2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Health Status

General Health Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,712 3,722 80.9 79.4-82.3 990 19.1 17.7-20.6
-Western 890 685 75.9 71.6-79.7 205 24.1 20.3-28.4
GENDER
Male 419 330 78.5 71.8-84.0 89 21.5 16.0-28.2
Female 471 355 73.4 67.6-78.6 116 26.6 21.4-32.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 779 610 77.0 72.5-81.0 169 23.0 19.0-27.5
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 143 127 87.9 80.4-92.8 16 12.1 7.2-19.6
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 173 132 71.6 60.9-80.3 41 28.4 19.7-39.1
65-74 198 142 67.2 57.1-75.9 56 32.8 24.1-42.9
75+ 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 229 161 72.6 65.2-79.0 68 27.4 21.0-34.8
Some Post-H.S. 270 210 79.8 72.2-85.7 60 20.2 14.3-27.8
College Graduate 296 264 92.1 87.6-95.1 32 7.9 4.9-12.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 195 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 303 154 49.8 42.2-57.5 149 50.2 42.5-57.8
No 562 511 88.6 83.8-92.1 51 11.4 7.9-16.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 775 591 74.9 70.3-78.9 184 25.1 21.1-29.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 228 184 79.4 71.9-85.4 44 20.6 14.6-28.1
Rural 664 503 74.4 69.1-79.1 161 25.6 20.9-30.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 405 365 88.3 82.4-92.4 40 11.7 7.6-17.6
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 305 230 72.7 64.8-79.4 75 27.3 20.6-35.2
Unable to Work 93 19 15.6 9.4-24.8 74 84.4 75.2-90.6
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 417 363 85.1 78.8-89.8 54 14.9 10.2-21.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 257 193 79.2 71.1-85.6 64 20.8 14.4-28.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 285 203 69.1 61.3-75.9 82 30.9 24.1-38.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 350 291 81.6 75.4-86.5 59 18.4 13.5-24.6

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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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