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 4,281 389 7.4 6.6- 8.3 3,892 92.6 91.7-93.4
-Western 554 64 8.7 6.5-11.5 490 91.3 88.5-93.5
GENDER
Male 282 33 8.6 5.9-12.3 249 91.4 87.7-94.1
Female 272 31 8.8 5.6-13.4 241 91.2 86.6-94.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 455 61 9.5 7.0-12.6 394 90.5 87.4-93.0
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 110 22 14.5 9.1-22.4 88 85.5 77.6-90.9
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 167 19 7.2 4.5-11.5 148 92.8 88.5-95.5
College Graduate 208 27 9.9 6.6-14.7 181 90.1 85.3-93.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 191 33 13.1 8.5-19.6 158 86.9 80.4-91.5
No 351 30 6.2 4.2- 9.1 321 93.8 90.9-95.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 82 19 18.2 11.0-28.6 63 81.8 71.4-89.0
Non-Veteran 471 45 7.2 5.1-10.2 426 92.8 89.8-94.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 279 15 4.1 2.3- 7.0 264 95.9 93.0-97.7
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 172 40 19.9 13.6-28.2 132 80.1 71.8-86.4
Unable to Work 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 14 7.7 4.3-13.4 108 92.3 86.6-95.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 241 26 8.0 5.2-12.0 215 92.0 88.0-94.8
HOUSING
Own 393 51 9.8 7.1-13.4 342 90.2 86.6-92.9
Rent 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 157 19 9.2 5.6-14.7 138 90.8 85.3-94.4
Rural 397 45 8.5 6.0-12.0 352 91.5 88.0-94.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 237 28 9.3 5.8-14.4 209 90.7 85.6-94.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 215 26 8.5 5.5-12.7 189 91.5 87.3-94.5

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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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