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 4,166 197 4.2 3.5- 4.9 3,969 95.8 95.1-96.5
-Western 542 35 6.5 4.4- 9.4 507 93.5 90.6-95.6
GENDER
Male 278 17 7.0 4.0-12.0 261 93.0 88.0-96.0
Female 264 18 6.0 3.5- 9.9 246 94.0 90.1-96.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 445 30 6.4 4.2- 9.7 415 93.6 90.3-95.8
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 207 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 189 35 18.1 12.4-25.6 154 81.9 74.4-87.6
No 351 *** *** *** 351 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 463 29 6.3 4.1- 9.6 434 93.7 90.4-95.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 276 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$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% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 239 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 384 24 6.2 3.9- 9.7 360 93.8 90.3-96.1
Rent 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 390 27 6.9 4.4-10.6 363 93.1 89.4-95.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 232 18 7.0 4.1-11.6 214 93.0 88.4-95.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 210 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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