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 4,269 369 8.3 7.4- 9.3 3,900 91.7 90.7-92.6
-Western 554 55 9.7 7.3-12.7 499 90.3 87.3-92.7
GENDER
Male 283 19 7.0 4.3-11.1 264 93.0 88.9-95.7
Female 271 36 12.2 8.7-17.0 235 87.8 83.0-91.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 455 47 9.6 7.1-12.9 408 90.4 87.1-92.9
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 90 18 18.8 11.5-29.2 72 81.2 70.8-88.5
65-74 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 122 15 11.8 6.9-19.4 107 88.2 80.6-93.1
Some Post-H.S. 167 16 8.9 5.3-14.7 151 91.1 85.3-94.7
College Graduate 208 16 8.0 4.8-13.2 192 92.0 86.8-95.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 191 32 16.0 11.1-22.6 159 84.0 77.4-88.9
No 351 21 6.0 3.8- 9.3 330 94.0 90.7-96.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 470 47 9.7 7.2-13.0 423 90.3 87.0-92.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 278 21 7.6 4.8-11.8 257 92.4 88.2-95.2
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 173 17 10.3 6.2-16.6 156 89.7 83.4-93.8
Unable to Work 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$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 20 8.9 5.6-13.9 221 91.1 86.1-94.4
HOUSING
Own 394 35 9.0 6.4-12.6 359 91.0 87.4-93.6
Rent 115 13 9.4 5.2-16.2 102 90.6 83.8-94.8
Other arrangement 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 397 46 11.1 8.2-14.9 351 88.9 85.1-91.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 102 14 12.6 7.1-21.5 88 87.4 78.5-92.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 237 27 11.4 7.7-16.5 210 88.6 83.5-92.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 215 14 6.0 3.5-10.2 201 94.0 89.8-96.5

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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