2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,279 3,725 85.1 83.7-86.4 554 14.9 13.6-16.3
-Western 554 490 86.3 82.1-89.6 64 13.7 10.4-17.9
GENDER
Male 282 240 82.8 76.4-87.8 42 17.2 12.2-23.6
Female 272 250 89.5 83.4-93.6 22 10.5 6.4-16.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 455 414 87.6 82.9-91.2 41 12.4 8.8-17.1
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 112 88 76.4 65.9-84.5 24 23.6 15.5-34.1
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 94 79 83.4 72.0-90.8 15 16.6 9.2-28.0
55-64 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 110 110 100 . - . *** *** ***
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 122 101 83.3 74.4-89.5 21 16.7 10.5-25.6
Some Post-H.S. 167 152 86.7 77.6-92.5 15 13.3 7.5-22.4
College Graduate 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 191 172 90.1 83.7-94.2 19 9.9 5.8-16.3
No 351 310 84.9 79.2-89.3 41 15.1 10.7-20.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 471 412 85.6 80.9-89.2 59 14.4 10.8-19.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 279 236 83.9 77.9-88.5 43 16.1 11.5-22.1
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 71 83.2 71.7-90.6 14 16.8 9.4-28.3
$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% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 241 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 393 364 89.0 84.0-92.6 29 11.0 7.4-16.0
Rent 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 156 135 85.1 77.2-90.5 21 14.9 9.5-22.8
Rural 398 355 86.7 81.5-90.6 43 13.3 9.4-18.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 102 89 83.2 71.4-90.8 13 16.8 9.2-28.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 238 211 87.8 81.4-92.2 27 12.2 7.8-18.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 214 190 85.9 78.2-91.2 24 14.1 8.8-21.8

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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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