2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,730 1,402 35.0 33.3-36.8 2,328 65.0 63.2-66.7
-Western 479 188 36.8 31.8-42.1 291 63.2 57.9-68.2
GENDER
Male 240 92 31.1 24.9-38.1 148 68.9 61.9-75.1
Female 239 96 42.0 34.7-49.6 143 58.0 50.4-65.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 402 168 38.2 32.7-44.0 234 61.8 56.0-67.3
Non-Hispanic Black 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 147 54 31.9 24.0-41.0 93 68.1 59.0-76.0
College Graduate 186 68 32.3 25.6-39.8 118 67.7 60.2-74.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 163 84 54.6 44.9-64.0 79 45.4 36.0-55.1
No 304 100 27.0 21.9-32.7 204 73.0 67.3-78.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 401 150 36.4 30.9-42.2 251 63.6 57.8-69.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 235 60 22.7 17.3-29.2 175 77.3 70.8-82.7
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 163 94 57.8 48.1-66.9 69 42.2 33.1-51.9
Unable to Work 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 113 39 27.8 19.9-37.4 74 72.2 62.6-80.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 215 80 32.8 26.2-40.1 135 67.2 59.9-73.8
HOUSING
Own 358 153 40.6 34.6-46.8 205 59.4 53.2-65.4
Rent 83 26 25.3 16.5-36.6 57 74.7 63.4-83.5
Other arrangement 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 133 43 30.0 22.2-39.2 90 70.0 60.8-77.8
Rural 346 145 39.0 32.9-45.5 201 61.0 54.5-67.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 208 94 40.8 32.8-49.2 114 59.2 50.8-67.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 182 63 32.5 25.5-40.4 119 67.5 59.6-74.5

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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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