2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,272 3,387 80.6 79.1-81.9 885 19.4 18.1-20.9
-Western 551 445 81.7 77.6-85.2 106 18.3 14.8-22.4
GENDER
Male 282 228 81.5 75.2-86.5 54 18.5 13.5-24.8
Female 269 217 82.0 76.2-86.6 52 18.0 13.4-23.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 452 376 83.0 78.4-86.7 76 17.0 13.3-21.6
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 93 72 77.1 65.1-85.9 21 22.9 14.1-34.9
55-64 90 68 82.4 73.0-89.1 22 17.6 10.9-27.0
65-74 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 120 83 75.8 66.9-82.9 37 24.2 17.1-33.1
Some Post-H.S. 166 142 88.2 82.2-92.3 24 11.8 7.7-17.8
College Graduate 208 188 90.8 84.5-94.7 20 9.2 5.3-15.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 189 117 64.5 55.8-72.3 72 35.5 27.7-44.2
No 350 317 91.3 87.5-94.0 33 8.7 6.0-12.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 467 384 83.5 79.3-86.9 83 16.5 13.1-20.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 277 247 91.4 87.2-94.3 30 8.6 5.7-12.8
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 172 134 74.4 64.9-82.0 38 25.6 18.0-35.1
Unable to Work 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$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% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 241 223 93.9 90.0-96.3 18 6.1 3.7-10.0
HOUSING
Own 393 331 84.2 79.5-87.9 62 15.8 12.1-20.5
Rent 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 155 136 88.1 81.5-92.6 19 11.9 7.4-18.5
Rural 396 309 79.6 74.4-84.0 87 20.4 16.0-25.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 101 82 82.8 72.9-89.6 19 17.2 10.4-27.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 237 178 77.0 69.7-83.0 59 23.0 17.0-30.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 213 185 87.5 81.9-91.5 28 12.5 8.5-18.1

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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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