0-36.1 42 27.0 18.3-38.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 195 60 28.7 21.6-37.1 79 39.5 30.7-48.9 46 23.2 16.4-31.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 303 *** *** *** 57 18.7 13.5-25.4 84 27.2 21.0-34.5 82 29.5 22.6-37.4 67 20.7 15.0-27.9
No 562 126 23.1 18.8-28.1 224 38.9 33.7-44.4 161 26.6 22.3-31.4 38 9.4 6.1-14.3 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 117 18 15.2 8.6-25.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 775 125 16.8 13.6-20.6 247 31.1 26.9-35.6 219 27.0 23.1-31.2 110 16.5 13.0-20.8 74 8.6 6.3-11.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 228 38 18.7 12.9-26.4 79 30.8 24.4-38.1 67 29.9 23.3-37.5 35 16.5 11.4-23.2 *** *** ***
Rural 664 105 15.8 12.5-19.8 208 32.1 27.3-37.3 190 26.5 22.2-31.3 89 15.7 11.7-20.9 72 9.8 7.2-13.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 405 87 22.4 17.5-28.2 157 35.9 30.2-42.1 121 29.9 24.5-35.9 32 10.2 6.3-16.2 *** *** ***
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 305 37 11.7 7.5-17.7 97 29.4 23.0-36.7 96 31.6 25.0-39.0 48 16.8 11.4-24.0 27 10.5 6.4-16.7
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 14.6 8.6-23.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 59 13 17.0 9.3-29.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 130 *** *** *** 27 19.5 12.1-30.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 14.2 8.4-23.0
151% to 200% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 417 89 21.2 16.6-26.7 162 38.1 31.9-44.6 112 25.9 20.8-31.6 40 11.2 7.2-17.0 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 257 45 20.1 14.1-27.8 79 36.8 28.5-46.0 69 22.3 16.6-29.3 36 12.1 6.9-20.5 28 8.6 5.5-13.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 285 40 13.9 9.7-19.4 75 25.8 19.8-32.8 88 29.4 23.3-36.4 46 19.0 13.1-26.8 36 11.9 8.0-17.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 350 58 17.9 13.1-24.1 133 35.6 29.6-42.1 100 28.1 22.5-34.5 42 14.6 10.3-20.1 *** *** ***

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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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