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 4,158 346 8.0 7.1- 9.1 3,812 92.0 90.9-92.9
-Western 543 47 9.4 6.8-12.8 496 90.6 87.2-93.2
GENDER
Male 278 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 265 33 12.7 8.8-18.2 232 87.3 81.8-91.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 446 39 9.8 7.0-13.7 407 90.2 86.3-93.0
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 88 13 12.0 6.6-21.0 75 88.0 79.0-93.4
65-74 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 116 16 12.7 7.5-20.6 100 87.3 79.4-92.5
Some Post-H.S. 165 15 10.3 5.8-17.5 150 89.7 82.5-94.2
College Graduate 207 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 190 47 26.1 19.2-34.5 143 73.9 65.5-80.8
No 351 *** *** *** 351 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 464 42 9.8 6.9-13.6 422 90.2 86.4-93.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 276 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 170 16 8.6 5.1-14.1 154 91.4 85.9-94.9
Unable to Work 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 240 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 385 28 8.4 5.6-12.4 357 91.6 87.6-94.4
Rent 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 389 39 10.6 7.4-15.0 350 89.4 85.0-92.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 232 27 11.8 7.7-17.7 205 88.2 82.3-92.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 212 12 5.5 3.1- 9.8 200 94.5 90.2-96.9

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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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