2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,279 647 15.9 14.7-17.3 3,632 84.1 82.7-85.3
-Western 554 84 16.5 12.9-20.7 470 83.5 79.3-87.1
GENDER
Male 283 42 16.5 11.4-23.2 241 83.5 76.8-88.6
Female 271 42 16.4 11.8-22.4 229 83.6 77.6-88.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 455 63 16.1 12.3-20.8 392 83.9 79.2-87.7
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 112 27 26.9 18.3-37.6 85 73.1 62.4-81.7
35-44 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 94 19 15.8 9.6-25.0 75 84.2 75.0-90.4
55-64 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 121 16 13.4 7.9-21.8 105 86.6 78.2-92.1
Some Post-H.S. 167 21 15.0 9.4-23.1 146 85.0 76.9-90.6
College Graduate 209 32 15.9 10.8-22.8 177 84.1 77.2-89.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 191 45 24.9 17.9-33.5 146 75.1 66.5-82.1
No 351 38 11.8 8.2-16.7 313 88.2 83.3-91.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 470 75 16.5 12.9-20.8 395 83.5 79.2-87.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 279 52 18.0 13.3-24.0 227 82.0 76.0-86.7
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 19 21.0 12.6-32.8 66 79.0 67.2-87.4
$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 23 9.6 6.1-14.8 218 90.4 85.2-93.9
HOUSING
Own 394 49 14.3 10.5-19.2 345 85.7 80.8-89.5
Rent 114 *** *** *** 91 74.8 63.0-83.8
Other arrangement 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 157 22 14.3 9.0-22.1 135 85.7 77.9-91.0
Rural 397 62 17.2 13.0-22.4 335 82.8 77.6-87.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 101 15 17.0 10.1-27.3 86 83.0 72.7-89.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 238 38 18.6 12.9-26.1 200 81.4 73.9-87.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 215 31 13.3 8.9-19.3 184 86.7 80.7-91.1

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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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