2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Immunization

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,605 1,481 36.6 34.8-38.4 2,124 63.4 61.6-65.2
-Western 477 200 38.1 33.2-43.4 277 61.9 56.6-66.8
GENDER
Male 247 97 34.7 28.1-42.1 150 65.3 57.9-71.9
Female 230 103 41.5 34.2-49.3 127 58.5 50.7-65.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 398 180 40.5 35.0-46.2 218 59.5 53.8-65.0
Non-Hispanic Black 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 87 15 18.9 11.3-29.8 72 81.1 70.2-88.7
35-44 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 80 *** *** *** 61 76.9 65.0-85.7
55-64 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 147 64 40.8 31.9-50.2 83 59.2 49.8-68.1
College Graduate 183 84 41.6 33.9-49.7 99 58.4 50.3-66.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 172 96 53.5 44.1-62.7 76 46.5 37.3-55.9
No 303 104 29.4 24.1-35.3 199 70.6 64.7-75.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 404 154 34.8 29.7-40.4 250 65.2 59.6-70.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 237 53 19.3 14.5-25.4 184 80.7 74.6-85.5
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 161 116 73.5 64.5-80.9 45 26.5 19.1-35.5
Unable to Work 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 110 38 27.7 19.5-37.7 72 72.3 62.3-80.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 214 80 31.3 24.9-38.4 134 68.7 61.6-75.1
HOUSING
Own 350 162 40.7 34.9-46.9 188 59.3 53.1-65.1
Rent 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 132 54 37.1 28.7-46.4 78 62.9 53.6-71.3
Rural 345 146 38.5 32.5-44.8 199 61.5 55.2-67.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 86 34 31.4 22.1-42.5 52 68.6 57.5-77.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 205 92 42.9 34.8-51.3 113 57.1 48.7-65.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 186 74 35.0 27.9-42.8 112 65.0 57.2-72.1

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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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