2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,187 2,720 65.7 63.9-67.3 394 9.7 8.7-10.8 401 9.4 8.4-10.5 334 8.0 7.0- 9.0 338 7.3 6.4- 8.3
-Western 538 349 63.8 58.6-68.6 49 9.2 6.8-12.2 50 8.3 6.1-11.3 40 8.4 5.8-11.9 50 10.4 7.3-14.6
GENDER
Male 275 190 67.5 60.3-73.9 21 8.1 5.1-12.6 23 8.2 5.2-12.8 17 6.7 3.8-11.5 24 9.5 5.6-15.8
Female 263 159 60.4 52.9-67.4 28 10.2 6.8-14.9 27 8.4 5.5-12.8 23 9.9 6.2-15.6 26 11.1 6.9-17.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 440 282 63.3 57.6-68.6 44 9.4 6.9-12.8 41 8.1 5.7-11.4 33 8.6 5.8-12.6 40 10.6 7.2-15.3
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 110 81 72.8 62.7-81.0 11 11.5 6.3-20.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 18.2 10.0-30.7 *** *** ***
55-64 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 116 74 65.8 55.3-74.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 12.3 7.3-20.0
Some Post-H.S. 162 107 64.8 55.7-73.0 16 10.4 6.3-16.9 16 9.1 5.3-15.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 207 137 65.4 57.6-72.5 23 11.7 7.7-17.4 23 12.6 8.1-19.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 182 76 41.3 32.5-50.7 14 8.0 4.5-13.9 20 9.3 5.5-15.4 30 17.6 11.5-25.8 42 23.8 16.6-32.9
No 345 265 76.0 70.2-80.9 34 9.9 7.0-14.0 28 7.4 4.9-11.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 456 297 64.2 58.7-69.4 42 9.4 6.8-12.9 41 8.2 5.8-11.4 35 8.4 5.7-12.2 41 9.8 6.7-14.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 275 203 72.4 65.7-78.3 30 12.5 8.7-17.7 18 6.3 3.8-10.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 164 101 58.8 48.7-68.2 16 8.2 4.8-13.4 17 9.8 5.4-17.2 *** *** *** 20 16.8 9.4-28.1
Unable to Work 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 121 87 69.1 58.5-78.0 16 12.0 7.2-19.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 239 170 70.2 62.9-76.5 29 11.7 8.0-16.8 21 8.9 5.4-14.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 382 251 63.7 57.6-69.4 41 10.2 7.3-13.9 35 8.2 5.6-11.8 25 8.2 5.2-12.6 30 9.8 6.3-14.9
Rent 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 151 107 71.7 63.2-78.9 *** *** *** 20 12.7 7.9-19.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 387 242 61.2 54.9-67.1 39 9.8 6.9-13.5 30 6.9 4.6-10.3 32 9.6 6.4-14.1 44 12.6 8.6-18.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 229 132 56.2 47.9-64.2 26 10.2 6.7-15.3 22 8.8 5.5-14.0 22 10.6 6.4-16.9 27 14.2 8.7-22.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 209 149 71.7 64.3-78.1 14 7.2 4.1-12.3 24 10.6 6.9-16.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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