2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,272 2,677 60.3 58.5-62.0 740 15.7 14.5-17.0 855 24.0 22.4-25.6
-Western 552 344 60.3 55.2-65.2 93 16.5 13.0-20.6 115 23.2 19.2-27.9
GENDER
Male 281 158 53.9 46.8-60.9 52 16.3 12.2-21.4 71 29.8 23.4-37.1
Female 271 186 66.2 58.8-72.9 41 16.6 11.5-23.4 44 17.2 12.6-23.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 453 293 61.9 56.3-67.2 78 16.9 13.1-21.5 82 21.2 16.9-26.3
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 112 43 40.3 30.7-50.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 109 *** *** *** 28 23.5 15.2-34.5 *** *** ***
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 121 *** *** *** 21 20.3 12.7-30.9 34 27.4 19.2-37.4
Some Post-H.S. 167 105 62.9 54.0-71.0 28 14.2 9.5-20.8 34 22.9 16.1-31.4
College Graduate 208 146 68.9 61.2-75.7 35 16.0 10.8-22.9 27 15.2 10.3-21.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 190 117 57.1 47.8-65.9 39 21.9 15.1-30.8 34 20.9 14.1-29.9
No 350 220 62.0 55.8-67.8 50 12.9 9.5-17.4 80 25.1 20.1-30.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 82 *** *** *** 20 22.0 13.7-33.3 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 469 291 60.7 55.2-65.9 73 15.7 12.0-20.3 105 23.6 19.4-28.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 279 167 61.4 54.5-67.8 28 8.6 5.7-12.7 84 30.1 24.2-36.7
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 172 120 64.5 54.6-73.4 42 26.9 19.2-36.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 85 68.8 58.6-77.4 22 17.0 10.9-25.6 15 14.2 8.2-23.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 17.2 9.4-29.2
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 240 161 67.6 60.4-73.9 41 16.0 11.6-21.7 38 16.5 11.7-22.6
HOUSING
Own 392 262 64.1 58.1-69.7 72 17.5 13.4-22.5 58 18.4 14.0-23.8
Rent 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 155 99 59.5 50.4-67.9 27 16.5 11.2-23.6 29 24.1 16.9-33.1
Rural 397 245 60.6 54.4-66.4 66 16.5 12.3-21.7 86 23.0 18.2-28.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 238 154 63.4 55.4-70.8 33 13.9 9.2-20.5 51 22.7 16.5-30.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 213 131 59.1 51.5-66.4 43 18.8 13.8-25.0 39 22.1 16.2-29.5

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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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