2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,272 729 17.8 16.5-19.3 1,287 29.9 28.3-31.5 1,371 32.9 31.2-34.6 643 14.0 12.8-15.2 242 5.4 4.7- 6.3
-Western 551 107 19.6 16.0-23.8 158 26.0 22.0-30.3 180 36.2 31.3-41.4 70 11.7 8.9-15.3 36 6.5 4.5- 9.4
GENDER
Male 282 57 19.9 15.0-25.9 79 27.0 21.3-33.5 92 34.6 28.2-41.6 37 12.5 8.3-18.4 17 6.0 3.5-10.1
Female 269 50 19.3 14.2-25.8 79 25.0 19.6-31.3 88 37.6 30.5-45.3 33 11.0 7.6-15.7 19 7.0 4.2-11.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 452 88 19.8 15.8-24.4 135 26.4 22.1-31.2 153 36.8 31.5-42.5 48 10.7 7.8-14.6 28 6.3 4.2- 9.5
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 111 36 29.5 21.3-39.2 37 33.9 24.7-44.4 31 29.7 21.1-40.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 93 15 17.0 9.5-28.7 32 29.4 20.6-40.1 *** *** *** 15 14.4 8.0-24.5 *** *** ***
55-64 90 *** *** *** 28 24.1 15.6-35.2 *** *** *** 15 9.7 5.4-16.7 *** *** ***
65-74 108 24 16.6 10.6-25.1 30 24.6 16.0-35.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 120 18 17.2 10.0-27.9 20 15.2 9.4-23.7 *** *** *** 22 13.9 8.8-21.3 15 10.4 6.1-17.1
Some Post-H.S. 166 36 21.0 14.7-29.2 50 28.1 21.2-36.3 56 39.0 30.4-48.4 18 9.4 5.7-15.1 *** *** ***
College Graduate 208 50 28.0 21.3-35.9 80 36.7 29.9-44.1 58 26.1 20.2-33.1 15 6.1 3.4-10.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 189 *** *** *** 35 14.6 9.8-21.3 70 40.5 32.0-49.8 40 19.9 13.7-27.9 32 15.7 10.6-22.6
No 350 92 25.5 20.5-31.1 120 32.7 27.3-38.6 105 33.2 27.3-39.5 29 7.1 4.7-10.5 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 15 15.0 8.5-25.2 16 15.8 8.7-26.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 467 92 20.3 16.3-25.0 142 27.6 23.2-32.4 150 35.6 30.3-41.2 51 9.6 7.1-12.9 32 6.9 4.6-10.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 277 66 22.2 17.2-28.1 96 33.7 27.6-40.4 85 35.5 28.9-42.6 25 7.3 4.6-11.4 *** *** ***
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 172 26 13.3 8.7-19.8 44 21.9 15.5-29.9 64 39.2 30.3-48.9 27 18.7 12.0-28.1 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** 14 13.5 7.4-23.4 *** *** *** 24 21.1 13.2-32.1 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 13 18.2 10.3-30.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 30 23.0 15.6-32.7 53 46.3 36.3-56.6 36 27.8 19.6-37.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** 12 15.5 8.4-26.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 241 56 23.9 18.0-31.0 91 39.4 32.5-46.6 76 30.6 24.3-37.7 14 4.7 2.7- 8.1 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 393 79 20.2 15.9-25.3 119 27.1 22.4-32.3 133 36.9 31.1-43.0 41 10.8 7.6-15.1 21 5.1 3.2- 7.9
Rent 113 23 21.3 13.9-31.4 25 17.3 11.3-25.5 *** *** *** 23 15.6 9.9-23.9 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 155 45 30.0 22.6-38.7 47 30.0 22.4-38.8 44 28.1 21.0-36.5 14 8.8 5.0-15.0 *** *** ***
Rural 396 62 16.1 12.1-21.2 111 24.6 20.1-29.8 136 38.9 32.9-45.2 56 12.7 9.3-17.1 31 7.7 5.1-11.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 101 *** *** *** 26 23.3 15.3-34.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 237 29 10.4 6.9-15.3 67 24.9 19.1-31.7 82 41.8 33.9-50.1 36 13.8 9.2-20.2 23 9.2 5.7-14.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 213 59 30.7 23.9-38.6 65 28.7 22.4-36.0 61 28.0 21.8-35.0 22 10.0 6.4-15.2 *** *** ***

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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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