2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Injection Drug Use

Do you know anyone who injects drugs that have not been prescribed for them by a doctor?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,561 346 10.5 9.3-12.0 3,215 89.5 88.0-90.7
-Western 735 105 14.3 11.2-18.0 630 85.7 82.0-88.8
GENDER
Male 344 53 15.8 11.2-22.0 291 84.2 78.0-88.8
Female 391 52 12.9 9.3-17.6 339 87.1 82.4-90.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 642 92 15.2 11.8-19.2 550 84.8 80.8-88.2
Non-Hispanic Black 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 103 17 16.2 9.3-26.5 86 83.8 73.5-90.7
35-44 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 113 22 15.4 9.2-24.5 91 84.6 75.5-90.8
55-64 156 23 13.1 7.8-21.3 133 86.9 78.7-92.2
65-74 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 183 32 15.5 10.0-23.3 151 84.5 76.7-90.0
Some Post-H.S. 229 27 11.7 7.4-18.1 202 88.3 81.9-92.6
College Graduate 249 36 16.6 11.3-23.7 213 83.4 76.3-88.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 15 17.3 9.5-29.5 78 82.7 70.5-90.5
$75,000+ 166 26 17.3 10.8-26.5 140 82.7 73.5-89.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 260 45 17.8 12.3-25.2 215 82.2 74.8-87.7
No 472 59 12.3 9.0-16.7 413 87.7 83.3-91.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 637 93 14.6 11.3-18.6 544 85.4 81.4-88.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 186 18 11.1 6.6-18.0 168 88.9 82.0-93.4
Rural 550 87 15.6 11.9-20.2 463 84.4 79.8-88.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 332 58 17.0 12.4-22.8 274 83.0 77.2-87.6
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 261 23 9.8 5.4-17.1 238 90.2 82.9-94.6
Unable to Work 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 107 18 12.1 7.0-20.1 89 87.9 79.9-93.0
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 362 57 17.7 12.9-23.8 305 82.3 76.2-87.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 214 43 14.5 9.8-20.9 171 85.5 79.1-90.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 232 30 15.8 10.5-23.0 202 84.2 77.0-89.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 290 32 12.6 8.5-18.3 258 87.4 81.7-91.5

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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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