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 4,160 525 13.6 12.3-14.9 3,635 86.4 85.1-87.7
-Western 543 67 15.5 11.7-20.2 476 84.5 79.8-88.3
GENDER
Male 280 26 11.4 7.0-18.2 254 88.6 81.8-93.0
Female 263 41 19.3 13.8-26.4 222 80.7 73.6-86.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 446 51 15.1 11.1-20.4 395 84.9 79.6-88.9
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 112 14 13.9 7.8-23.3 98 86.1 76.7-92.2
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 89 13 14.6 8.0-25.1 76 85.4 74.9-92.0
55-64 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 117 20 21.7 13.2-33.4 97 78.3 66.6-86.8
Some Post-H.S. 163 20 11.4 7.0-18.1 143 88.6 81.9-93.0
College Graduate 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 190 67 43.2 34.3-52.5 123 56.8 47.5-65.7
No 351 *** *** *** 351 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 461 59 14.9 11.1-19.7 402 85.1 80.3-88.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 276 20 7.6 4.6-12.4 256 92.4 87.6-95.4
Unemployed 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 170 20 14.2 8.0-23.8 150 85.8 76.2-92.0
Unable to Work 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 239 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 384 41 14.9 10.5-20.7 343 85.1 79.3-89.5
Rent 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 389 56 18.1 13.3-24.1 333 81.9 75.9-86.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 232 38 19.5 13.4-27.6 194 80.5 72.4-86.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 211 19 10.4 6.4-16.4 192 89.6 83.6-93.6

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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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