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 4,162 742 15.3 14.1-16.5 3,420 84.7 83.5-85.9
-Western 545 106 17.6 14.2-21.6 439 82.4 78.4-85.8
GENDER
Male 280 43 13.9 9.9-19.3 237 86.1 80.7-90.1
Female 265 63 21.1 16.0-27.2 202 78.9 72.8-84.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 448 88 17.8 14.1-22.2 360 82.2 77.8-85.9
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 89 24 21.3 13.6-31.8 65 78.7 68.2-86.4
65-74 107 27 22.9 14.9-33.5 80 77.1 66.5-85.1
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 118 33 22.9 15.9-31.8 85 77.1 68.2-84.1
Some Post-H.S. 164 25 13.4 8.7-20.1 139 86.6 79.9-91.3
College Graduate 208 30 10.8 7.1-16.0 178 89.2 84.0-92.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 192 106 48.7 39.9-57.6 86 51.3 42.4-60.1
No 351 *** *** *** 351 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 82 19 18.3 11.2-28.4 63 81.7 71.6-88.8
Non-Veteran 463 87 17.5 13.8-21.9 376 82.5 78.1-86.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 277 15 5.2 2.9- 9.1 262 94.8 90.9-97.1
Unemployed 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 170 56 32.9 24.9-42.1 114 67.1 57.9-75.1
Unable to Work 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 240 24 10.7 6.8-16.5 216 89.3 83.5-93.2
HOUSING
Own 386 72 17.7 13.8-22.5 314 82.3 77.5-86.2
Rent 114 25 18.3 11.2-28.5 89 81.7 71.5-88.8
Other arrangement 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 155 26 17.5 11.8-25.2 129 82.5 74.8-88.2
Rural 390 80 17.7 13.7-22.5 310 82.3 77.5-86.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 100 16 15.2 8.3-26.1 84 84.8 73.9-91.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 233 50 17.6 12.7-24.0 183 82.4 76.0-87.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 212 40 18.8 13.7-25.4 172 81.2 74.6-86.3

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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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