2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,280 570 13.1 12.0-14.3 3,710 86.9 85.7-88.0
-Western 554 78 13.8 11.0-17.2 476 86.2 82.8-89.0
GENDER
Male 283 30 10.9 7.4-15.7 253 89.1 84.3-92.6
Female 271 48 16.5 12.4-21.7 223 83.5 78.3-87.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 455 68 14.0 11.0-17.8 387 86.0 82.2-89.0
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 112 17 14.9 9.0-23.5 95 85.1 76.5-91.0
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 94 12 13.5 7.5-23.0 82 86.5 77.0-92.5
55-64 90 22 22.9 14.8-33.8 68 77.1 66.2-85.2
65-74 109 13 11.5 6.4-19.6 96 88.5 80.4-93.6
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 122 18 13.4 8.2-21.1 104 86.6 78.9-91.8
Some Post-H.S. 167 27 16.1 10.9-23.1 140 83.9 76.9-89.1
College Graduate 208 24 11.9 7.8-17.6 184 88.1 82.4-92.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 191 41 20.2 14.6-27.3 150 79.8 72.7-85.4
No 351 35 10.1 7.2-14.1 316 89.9 85.9-92.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 12 14.3 7.9-24.7 71 85.7 75.3-92.1
Non-Veteran 470 66 13.7 10.7-17.5 404 86.3 82.5-89.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 278 36 13.2 9.4-18.3 242 86.8 81.7-90.6
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 173 21 12.4 7.8-19.0 152 87.6 81.0-92.2
Unable to Work 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 16 16.2 9.2-26.9 69 83.8 73.1-90.8
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 12 18.1 10.0-30.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 241 31 14.0 9.8-19.6 210 86.0 80.4-90.2
HOUSING
Own 394 50 13.1 9.8-17.2 344 86.9 82.8-90.2
Rent 115 19 15.2 9.4-23.6 96 84.8 76.4-90.6
Other arrangement 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 157 13 7.8 4.4-13.5 144 92.2 86.5-95.6
Rural 397 65 15.8 12.3-20.1 332 84.2 79.9-87.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 102 17 15.5 9.2-24.9 85 84.5 75.1-90.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 237 40 16.3 11.8-22.0 197 83.7 78.0-88.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 215 21 9.6 6.1-14.9 194 90.4 85.1-93.9

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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