2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^
No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,287 1,797 46.5 44.8-48.3 1,156 26.4 24.9-27.9 1,334 27.1 25.6-28.6
-Western 555 214 40.9 36.0-45.9 157 27.8 23.6-32.5 184 31.3 26.9-36.0
GENDER
Male 283 120 44.7 37.9-51.7 82 28.4 22.6-35.1 81 26.9 21.2-33.4
Female 272 94 37.4 30.5-44.8 75 27.3 21.3-34.2 103 35.4 28.9-42.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 456 161 38.6 33.4-44.2 133 28.7 24.1-33.8 162 32.7 27.8-37.9
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 112 *** *** *** 32 29.8 21.1-40.4 12 10.9 6.0-18.8
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 110 25 19.2 11.9-29.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 31.0 22.6-40.7
Some Post-H.S. 167 66 43.9 35.6-52.6 50 29.1 22.0-37.5 51 26.9 20.1-35.1
College Graduate 209 85 45.1 37.5-52.8 58 28.2 21.7-35.8 66 26.7 20.8-33.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 192 35 19.4 13.3-27.3 38 22.5 15.3-31.7 119 58.1 49.2-66.6
No 351 176 53.7 47.5-59.8 114 30.6 25.4-36.3 61 15.7 11.8-20.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 471 201 44.9 39.6-50.4 124 25.8 21.4-30.8 146 29.2 24.7-34.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 279 152 55.7 48.8-62.3 86 29.2 23.5-35.6 41 15.2 10.7-21.0
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 173 31 19.5 12.7-28.9 48 23.6 17.3-31.3 94 56.9 47.5-65.7
Unable to Work 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** 20 20.7 12.2-32.8 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 62 56.8 46.7-66.4 34 27.5 19.4-37.3 26 15.7 10.2-23.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 241 108 49.7 42.5-57.0 71 27.8 22.0-34.5 62 22.4 17.4-28.5
HOUSING
Own 394 148 40.2 34.4-46.2 107 26.2 21.3-31.8 139 33.6 28.3-39.3
Rent 115 45 38.3 28.7-48.9 *** *** *** 32 23.1 15.5-33.1
Other arrangement 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 157 73 52.0 43.3-60.6 44 26.5 19.6-34.7 40 21.5 15.6-29.0
Rural 398 141 37.1 31.4-43.2 113 28.3 23.2-34.0 144 34.6 29.1-40.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 26.4 18.0-37.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 238 75 32.3 25.2-40.3 68 28.5 22.1-35.8 95 39.2 31.8-47.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 215 95 49.0 41.5-56.7 61 27.7 21.5-34.9 59 23.2 17.8-29.7

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer,
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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