2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,178 413 9.1 8.1-10.1 3,765 90.9 89.9-91.9
-Western 547 68 11.2 8.4-14.8 479 88.8 85.2-91.6
GENDER
Male 281 38 11.1 7.8-15.5 243 88.9 84.5-92.2
Female 266 30 11.4 7.2-17.3 236 88.6 82.7-92.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 451 54 10.7 7.7-14.5 397 89.3 85.5-92.3
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 108 20 16.3 10.1-25.2 88 83.7 74.8-89.9
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 207 23 9.4 5.6-15.2 184 90.6 84.8-94.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 192 68 31.1 23.7-39.7 124 68.9 60.3-76.3
No 351 *** *** *** 351 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 21 21.0 13.1-31.9 62 79.0 68.1-86.9
Non-Veteran 464 47 9.7 6.8-13.6 417 90.3 86.4-93.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 278 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 171 39 22.9 16.0-31.7 132 77.1 68.3-84.0
Unable to Work 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 240 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 388 52 12.5 9.0-17.0 336 87.5 83.0-91.0
Rent 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 156 17 11.9 7.0-19.7 139 88.1 80.3-93.0
Rural 391 51 11.0 7.8-15.3 340 89.0 84.7-92.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 234 32 11.4 7.3-17.3 202 88.6 82.7-92.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 213 24 12.3 7.8-18.7 189 87.7 81.3-92.2

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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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