2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,274 362 7.8 6.9- 8.7 3,912 92.2 91.3-93.1
-Western 554 48 8.8 6.3-12.0 506 91.2 88.0-93.7
GENDER
Male 283 19 6.4 3.9-10.4 264 93.6 89.6-96.1
Female 271 29 10.9 7.2-16.2 242 89.1 83.8-92.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 455 42 8.9 6.3-12.5 413 91.1 87.5-93.7
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 90 12 12.8 7.1-21.9 78 87.2 78.1-92.9
65-74 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 122 13 10.2 5.7-17.7 109 89.8 82.3-94.3
Some Post-H.S. 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 209 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 192 30 15.4 10.5-22.0 162 84.6 78.0-89.5
No 350 18 5.3 2.9- 9.3 332 94.7 90.7-97.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 470 43 9.4 6.7-13.0 427 90.6 87.0-93.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 279 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 172 23 14.4 9.4-21.5 149 85.6 78.5-90.6
Unable to Work 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 241 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 393 32 8.8 6.0-12.8 361 91.2 87.2-94.0
Rent 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 397 43 10.7 7.6-14.8 354 89.3 85.2-92.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 237 26 10.2 6.5-15.8 211 89.8 84.2-93.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 215 15 7.7 4.5-13.0 200 92.3 87.0-95.5

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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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