2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,713 3,071 64.1 62.4-65.9 718 13.9 12.7-15.1 924 22.0 20.5-23.5
-Western 892 601 63.0 58.5-67.3 134 14.9 12.0-18.3 157 22.1 18.5-26.3
GENDER
Male 420 263 56.3 49.6-62.7 57 12.7 9.2-17.2 100 31.0 25.0-37.8
Female 472 338 69.2 63.3-74.6 77 16.9 12.8-22.1 57 13.8 10.3-18.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 781 543 64.3 59.5-68.9 121 15.3 12.3-19.0 117 20.3 16.5-24.8
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 143 63 45.6 36.1-55.4 *** *** *** 69 46.5 37.0-56.3
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 133 *** *** *** 15 11.4 6.4-19.6 *** *** ***
55-64 173 126 72.5 62.9-80.4 27 17.7 11.2-26.8 20 9.8 5.8-16.0
65-74 199 155 75.1 65.4-82.8 38 22.1 14.8-31.8 *** *** ***
75+ 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 229 152 63.6 55.5-70.9 39 15.2 10.6-21.4 38 21.2 15.1-29.0
Some Post-H.S. 271 180 63.2 55.3-70.5 35 13.9 9.1-20.5 56 22.9 17.1-30.0
College Graduate 297 216 70.6 63.4-76.9 45 14.2 10.0-19.6 36 15.2 10.3-21.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 *** *** *** 22 16.8 9.7-27.4 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** 15 12.5 6.9-21.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 17.0 9.6-28.4
$75,000+ 195 148 72.4 63.4-79.9 26 13.3 8.4-20.4 21 14.4 8.8-22.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 305 203 61.7 53.6-69.2 65 20.8 15.3-27.7 37 17.5 11.7-25.5
No 562 385 64.2 58.7-69.4 65 11.8 8.6-15.8 112 24.0 19.5-29.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 87 75.3 64.3-83.8 17 10.9 6.0-19.1 14 13.8 7.5-24.0
Non-Veteran 776 516 61.8 57.0-66.3 117 15.3 12.2-18.9 143 23.0 19.0-27.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 229 146 59.4 51.3-67.1 36 15.0 10.3-21.2 47 25.6 18.8-33.8
Rural 665 457 64.6 59.2-69.6 98 14.8 11.4-19.0 110 20.6 16.5-25.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 405 262 59.3 52.8-65.5 30 8.1 5.4-12.2 113 32.5 26.6-39.1
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 306 229 73.3 65.7-79.8 64 22.5 16.4-30.1 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 132 *** *** *** 22 14.7 8.6-23.8 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 417 305 70.3 64.1-75.9 60 14.3 10.4-19.2 52 15.4 11.3-20.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 257 174 65.5 56.9-73.2 38 13.1 8.8-19.1 45 21.4 14.8-29.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 286 194 62.8 55.0-69.9 48 17.1 12.1-23.5 44 20.2 14.5-27.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 351 235 62.1 55.2-68.5 48 13.4 9.6-18.4 68 24.6 18.9-31.3

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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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